Medicine Meal
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Medicine Meal with Erin Wilkins, L.Ac.
Medicine Meal explores the intersection of food and herbs as medicine. The name comes from the Japanese Yakuzen culture, which is about creating delicious, healing meals using traditional Chinese medicine herbs and principles. According to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the cold weather and long nights of winter draw our energies inward from early November to…
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Medicine Meal with Erin Wilkins, L.Ac.
Autumn in Sonoma County is abundant with local markets and home gardens brimming with loads of ripe vegetables, fruits, and herbs. The plants that thrive here do so with minimal fuss, while others struggle, perhaps due to poor soil preparation, inadequate watering, or pesky animals and insects. Much like our gardens, our lives are filled…
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Medicine Meal – Seaweed Season
This column explores the intersection of food and herbs as medicine. The title Medicine Meal comes from the Japanese Yakuzen culture, which is about creating delicious, healing meals using traditional Chinese medicine herbs and principles. According to traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), Summer has two distinct seasons—early and late summer. We are currently in the early…