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TCM Seasonal Attunement for Winter

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Brrrr! The cold just makes you want to curl up under the covers with a cup of tea. Winter is very yin in nature. Living in harmony with winter yields many health benefits. It is a time of restoration, hibernation, and receptivity.

Let’s face it - when it’s January you can’t be acting like its summer time! You might get sick.

So what does it mean to be seasonally attuned? It means living in alignment with the energetic shifts of each season for optimal & preventative health.

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Optimizing Digestion with Traditional Chinese Medicine

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Digestive health is always a hot topic. With new information coming out every day about what trendy foods to include in your diet - it can be difficult to navigate the endless options at the grocery store. The Traditional Chinese Medicine perspective on nutrition relies on tried-and-true traditions of food as medicine. Diet culture is SOLD to us and does not have true, vibrant health at the center of its motive. Their marketing is designed to pinpoint your pain (sluggish digestion, low e…

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How to Lower Your Toxic Load (and Why You Should Care)

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What is “toxic load?” It’s not meant to scare you!

Toxic load is the accumulation of harmful substances within the body from a variety of sources. So where do toxins come from?

-external environment
-internal environment
-personal care products
-food
-water
-drugs
-medications.
...to name just a FEW!

Toxins are not always visible but don't be afraid. The more you know the more you can make informed decisions. 

Your body has entire sy…

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