
Five ways to let it go
As Pete Seeger sang “To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven”. According to Chinese medicine, autumn is the time for us to discard the things we no longer need: unused possessions, old ideas, decaying grudges, cyber junk and lost relationships. Here are five ways to let it all go this autumn. Stuff you don’t need Grab a large cardboard box or bin liner and set a timer for 10 minutes. Fill the box or bin liner with as many items as you can tha

What to eat in autumn
Autumn is the time to bolster our immune systems and store our energy for the cold winter months, and Chinese medicine certainly isn’t short on dietary advice to help us do so. Cook it At this time of year, your body has a hard enough time keeping warm on the outside without having to defrost your food on the inside as well. For this reason, Chinese medicine advises us to eat our food warm. This helps your digestive system get more of the good stuff out of your food without s