On the evening of April 17th I will talk about the Chinese Nutritional Therapy. The concept of Chinese nutrition, or how food affects our health, have a 3,000 year old tradition. Records dating back to the third century BC state that there was little difference between the application of food and that of medicine; in fact recipes for food were often similar to those of medicine. Foods are mild therapeutic agents that help the body stay balanced, or bring it back to balance, ... Read More

Tags: Chinese Nutritional Therapy, diet, nutrition

Post-Heaven Essence is the essence that is refined and extracted from foods and fluids by the stomach ans spleen after birth. Once a child is born it starts to get it's nourishment from this form of essence. It comes from the foods it eats and air it breathes because the lungs, spleen, and stomach refine these sources. The spleen and stomach are vital in the digestion of food and the transportation for the transformed foods to lead to the production of Qi. ... Read More

Tags: Acupuncture, Chinese Medical Foundation Topic, nutrition, Post-Heaven Essence