Embracing Winter at Billabong Retreat: A TCM-Inspired Journey I recently spent a restful and restorative couple of days at Billabong Retreat 1 hr west of Sydney. It was during the start of Winter, and it truly reminded me of the importance of aligning with the seasons — a core principle of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). […]

Warming Lamb Stew with Vegetables and Aromatic Spices Here’s a Warming Lamb Stew with Vegetables and Aromatic Spices — We want to create meals during Winter that are easy to digest (hello slow cookers!), nutrient dense, and build the Qi and Blood and combat the cold. This is a delicious example that teaches us how […]

Bone Broth. If you're a client of mine, you know how much I talk about the benefits of Bone Broth. Not because I'm riding the Paleo diet bandwagon, but because the Traditions of Chinese Medicine use it. A woman after giving birth is often given chicken bone broth for weeks sometimes months during her confinement. […]

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 […]

Similar to my How to Nourish your Qi &Blood for Vegans article, this one is focused on Vegetarians. This is an important strategy for women trying to conceive regardless of their eating preferences. Let's look at some exciting recipes that display the best of Qi and Blood nourishment for Vegetarians.