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Archive: December 10, 2014

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DAY 17 – A slip & the Chinese understanding of Sugar

December 10, 2014

I am fascinated and encouraged by surge of international press regarding sugar; its addictive qualities, the diseases that are a direct result from over consumption – especially Type 2 Diabetes, and of course the obesity epidemic for which a sizable portion of blame has been put on the sugar industry.

I have been reading all of this from the point of view of Western Medicine and the research that has been done in this field; however, my personal interest comes from linking it to the Chinese Medical understanding of overconsumption of sugar.

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Letting go…

December 2, 2014

In the ancient tradition of Chinese Medicine, Autumn is the time of the Metal Element, correlating to the Colon and the Lungs. Metal is the element of Grief and reflects the ability and ease with which we are able to let go of that which no longer serves us, while creating space for inspiration to flood us with each new breath.

Autumn is drawing to a close bringing us closer and closer to winter, the Water Element, so it is important to embrace the final weeks of this season as it is now we can consciously let go of old patterns/ideas/thoughts/attachments and create space to nurture during the winter creating space for real creation come the spring… We are in effect sowing the seeds now, in clean soil for all we want to create come spring.

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DAY 8 “This too shall pass”

December 1, 2014

A little bit of honesty here; I didn’t find last week that easy – in fact, I felt pretty revolting for much of it!

Firstly, I was caught off guard by the intensity of my emotions, for example, I had a perfectly normal conversation about skiing and the mountains when all of a sudden I burst into tears with an intense longing to be back there – I couldn’t believe what was happening! I wasn’t upset as such, just overwhelmed by how much I missed the mountains – something I have forced myself to stop thinking about while living in London.

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