Pearl Natural Health Blog
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Ellen Goldsmith is a licensed and board-certified acupuncturist and Chinese herbalist with over two decades of experience helping people solve their complex health challenges. Her integrative body-centered and intuitive approach is grounded in years of study and experience in helping people from all walks of life.
Pearl Natural Health Blog
1w ago
Spring brings a different type of rain, one that nourishes the plants. In the Chinese agricultural calendar we are in the seasonal node of Grain Rain, which starts on approximately April 19th. As the weather continues its dance between sun and clouds, warmth and chill, still air and wind we continue our journey through spring ..read more
Pearl Natural Health Blog
1M ago
The Spring Season “The months of the spring seasonbring about the revitalization of allthings in nature. It is the time of birth.”— Huangdi Neijing Suwen,The Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Medicine Welcoming spring is that wondrous time of year when the earth reawakens and the energy that has been deeply stored in the earth begins to ..read more
Pearl Natural Health Blog
2M ago
Even though the Lunar New Year in the Chinese calendar harbors the emerging spring and new beginnings, the Northeast of the United States was recently blanketed with many inches of snow making folks wonder if winter would ever end. (Notice the Buddha’s head popping up from the snow in my friend’s yard!). So, how do ..read more
Pearl Natural Health Blog
7M ago
Building Health in the Autumn Season “The three months of autumn are in charge of withering and decelerating the movement of growth.” – Gao Lian, poet Building health as we transition from summer to autumn can be many things depending on where you live, what your quality of life is like and how you are ..read more
Pearl Natural Health Blog
7M ago
Nourishing ourselves during peri-menopause and menopause Nourishing ourselves during our “Second Spring”, as it is called in Chinese medicine, in a woman’s life is an important time of transition which can be challenging in the midst of work, family, children and elder parents. But, this is an important time to ..read more
Pearl Natural Health Blog
10M ago
The heat can hurt, so let’s change what we eat! The temperatures are rising, and with longer, warmer days our bodies are going to need to adapt in more ways than one. Our normal habits of changing out our clothing, putting on more sunscreen, and seeking shade when outdoors is no longer enough. While we ..read more
Pearl Natural Health Blog
1y ago
Comforting Winter Broth Recipe This recipe is courtesy of Leslie McEachern’s marvelous cookbook The Angelica Home Kitchen: Recipes and Rabble Rousing from an Organic Vegan Restaurant. Angelica’s, an organic vegan restaurant in the East Village of NYC changed plant based cuisine in NYC and was a hub, a gathering place and bit of respite in ..read more
Pearl Natural Health Blog
1y ago
How to Thrive during the Holidays Do you thrive in this season? Thriving during the holidays is different for each person. What is it for you? To thrive has changed course for me. This season has become an emotionally challenging time that I have had to navigate for the past 4 years. Starting in ..read more
Pearl Natural Health Blog
1y ago
Autumn Seasonal Tips “The three months of autumn are in charge of withering and decelerating the movement of growth.” – Gao Lian, poet and medical Scholar During the past two months of autumn, I have wondered a few things – would my tomatoes ever ripen, when would the predictably cool and rainy season in Portland ..read more
Pearl Natural Health Blog
1y ago
Do you want to feel better on your plant Based Diet? Chinese medicine can help. Listen in to my podcast interview Does plant based eating fit into the principles of Chinese medicine and Chinese nutritional theory? There is a place for it. Eating with a broad foundation of vegetables, including dark leafy greens, root ..read more