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2 Easy Acupoint massages for the Summer!
"Heart" in Traditional Chinese medicine represents two meanings: One is the physical heart, and the other is the spiritual heart. Nourishing the heart not only protects your physical body, but...
Foolproof TCM Herbal Remedies for Summertime
Summertime brings a mix of heat and humidity, which can be uncomfortable and even detrimental to health. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) offers a range of herbal remedies and culinary practices...
Amazing Mushrooms - Elves of Plants
Mushrooms have been used by the Chinese community as traditional medicine and supplements for the treatment of various ailments for centuries. Scientific research has found that they effectively improve overall health,...
Watermelon Frost: the 'oral elixir'
Watermelon Frost is named the 'oral elixir' for its immediate effects on canker sores, nasopharyngitis, larngitis, toothache due to the excessive internal heat, swollen and aching gum, stomatitis, non acclimation, stiff tongue, scalds, burns traumas, etc,.
Eat Them All --- The Marvellous Lotus
Probably the most versatile herb in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), every part of lotuses (water lily) is edible, extremely nourishing and delicious with medical value! Isn't that lovely? To begin...
Last Solar Eclipse of our lifetime! + Eye Health Tips
Today is April 8th, 2024, the day that the Solar Eclipse will visit the GTA! Did you know that the last time this happened in our region it was 1925?...
A Guide to the Different Materials of Gua Sha Tools
Does the material of Gua Sha really matter? That might be the question haunting you every time when make a decision between this and that. In this post, we are going...
How do you cup at home?
Cupping therapy is a traditional alternative medicine practice that involves placing cups on the skin to create suction. This therapy has been used for centuries in TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine),...
YuShui 雨水 - Second Solar Term of the year
YuShui 雨水 (Rain Water) is the second solar term among the 24 solar terms. Every year around February 19, when the sun's ecliptic longitude reaches 330 degrees, it is YuShui 雨水...
Chinese Tea ABC
Chinese Tea ABC Unlike the teas in western culture, Chinese tea can be categorized into 6 types in terms of the fermentation and processing: 1.Green Tea Longjing,...
Wind Heat (Fēng Rè 風熱） vs Wind Cold(Fēng Hán 風寒)
In order to distinguish between Wind Heat (Fēng Rè 風熱) and Wind Cold (Fēng Hán 風寒), we may need to understand the concept of Wind in TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine)...
Wen Bu (warming and replenishing)溫補 v.s. Ping Bu（mildly nourishing）平補
As winter is approaching, it's time to take good care of your body by nourishing Yin and strengthening kidney Qi (vital energy) . While cold hands and feet can be...