Triple Burner

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June 20th marked the beginning of Summer, the season of joy. Summer’s fire spreads warmth, fosters growth, and expresses itself as life in full bloom. The fire element, in our bodies, governs the heart, small intestine, pericardium, and triple burner. In balance, fire manifests as joy and purpose; while out of balance, it manifests as hatred and coldness.  The triple burner includes the heart and lungs (upper burner), spleen and stomach (middle burner), and liver, kidneys, intestines and bladder (lower burner). Each section of the triple burner is associated with the movement of water. Huang Di Nei Jing (The Yellow Emperor’s Classic … Continue reading →

Parks: earth transition

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Have you ever noticed yourself becoming less distracted, with a brightened mood, as your mind calms, and your breathing deepens and relaxes as you spend time with nature? A recent study shows positive affect, restoration, connectedness and mindfulness increase during a 2.5 hour forest tour. Visitors  experienced beneficial mental effects such as stress reduction in addition to physical exercise. Take time today to pause and commune with nature, we have observed these positive effects after only 15-20 minutes in nature. . By re-wilding to source we are truly able to strip away the stressors that cause much of our dis-ease and … Continue reading →

Earth/transitin Dirt Immune function June 2

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Traditional Chinese Medicine is divided into 5 seasons, Spring/Wood, Summer/Fire, Fall/Metal, Winter/Water, and Earth/Transition. Earth is a season of changes that reoccurs on the 18 days in between each of the other seasons. To celebrate the start of Earth season let’s get down to the nitty, gritty and talk DIRT!   If you grew up in the south it is likely you have heard the old adage “God made dirt, and dirt don’t hurt,” but is there something really to that?  You many have seen a tv show about individuals with a drive to eat non-food items also known as … Continue reading →

Elderberries: making medicine

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https://www.healthline.com Elderberries are: High in vitamin C: There are 6–35 mg of vitamin C per 100 grams of fruit, which accounts for up to 60% of the recommended daily intake High in dietary fiber: Elderberries contain 7 grams of fiber per 100 grams of fresh berries, which is over one-quarter of the recommended daily intake A good source of phenolic acids: These compounds are powerful antioxidants that can help reduce damage from oxidative stress in the body A good source of flavonols: Elderberry contains the antioxidant flavonols quercetin, kaempferol and isorhamnetin. The flowers contain up to 10 times more flavonols than the berries  Rich in … Continue reading →

How to sprout food and eat your dandelions

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Spring brings tender plantain, nettle, violets, chickweed, dandelion, garlic mustard, fiddleheads, and lamb’s quarters right to your yard. Mother nature provides the nutrients you need. Eat clean foods. Be aware of your food’s source. Spring presents such great opportunities to eat beautiful fresh produce. Dark leafy greens such as spinach, dandelion and kale are packed with wonderful vitamins and minerals including vitamins A, C, E, K, and potassium and magnesium. Be careful with these foods and others high in vitamin K if taking blood thinners; but you knew that, right? It doesn’t mean you don’t eat greens but rather consume … Continue reading →

Time for a Spring clean!

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Just as it is important to know the source of your food, it is equally advisable to know what goes into your home cleaners. Your skin is your largest organ, absorbing much of what it contacts. Our chosen daily cleaning and grooming products can also affect your lung and hormonal health. The products that you use to clean your home and laundry are often highly  fragranced and poorly labeled as to their toxicity. Research shows that household cleaning and pesticide products may contribute to breast cancer because many contain endocrine disrupting chemicals or mammary gland carcinogens. Further, the products that you use … Continue reading →

Castor Oil & Gentle Liver Detox

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Castor oil is hands down the best option for purifying the liver or harmful toxins. If you are a patient of Dr. Cox’s you have likely even purchased your own castor oil pack from Dr. Cox. Castor oil is pressed from the beans of a ricinus communis or castor oil plant. Castor Oil Packs were the number one treatment prescribed by Edgar Cayce and a favorite prescription of Naturopathic Doctors and nature cure practitioners everywhere due to it’s gentle yet powerful action on optimizing the natural function of the liver and gallbladder.  The liver is responsible for a multiplicity of … Continue reading →

Element Healing Sounds

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Healing Sounds & Confucian Chants of the Five Elements Wood/Liver:  shhhhhhhh (tongue near soft palate) Note: E San ren kan wo you zhuyi? Wo you zhuyi! Cleans anger and affirms motivation & direction of the life force Fire/Heart:  hawwwww (mouth wide open) Note: G San ren kan wo ming li? Wo mingli! Cleans hatred and affirms understanding & sacred connection Earth/Spleen:  whooooo (from throat) Note: C San ren kan wo xinshi? Wo zhuyi! Cleans doubt & blame and affirms deep trust & integrity Metal/Lung: ssssssss (tongue behind teeth) Note: D San ren kan wo xiangliang? Wo xiangliang! Cleans the tendency … Continue reading →

One month into spring

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Is this spring, or is this just a memory? We are a month into spring ~ it is easy to see the differences in this spring compared to previous ones, but the spring season remains very much the same in many ways. The element of wood is associated with spring. Just as the wood of a bamboo tree sways and bends gracefully with the winds of change we need to remain flexible in this unusual spring. Fortunately, like the roots of a strong oak tree, natural tendencies of the winter season will remain deeply rooted as a memory in our … Continue reading →

Water ~ Be like Water

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    Winter, according to the wisdom of the elements, is about dreaming, resting, relaxing, restoring, recharging and germinating seeds which will break through the thawing frozen ground of winter come spring when energy naturally moves upward and outward.  Plans made and action taken in harmony with the greater cycles of the cosmos, are much more likely to come to fruition. Over the last few years, I have been observing, studying and syncing myself with the elemental cycles as practiced by the ancients. I often call it ‘re-wilding’ myself. I started with Seasonal Wellness classes in 2015. In 2019 I … Continue reading →