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Perimenopause brings irregular cycles, broken sleep, heat, and new anxiety, often together. Here is how biomedicine and Chinese medicine each describe the transition, what working with Root & Branch involves, and a short guided EFT tapping video for managing stress.
Read more →Choosing the right foods for yourself is a dynamic process that lives at the intersection between appetite, season, constitution, age, and desire. Learn more about making choices that will benefit you as you age.
Read more →Modern wellness advice often treats appetite as a problem to manage. In Chinese medicine, regular morning hunger is a sign that digestion is working, and breakfast is the meal that sets the metabolic tone for the day. Skipping it asks the body to run on stores that should have been replenished.
Read more →Learn about ways to maximize your digestive strength by being mindful of how much cold and raw food you are eating.
Read more →As winter settles in, many bodies feel colder, stiffer, and more fatigued. Foot baths, moxa, and hot packs offer an easy way to restore warmth, improve circulation, support digestion, and make the season easier to move through.
Read more →In Chinese medicine, cold can quietly weaken the body over time—especially when it enters through the feet. This post explores why walking barefoot on cold floors might leave you feeling more drained than refreshed, and how small changes in daily habits can help support warmth, circulation, and overall balance.
Read more →In Chinese medicine, digestion depends on warmth. Cold drinks—especially when habitual—can slow and weaken that process. This post explores why iced beverages may undermine digestive health, when they might be appropriate, and how small shifts toward warmth can support energy, comfort, and long-term balance without giving up enjoyment entirely.
Read more →In Chinese medicine, sleep isn’t just rest — it’s restoration. This post explores how bedtime can serve as a boundary, not just a stop button, and offers simple, nourishing practices to support the body’s natural descent into yīn 陰 . Better sleep starts with honoring the transition into night.
Read more →How to treat seasonal allergies with traditional Chinese medicine.
Read more →Fresh ginger’s warm nature and spicy flavor make it a powerful ally at the first sign of a cold. Used early, it can help the body push out pathogens and restore balance.
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