Spring Health Tips
There are many things you can do on your own to help balance and tonify the Liver to relieve Spring-related discomforts.
Because the taste of sour is associated with the Liver, Spring is a good time to consider adding sour citrus to your diet. (Oranges are not suggested because they’re predominantly sweet.)
Dandelion greens are a good way to detoxify and help soothe the Liver.
Chrysanthemum and chamomile teas serve as nerve tonics, and can help alleviate symptoms associated with an out-of-balance Liver.
Gentle stretching exercises stimulate the tendons, which are governed by the Liver. By stretching you relieve stresses that congest the Liver, thereby providing an internal massage that calms and stimulates healthy Liver function.
Avoid eating heavy oils; use sesame, or an organic olive oil instead. Stay away from greasy, fried foods. Remember that saturated fats, like butter and cheese, make the Liver work harder.
Moderate alcohol intake. And if you’re having heat-related problems, like skin rashes and hives, stay away from alcohol all together.
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Spring Health tips
Here are a few things to do to get and stay healthy throughout springtime:
During this time of seasonal transition, remain mindful of cold, making sure you don’t get too chilled. Your body is still vulnerable from the winter and you don’t want to make it easy for a cold or flu to take hold.
Eat seasonal foods, as they become available in the market. For example, dandelion greens and nettles. Green vegetables help to strengthen the Liver and Kidneys.
The tendons and the Liver are directly related. By making one part strong you automatically improve the other. Stretching will loosen you up so that you’re ready to jump safely into Spring.
Drinking pu-erh tea helps lower cholesterol, improve digestion, cleanse the blood, and supports weight loss.
Rocket Fuel & Your Liver (When fact is stranger than fiction)
As Spring approaches, your Liver, and it’s effect on your nerves is picking up the pace, and starting to generate a lot of energy: the kind of powerful, pulsing, productive energy that is the essence of Spring.
It’s important to remember that a primary function of the Liver is to filter out toxins that find their way into your body. And what can you do to ward off the detrimental effects of toxins that enter your body through the air that you breathe and the food that you eat—even the mother’s milk fed to your children?
Oriental Medicine counsels building the health of your Liver so that it can withstand as much toxicity as possible: advice that should be taken as evidenced by the following report:
“Rocket Fuel Chemical Found in Mothers’ Milk”
The following key points were distilled from a recent article published by MSNBC News.
Perchlorate, a toxic chemical used in rocket fuel was found in virtually every sample taken in a new study of nursing mothers’ milk; samples were on average five times higher than those detected in dairy milk pulled from grocery stores.
Perchlorate, used in rocket fuels, fireworks and explosives, is considered particularly dangerous to children, and has been found in drinking water supplies in 35 states, and also in vegetables.
This study was conducted over a two-year period, using milk obtained from more than 20 women selected at random, and from stores in 23 states. It was funded out of researchers’ pockets, and published online in the journal Environmental Science and Technology.
The chemistry professor who led the study said, “it raises more questions than answers,” but hopes it helps people become more aware.
Read the full article.
