jade_dibblee, Author at Jade Chinese Medicine

Winter and the kidneys: why so tired?

HealthJuly 10, 202355Views 0Likes 0Comments

In contemporary life we rarely pay attention to the transitions of the seasons. we often view them as more of an external, even as a superficial circumstance, rather than the profoundly indispensable and significant force they are. Winter is the time of year where the quiet and yin of nature continues its deepening state from…

East meets West: Perspectives on Health

Health, MedicineJuly 10, 202396Views 0Likes 0Comments

From the early times of western philosophy and science, the idea of the body as machine – as a series of parts pumping together like some giant industrial factory – has held dominant place in our consciousness. Western conceptual thought comes from a fundamentally cartesian, separatist model. This reflects across our philosophical, economic, and scientific…

Recipe: Asian style Therapeutic Bone Broth

FoodJuly 10, 2023257Views 0Likes 0Comments

Its become the ‘new’ and cool thing to do, but of course bone broth has been a traditional kitchen staple in both Eastern and Western traditions for pretty much as long as we’ve had kitchens. In Asian traditions bone broths have been taken to an art form and are jealously guarded – recipes in restaurants…

Autumn is time to look after your lungs

HealthJuly 10, 202375Views 0Likes 0Comments

Well it feels like Autumn has finally arrived: and so too have many of the other phenomena we come to expect around this time of year. Autumn is often the time when colds and flu go around – but have you ever wondered why this is so? Autumn is the time to have quiet, to…

Mind and Body: Chicken or Egg?

Mental HealthJuly 10, 202386Views 0Likes 0Comments

Our thoughts and feelings have somatic – physiological – expression. The Chinese mapped this somatic expression, 3000 years ago. They also discovered which organs are affected by different emotions. Acupuncture points on channels are regarded as a path to access these in a direct and physical way. Within a Chinese Medicine framework, an emotion is…

Acupuncture and Mental Health: lets get science-y

Mental HealthJuly 10, 202344Views 0Likes 0Comments

I’m asked this question so often I really had to write about it. Since this is a huge topic of discussion on both aspects: both Chinese Medicine and Mental health, this will be the first of a series of articles discussing various aspects of both subjects, how they relate, and interchange between the two. Below…

Oriental Medicine and The Woozle effect: A case of Mistaken Identity

Oriental MedicineJuly 10, 202387Views 0Likes 0Comments

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, Im sure you’re familiar with the basic concepts of Oriental Medicine by now. Its become the latest topic of media coverage in health and medicine and is often a topic that sparks controversy and debate – which is pretty funny really since at this rate an Acupuncturist has a good…

Chinese New Year: Tea Eggs

FoodJuly 10, 202374Views 0Likes 0Comments

Traditionally, Chinese Tea eggs were made to celebrate the Chinese New Year. The yellow of the egg yolk is thought to symbolise gold and prosperity, and eggs, as always, represent new beginnings. As its coming up soon (Early February) its an appropriate time to discover how wonderful tea eggs are for yourself – any time…