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  • Eating With the Seasons: TCM Tips for Summer

    Eating With the Seasons: TCM Tips for Summer

    TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) teaches that eating and living in harmony with the seasons can help prevent imbalance and support better health year-round. Summer is the most yang time of year; it’s active, outwardly expressive, and expansive. The days are long, the sun is high, and nature is in full bloom. While we want to…

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  • Eating with the Seasons: TCM Tips for Spring

    Eating with the Seasons: TCM Tips for Spring

    Each season brings its own energy, rhythms, and needs. Living in tune with these needs by adjusting your diet is one of the best ways to help our bodies stay balanced and resilient. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), spring marks the shift from winter’s deep rest to new growth and movement. Just as sprouts push…

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  • Eating With the Seasons: TCM Tips for Fall

    Eating With the Seasons: TCM Tips for Fall

    Ever notice how your body seems to crave heartier meals, warm drinks, and a slower pace when autumn rolls around? That’s not just the weather talking — it’s your body’s way of syncing up with the season and bolstering itself for the cooler months ahead. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), fall marks an important shift.…

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  • Eating with the Seasons: TCM Tips for Winter 

    Eating with the Seasons: TCM Tips for Winter 

    Did you know the secret to thriving in winter could lie on your plate? In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), food is more than nourishment – it’s a tool to align your body with the flow of the season. By embracing seasonal eating in winter (or any season), you can optimize your energy, support your body’s…

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  • TCM and Nutrition: Eating for the Seasons

    TCM and Nutrition: Eating for the Seasons

    In Traditional Chinese Medicine, each season is more than just a change in weather; it’s an opportunity to align our bodies and live in tune with nature. With late summer – the “fifth season” of TCM – upon us, now is the perfect time to rethink what we put on our plates and eat in…

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About the Author

Kaitlan Downes, MSAOM, L.AC

Kate Downes is a Chinese medicine practitioner with a passion for herbal medicine. In fact, it was her love for plant and earth medicine that first drew her to study Chinese medicine.

Kate has a MSAOM (Master of Science, Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine) certification and practiced acupuncture in Indianapolis, IN for five years before packing her bags to roam the world. In order to stay in touch with the wellness community and continue to help others thrive with herbal medicine, she transformed her work from face-to-face patient care to spreading wellness through words. Her life as a remote herbalist and writer has allowed her to work with a variety of wellness brands, health pioneers, and her wonderful clients. She has a special interest in working with women’s health.

Kate thoroughly enjoys writing educational and useful pieces for Best Chinese Medicine. Her goal is to help the public gain a better understanding of the wonders of Chinese herbal medicine so they can be empowered in their own quest for natural, vibrant health.

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