Seasonal Allergies Walking to the clinic this week, the trees along Darling Street were throwing out their fuzzy new leaves, the jasmine was spilling over every fence, and the person ahead of me sneezed four times in a row. Spring in Sydney is gorgeous. It is also, for a lot of us, the season of itchy eyes, a nose that won't stop running, and the foggy, tired feeling that comes with it. If that's you right now, you're not imagining it, and you don't have to just push through

Congee with beef and basil Congee is one of those quiet foods that does a lot of heavy lifting in the background. From a Chinese medicine point of view it’s warm, gentle support for your digestion, immunity and overall balance – especially as the weather cools and life feels a little fuller. Congee (zhou) is a slow-simmered rice porridge that has been eaten across China and Asia for thousands of years. Traditionally it was both everyday nourishment and a healing food – the ki

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The vibrant, extroverted energy of Summer is waning and it is time to turn our attention inward to the Yin seasons. I love this time of year. The temperatures turn cool, the air is clear and crisp and the sky turns that incredible shade of blue that you only get with the seasonal shifts. Nature is slowing down and we should too. Chinese medicine counts Autumn as the pivot point between Yang and Yin. A season of contraction that asks us to start spending our time looking inwar