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With my recent posts on Traditional Chinese Medicine approach to Vegan and Vegetarian dishes, I've come across a lot of new ideas on the Veggie Burgers. This is the Vegetarian staple on many menus, but how about trying some of these recipes at home for yourself. Full of protein, a combined protein with your bun, Veggie […]

Being Vegetarian doesn't mean being just meat-free. I loathe menus that state they have Vegetarian options only to discover it's a meatless dish, with no excitement, personality or thought put into it. To do Vegetarianism properly you need to follow these ideas to maximise your protein intake.

Being Vegan and trying to conceive isn't impossible. However, from a Traditional Chinese Medicine perspective relying on a diet solely of raw food and smoothies is a big NO-NO and not helpful to conception. Instead foods that nourish Qi and Blood become paramount for Vegans. Here I share some recipes that have great ideas when it […]

Work is putting the pressure on, the Family Social Calendar is on overload, you keep trying to hold it all together and maintain an appearance of everything is fine... but it's not. Inside you may feel annoyed, resentful, angry or even a bit down in the dumps. Stress is not to be underestimated. Brushing it under […]

Building your yin is very important to fertility for both men and women. In women, their yin is reflected in their oestrogen levels, egg quality and cervical mucus. In men, yin relates to their sperm quality. Without Yin, fertility can be of poor quality. We've already discussed Yin & Fertility, in this article here. Now we'll show some […]

Fertility for Men & Women in particular the Dry Fertility type can lead to problems conceiving. In The Yin Ova Center's Jill Blakeway & Dr Sami's book "Making Babies" they discuss 5 Fertility types, including the Dry Fertility type. Why is overcoming dryness is important in fertility? Why strengthening Yin is the antidote to dryness, and […]