Thyme from your garden or the green grocer has general health benefits when you have a sore throat or cough. We’re not talking about Covid-19 here. This tea is a good preventative for sore throat and can be used when you have the common cold and a mild cough. Recipe: 1 handful thyme, crushed […]
DIY Chai Tea Blend to Warm Yang
With all this Covid-19 around us, I’m adding to my blog collection a lot about Warming Yang. The logic of Chinese Medicine means that where there is cold or dampness, practitioners use warming herbs. On the acupuncture treatment table, we would definitely go for the Moxa sticks to warm Yang, dispel cold and resolve damp. […]
Aromatic Spices for Digestion – Warm the Middle
With the global pandemic of Covid 19 or Coronavirus, Chinese Hospitals are seeing many patients not only display upper respiratory symptoms of sore throat, fever and cough, but also digestive symptoms. CBS News: Almost half of Coronavirus patients have digestive symptoms, study finds. Traditional Chinese Medicine talks about “keeping your middle warm”. This dates back […]
What do I do with Christmas Leftovers?
At Family Wellness Centre we are all for minimising waste and a big question after the BIG DAY is What do I do with Christmas leftovers? And also, what’s all this about Minimising?
Super Sized Salad Ideas
A nourishing and hearty salad filled with dark leafy greens, vegetables, healthy fats, and protein. Ingredients • 2 cups romaine, roughly chopped • 1 cup spinach- wilted • 4-5 roasted Brussel sprouts (from batch cooking day) • 1 roasted sweet potato • Small tomatoes • ½ cup carrots, shredded or diced • ¼ cup cucumber, […]