{"id":1001,"date":"2010-04-06T15:08:35","date_gmt":"2010-04-06T15:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/freshliving\/2010\/04\/get-ready-for-spring-with-chinese-medicine.html"},"modified":"2010-04-06T15:08:35","modified_gmt":"2010-04-06T15:08:35","slug":"get-ready-for-spring-with-chinese-medicine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/freshliving\/2010\/04\/get-ready-for-spring-with-chinese-medicine.html","title":{"rendered":"Get Ready for Spring with Chinese Medicine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mt-image-left\" height=\"200\" alt=\"Colorful spring garden\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/84\/import\/Colorful_spring_garden.jpg\" width=\"301\" \/>My acupuncturist\/bodyworker&nbsp;friend who started <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yogalocal.com\/\">Yoga Local<\/a>, a cool find-a-yoga-studio iPhone app, just sent out this lovely little list of ways to tune your health&nbsp;to harmonize with the&nbsp;changing season. It takes principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine and turns them into useful tips. Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Put Some Spring in Your Step with Traditional Chinese Medicine<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yogalocal.com\">Ben Fleisher and Leah Howe<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><strong>Eat Green.<\/strong> Green is the color of the liver and of springtime. Eating young plants &#8211; fresh, leafy greens (dandelion, spinach, fiddle ferns, wild leeks, watercress, etc.), sprouts &#8211; all can improve the liver&#8217;s overall functions and aid in the movement of qi. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Taste Sour.<\/strong> Foods and drinks with sour tastes are thought to stimulate the liver&#8217;s qi. Put lemon slices in your drinking water, use vinegar and olive oil for your salad dressing. Garnish your sandwich with a slice of dill pickle. Put a heap of sauerkraut on your &#8230; veggie dog.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Envision Possibility. <\/strong>See your life growing beyond present obstacles. Write your goals and dreams, take one step at a time, and walk steadily towards your north star. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Be Gentle.<\/strong> The Wood element in Chinese Medicine has a tendency towards frustration and impatience, so acknowledge yourself for your efforts, and kindly give yourself some time and space to get to where you&#8217;re going. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em>[Image via: <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Colorful_spring_garden.jpg\"><em>http:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Colorful_spring_garden.jpg<\/em><\/a><em>]<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span><span><strong>Like what you see? <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/feedburner.google.com\/fb\/a\/mailverify?uri=FreshLiving&amp;amp;loc=en_US\"><font color=\"#023d89\"><strong>Click here to subscribe<\/strong><\/font><\/a><strong> and get Fresh Living in your in-box every day.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My acupuncturist\/bodyworker&nbsp;friend who started Yoga Local, a cool find-a-yoga-studio iPhone app, just sent out this lovely little list of ways to tune your health&nbsp;to harmonize with the&nbsp;changing season. 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