Food as Medicine

How does one eat with the seasons, so as to live in harmony with it? What guidance does the classical Chinese medical texts offer? You will learn about how the ancient Chinese calendar divides the year into 24 seasonal nodes, and the guidance it offers for selecting seasonal foods. I also present some simple recipes you can use at home. Learn how Chinese medicine categorizes all foods into 5 flavors and different temperatures. And how these categorization help one to know what foods are good for your constitution. This seminar covers these concepts and more.

  • Food as Medicine

    1h 7m

    How does one eat with the seasons, so as to live in harmony with it? What guidance does the classical Chinese medical texts offer? You will learn about how the ancient Chinese calendar divides the year into 24 seasonal nodes, and the guidance it offers for selecting seasonal foods. I also present...

  • Food as Medicine

    1 video

    How does one eat with the seasons, so as to live in harmony with it? What guidance does the classical Chinese medical texts offer? You will learn about how the ancient Chinese calendar divides the year into 24 seasonal nodes, and the guidance it offers for selecting seasonal foods. I also present...

  • Green Smoothie Seminar

    1 video

    Watch this this fun and engaging seminar to learn why Greens are not vegetables and should have their own food group. Do you know that Greens are a great source of protein? Learn how they are "magic sponges" for removing toxins and cholesterol. Watch the demo to learn how to prepare your very own...

  • Basic concepts in Chinese medicine

    1 video

    Get a bird's eye view of the basic concepts in classical Chinese medicine. Have you ever wondered what the 5 elements are, and what organ networks are associated with them? What is the healing methodology that Dr. Michelle Yan uses when she uses the needles, essential oils, tuning forks, gemstone...