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Category Archives: spleen

Earth: How sweet it is

Dr. Elizabeth Cox, ND, LAc Posted on January 3, 2023 by Dr. Sarita CoxJanuary 3, 2023

Did you know that historically the apple was the standard for the taste of sweet? We’ve come a long (not so healthy) way from those days. I love to substitute applesauce in recipes for cakes and pies to create the taste of sweet in healthier ways. Last year, I also perfected a sweet potato pie with just three ingredients: sweet potatoes, butter and coconut. just bake, mash and combine into a nut pie shell. What are your sweet tricks? Sweetness is associated with the Earth Element. Although a touch of sweetness can stimulate the spleen and pancreas, indulging in too … Continue reading →

Posted in Earth Element, energy medicine, middle burner, spleen, stomach, superfoods, sweet, Uncategorized | Tagged apple, chew, chewing, how sweet it is, iced tea, room temperature water, yoga

Does your yes serve the balance? Earth Sounds

Dr. Elizabeth Cox, ND, LAc Posted on January 3, 2023 by Dr. Sarita CoxJanuary 3, 2023

HEALING SOUNDS FOR THE EARTH ELEMENT The earth element, is involved with digestion and transformation of food. It can get bogged down with overthinking, oversitting, worry, anxiety. This can result in weight gain or indigestion. When the earth element is weak we may say ‘yes’ when we mean ‘no’ or ‘can I get back to you on that? In this way, we create imbalance within by giving ourselves away to be liked or approved of, to avoid conflict, to fit into social norms or to get something from the other party. The earth season holds the energy of center, return, … Continue reading →

Posted in Earth Element, earth transition, five element, Five Elements, middle burner, spleen, Uncategorized | Tagged does your yes serve the balance

FIRE CREATES EARTH

Dr. Elizabeth Cox, ND, LAc Posted on September 27, 2019 by Dr. Sarita CoxNovember 5, 2019

Love Heals. Period. In Memoriam In a recent post about Fire pericardium, I introducted you to Dr. Rachel Eppinga, ND, LAc.  Rachel passed from this world into the light on the autumn equinox. Her body was diseased with cancer. I’ve included the last message she sent out to her community/tribe below. Rachel was a wayshower of how to reflect and transmute beauty in any situation; she was a beacon of light, a gatherer of women to heal together. I was recently gifted a very special Love Qigong from my dear colleague Rachel Eppinga, ND, LAc, when we gathered in Hara Mara, … Continue reading →

Posted in autumn equinox, Earth Element, Fall, Gut-brain axis, Heaven & Earth Rotation, Love Qigong, Metal, Metal Element, qigong, Qigong Earth Sequence, Qigong shaking, seasonal wellness, Sound, spleen, stomach, TCM, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Uncategorized, vagus nerve | Tagged anxiety, blood pressure, blood sugar, diabetes, Dr. Rachel Eppinga, Earth Element, earth sounds, energy medicine, LAc, Love Qigong, microbiota-gut-brain axis, ND, Qigong, Qigong shaking, Rheumatoid arthritis, sacral chants, sound, sound of the spleen, Spleen, stress, Vagal tone, Vagus nerve

Return to Earth Autumn Equinox

Dr. Elizabeth Cox, ND, LAc Posted on September 20, 2019 by Dr. Sarita CoxJanuary 19, 2021

RETURN TO EARTH ELEMENT Autumn days come quickly, like the running of a hound on the moor. –Irish proverb Autumn is right around the corner for all of us in the Northern Hemisphere, while the folks in the Southern Hemisphere are preparing for warmer, spring weather.  In 2019, the Autumnal Equinox arrives on Monday, September 23, at 3:50 A.M. Eastern Standard Time. The autumn equinox happens at the same moment worldwide marking the astronomical start of fall in the Northern Hemisphere. After the autumnal equinox, nights begin to grow longer than the days until the winter solstice in December, when the days start to … Continue reading →

Posted in ancient traditions, autumn equinox, backyard beekeeping, bees, blood glucose, diabetes, Doyo, Dr. Mona Morstein, Earth Element, equinox, Fall, Five Elements, pancreas, seasonal wellness, Sound, spleen, stomach, Uncategorized | Tagged abundance, apiary, autumn, autumn equinox, backyard beekeeping, beekeeping, bees, Chichen Itza snake, dawn phenomenon, diabetes, doro, Dr. Mona Morstein, Earth Element, earth sounds, fall, gluclose, gratitude, harvest, honeybees, natural beekeeping, pancreas, pollinators, Spleen, stomach, thanks, urban beekeeping

E6: Simple food preparation for transitional times

Dr. Elizabeth Cox, ND, LAc Posted on June 28, 2019 by Dr. Sarita CoxJuly 15, 2019

In the South, cooking and eating are central to bringing people together, spending time with loved ones, and developing new friendships.   The seasonal return to the Earth element invites simple methods of food preparation that allow more time for self-love and beloveds.  Golden and earth toned foods like millet, corn, amaranth, rice, garbanzo, golden split mung and soy beans, hazelnuts, mushrooms, sweet potatoes, yams, squash, carrots, apricots, and cantaloupe are harmonizing choices.  All root vegetables strengthen our internal Earth.   Keep spices, seasonings and flavors mild during these days of transition and keep food temperatures not too hot and … Continue reading →

Posted in Detox, Earth Element, Feng Shui, Recipe, seasonal wellness, spleen, Uncategorized | Tagged cleanse, detox, Doyo, Earth Element, five elements, four seasons, mirepoix, nature cure, renewal, seasonal living, soup, soup cleanse, Spleen

E5: Happy Summer Solstice!

Dr. Elizabeth Cox, ND, LAc Posted on June 21, 2019 by Dr. Sarita CoxApril 9, 2020

Happy Summer Solstice! (xià zhì夏至) It’s the longest day of the year so let’s celebrate the start of summer! The summer solstice happens between June 20 and 22 in the Northern Hemisphere, marking the start of summer and the point when days start to become shorter and nights longer. The summer solstice is not the same day and time every year because the calendar does not exactly correspond to the Earth’s rotation. For 2019, here in Alabama, the Sun reached its greatest height in the sky on June 21 at 10:54 a.m. Central Time.   We are technically still in … Continue reading →

Posted in Five Elements, permaculture, seasonal wellness, solstice, spleen, summer, tai chi, Uncategorized, yin yang | Tagged Fire element, permaculture, Spleen, Summer solstice, Tai Chi, Yin Yang
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