Qigong Can Help Manage Stress Qigong is a an ancient practice of self-healing that has been found to be quite useful in stress management, Qigong is becoming popular in the west with health practioners and Qigong experts offering classes for novices. Qigong is a type of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) that is over 5,000 years […]
The Land of the Five Flavors: A Cultural History of Chinese Cuisine
Renowned sinologist Thomas O. Höllmann tracks the growth of food culture in China from its earliest burial rituals to today’s Western fast food restaurants, mapping Chinese cuisine’s geographical variations and local customs, indigenous factors and foreign influences, trade routes, and ethnic associations. Sinology is the academic study of China primarily through Chinese language, literature, and […]
How Herbal Medicine Works
Herbs are utilized by all cultures for both food and medicine and have played a part in organized religion and spirituality. The medicinal use of herbs is the targeted application of specific plants that produce desired reactions. Because the body digests herbs as it does food, herbs are absorbed easily and work effectively to build, […]
Raw Food Diet
The raw food diet is a diet based on unprocessed and uncooked plant foods, such as fresh fruit and vegetables, sprouts, seeds, nuts, grains, beans, and seaweed. Heating food above 116°F is believed to destroy enzymes in food that can assist in the digestion and absorption of food. Cooking is also thought to diminish the […]