Feeling Breezy, Weather's Chilly
While Singapore doesn't have obvious environmental changes during the different seasons, our bodies still change and adapt to the slight shifts in nature and its elements! During the Fall/ Winter Season, we tend to feel cold and fall ill more easily.
Referencing TCM, Autumn is the season of dryness, contraction and moving inward. It corresponds to the lungs and large intestine. Taking care of your lungs and large intestine is the first step to maintaining strong health and preventing illness.
Winter is Yin in nature; inactive, cold, and damp. Take a rest during this season and consume foods that boost your 'Yang' to keep you warm! The associated organ is the kidneys. Consuming warming foods help strengthen and nourish your kidneys - the organ that stores our most fundamental and basic energy.
Nature's Gift
The gift of a season is one we should enjoy
Embrace the changes in nature and health during the different seasons by caring for your body
The Fall/ Winter Season
Focus Organs of the Season
In Autumn/ Fall, the main organs are the lungs and the large intestine.
In Winter, the main organ is the kidneys.
But... why is THIS organ specific for THAT season? How is it determined?
In the different seasons, there are different elements, emotions, nature ('yin' vs 'yang') as well as an associated organ. The organ is identified to be the weakest during the season and most vulnerable to the changing elements of nature. As such, caring for the associated organ is incredibly important to stay strong and healthy.
About European Rose
According to the modern Chinese medicine theory, roses help in activating ‘Qi’, relieving depression and pain, calming the mind and promoting blood circulation. It is effective in soothing and stabilising your mood. Its properties of activating ‘Qi’ and increasing blood circulation helps in restoring the overall health of the internal organs.
About Korean Ginseng
Korean Ginseng is ideal for improving overall health. Ginseng has been shown to help one experience less physical and mental fatigue, as well as enhance physical activity by increasing energy production in cells. Perfect for the winter, Korean Ginseng boosts ‘Qi’ in the kidneys to keep the ‘yin’ and ‘yang’ forces in balance. Overall, Korean Ginseng helps the kidney maintain overall health in our bodies during the winter, and is essential for growth and development.