"The same stream of life that runs through the world runs through my veins night and day in rhythmic measure.
It is the same life that shoots in joy through the dust of the earth into numberless waves of flowers."
~Tagore
Herbal and Nutritional Medicine
The origins of modern medicine can be traced to herbs and crude botanicals. With nearly 500,000 species of plants inhabiting Earth, over 5,000 have been studied for medicinal use. Whether in the form of powders, capsules or liquids, herbal remedies use the whole essence of the plant to provide treatment that is naturally safe with no side effects, if used appropriately.
Chinese herbal medicine is one of the most sophisticated herbal medicine systems in the world. Typically, combinations of six to 20 ingredients are used in formulas correlated to each individual’s pattern of disharmony. The formulas are crafted together to act synergistically, each ingredient designed to accomplish a part of the overall process of restoring balance.
The multi-ingredient formulas may be decocted and drunk as a strong tea, or taken as a tincture or pill several times per day. Chinese herbs can include ingredients from the animal, mineral kingdoms and mostly the plant kingdom such as roots, barks, fruits, berries, twigs, stems, leaves and flowers.
For those individuals already taking prescription medication, professional advice is given before beginning an herbal remedy program. Herbal medicine works in harmony with the body's healing powers to treat health concerns like: Allergies, common cold, depression, fatigue, , menopause, nervous system conditions, stress heart conditions, and much more.
An good Article you may like to read:
Nutritional Counseling
Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.
~Hippocrates
Foods have energetic properties, flavors and their own thermal nature, they can have actions of reinforcing or reducing, ascending or descending. Foods are able to balance Yin and Yang, Qi and blood in the body.
Nutritional advise is given depending on the constitution, the present condition, organ systems involved.
The condition may be deficiency or excess, hot or cold, internal or external, yin or yang. The movement of seasonal energies in the environment are also considered. We should eat in season, locally grown food.
Sometimes foods will be prescribed instead of herbs in cases where the patient is on many pharmaceuticals that react badly with herbs. I may also prescribe foods and recipes as an adjunct to treatment, either helping to improve the digestive function to properly assimilate the herbs or to accentuate the effect of the formula.
Having suffered from metabolic damage, heavy metal toxicity, anemia, digestive problems etc., I immersed myself in learning everything possible to heal my physical body.I studied and personally tried numerous holistic approaches. Through this process of self healing, eating a vegan macrobiotic diet and gradually moving towards uncooked food, I gained the knowledge of food combining and preparation. and finally as a celebration of my aliveness, a passion for a Raw Living Food lifestyle arose.
I recommend including "super foods" in your daily diet. They are "power foods" that have been used by indigenous cultures for medicine and nourishment for thousands of years. like Goji berry, Golden berry, Mulberry, Acai, Mangosteen, Pomegranate, Seaweeds and Sea Vegetables.
There is no need to worry about the intake of calories or protein. the "energetics" of your food is wha's important. Healing with whole food, consuming more raw living foods for the healthy individual is a preventative way to maintain health.
A good starting approach is to avoid white foods other than vegetables. Avoid dairy products (raw dairy is better, goat milk easier to digest). Avoid white sugar, white flour, white table salt (use pink sea salt or pink rock salt instead).
Avoid fried greasy food
Recipes:
When you are severly sick a good recipe to start is rice soup -
in Chinese: congee, or xi fan, or jook.
one part rice, 5 parts water, cook long and slow with food-grade herbs and/or vegetables, especially root vegetables, It is easy nourishment, a comfort.
Some interesting Articles you may like to read:
New Sustainable Plant Source Of Omega-3: "A study by scientists from King's College London has found that relatively small amounts of omega-3 fatty acids from algae can lower blood pressure and could ultimately reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. This form of omega-3, unlike fish oil, has the advantage of being both sustainable and acceptable to vegetarians.
Root Chakra
Grounding
- Root vegetables
- Protein-rich foods
- Spices: hot
Sacral Center
Nourishing the Sexual/Creativity Center
- Sweet fruits
- Honey
- Nuts
- Spices: Sweet aromatic
Solar Plexus Chakra
Boosting Self-Esteem and Encouraging Self-Love
- Granola and Grains
- Dairy: yogurt
- Spices: ginger, mints (peppermint, spearmint, etc.), melissa, chamomile, turmeric, cumin, fennel
Heart Chakra
Healing Emotional Hurts
- Leafy vegetables
- Air vegetables
- Liquids
- Spices: basil, sage, thyme, cilantro, parsley
Throat Chakra
Speaking One's Truth
- Liquids in general, Teas
- tangy fruits
- Other tree growing fruits:
- Spices: salt, lemon grass
Brow Chakra
Awakening Third Eye Senses
- Dark bluish colored fruits berries
- Liquids: red wines and grape juice
- Spices: lavender, poppy seed, mugwort
Crown Chakra
Opening and Clearing the Spiritual Communication Center
- Air: fasting / detoxing
- Incense and Smudging Herbslikesage, copal, myrrh, frankincense, and juniper ritually inhaled through the nostrils
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Azita Moallef, L.Ac.
P.O.Box 7639
Santa Monica, Ca. 90406
310.453.5717
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