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Chinese medicine is generally not supportive of modern health trends, but summertime is an exception. Luckily for the foodies, it’s a medicine and culture that loves food and regular eating habits. The heat of summer harms Yin and body fluids. TCM recommended eating cooling food by nature to disperse heat and build up body fluids. The bitter flavour corresponds to the fire element and summer, and bitter–cool foods should be consumed during the hot season, but moderately, as e

Summer is the season of abundant energy, growth, activity and creativity. It is the time of greatest yang, which means that it is a time of heat, outgoingness and moving outward in nature and in our lives. The heart is ruled by Fire element, so this is the best time to heal emotional wounds that we have carried with us from our pasts. Summer represents the season of greatest Yang and has a creative, expansive quality that encourages us to be passionate and full of joy. When w