This kind of nourishing vegetable soup reminds me of the folk tale of stone soup. In the story the villagers each contribute one ingredient to…

Sesame seeds are nourishing and delicious, and are popular as a dietary therapy in China. Black sesame seeds (Hei Zhi Ma) are a herb used…

Our gut is home to tens of trillions of micro-organisms, our microbiome.  This amazing population of bugs has many functions that are essential to our…

In his brilliant book ‘The Omnivore’s Dilemma’ Michael Pollan outlined a foolproof approach to healthy eating –   Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants….

Virtually every aspect of your health and wellbeing are influenced by the health of your digestive system, and the community of bacteria that live within…

How many fun times have you missed or days off have you had because of period pain? As women we’re socialized to believe that it’s…

The healing properties of turmeric have been known in Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine for centuries. Curcumin, an active compound in turmeric is thought to have…

Goji berries (or Gou Qi Zi) are both a food and a herb in Chinese medicine, used for nourishing the Yin and replenishing the Jing or essence…

As we move in to Autumn our bodies work harder to protect us from attack from evil pathogens (colds and flu). “Wei Qi” is a…

Pesticides are potent toxic chemicals that pose many health dangers including brain and nervous system problems, cancer, hormone disruption and skin, eye and lung irritation. …