Allergy & immune

Eat with the Seasons to Improve Your Health

Eat with the Seasons to Improve Your Health

ByTed Ray, L.Ac.

Strawberries are like ice cubes. Orange juice is hot. Salad is cold. If these concepts don’t make sense, you’re not alone. That’s because I’m describing the energetic properties of food according to Chinese medicine. Your stomach is geared to prefer warm foods, or foods that can be more easily digested, but in West we don’t…

Local Honey for Allergies-Does it Really Work?

Local Honey for Allergies-Does it Really Work?

ByTed Ray, L.Ac.

I’ve always liked the idea that consuming raw, local honey could reduce seasonal allergies. The concept is elegant in its simplicity. Bees transfer local pollen into the honey, providing protection to individuals taking it. But is there any evidence to support this theory? In Western medicine, the practice of immunotherapy exposes a person to an allergen…