From the category archives:

Food and drink

Are contemporary diet plans compatible with Chinese medical theory?

20 December 2008 Food and drink

No.
But, let’s discuss this further. I’ll be brief. Consider, say, Medifast. It’s popular among teenage girls and, apparently, some Chinese medicine students. Perusing the website, it seems like a perfectly reasonable diet plan. Things seem balanced, on the whole. Great, great.
Let me ask you a question – is there something wrong with a basic whole [...]

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Beautiful video celebrating the health benefits of tea

6 August 2008 Cultivation

I thought that Deepest Health readers might enjoy this video passed along to me by Pettygrove Classical Chinese Medicine clinic director, Beth French. She has submitted it as her application for the Calm-a-Sutra tea scholarship, so if you like it be sure to share it far and wide. It reminds me of one of my [...]

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How would a sage care for the planet?

3 April 2008 Cultivation

April has already begun and I’ve spent quite a bit of time thinking about the habit I would like to develop in pursuit of a more sagely existence. First, let’s recap what was said in the inaugural Year of Sagely Living post:
April – Large Intestine, Mao 卯 (Rabbit) – Care of the planet/consumption: [...]

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Welcome to Carnival of Healing #114 at Deepest Health

1 December 2007 Blogging

Hey everyone,
I’m happy to be hosting another Carnival of Healing, this one should help you prepare for the winter’s contemplation with ease. The last Carnival was graciously hosted by Debra Moorhead.com and next week’s will be in the capable hands of the writers at Where We Relax. I’m sure I’ll host again [...]

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