Health tips for spring

Spring is about revitalization. It is a time of birth. In the Chinese calendar, spring begins before the spring equinox; we discuss this in more detail here.

You can live in tune with spring by:

• Going to bed early

• Arising early to exercise outdoors

• Doing stretching exercises to loosen up your tendons and muscles

• Expressing yourself freely both physically and emotionally but avoiding excess emotion

• Consuming green tea, spinach, celery, fennel, rice, buckwheat, and sour foods such as lemon

References Consulted

• Kastner J. Chinese Nutrition Therapy: Dietetics in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). 1st ed. New York, NY: Thieme; 1994.

• Ni M. The Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Medicine: A New Translation of the Neijing Suwen with Commentary. Boston, MA: Shambhala Publications; 1995.