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Easy reads on food, daily life and yakuzen wisdom, in column form. Seasonal topics and everyday food tips included.
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For the blood stasis constitution: unpick what is stuck and move more lightly through the day
What is the blood stasis constitution? For anyone bothered by feeling the cold, stiff shoulders and period pain. Yakuzen ingredients and self-care that settle the circulation of blood. -
For the blood deficiency constitution: what is behind those vague off-days may be blood running short
What is the blood deficiency constitution? For anyone bothered by rough skin, feeling the cold and poor sleep. Self-care grounded in Chinese medicine, and how to bring yakuzen ingredients in. -
For the qi depression constitution: let go of stress and loosen mind and body
What is the qi depression constitution? For anyone whose mood dips under stress. Yakuzen ingredients and self-care that settle the circulation of qi. -
For the qi deficiency constitution: gentle energy for those who push themselves
What is the qi deficiency constitution? For anyone who tires easily and catches colds easily. Self-care grounded in Chinese medicine, and yakuzen ingredients. -
What is the difference between yakuzen and kampo? Food and medicine, separated by purpose and by how they work
What is yakuzen? How it differs from kampo, the everyday yakuzen ingredients you can buy at the supermarket, and how to start with Yasai Yakuzen. -
Is ringing in the ears down to the Kidney? Yakuzen notes from the final episode of Shiawase wa Tabete Nete Mate
Is ringing in the ears down to the Kidney? Notes and ingredient care from the final episode of the yakuzen drama Shiawase wa Tabete Nete Mate. -
Adzuki rice porridge for the morning after a party: what it does in yakuzen, and the recipe
Adzuki porridge, exactly right for the morning after drinking or eating too much. What adzuki does in yakuzen terms to drain damp from the body, plus an easy recipe you can start the night before. -
What is the Yasai Yakuzen check? A yakuzen self-check that tells you your constitution type
Is your constitution behind how you feel? A free yakuzen check, six types, settling things with vegetables. -
Ingredients that settle the mind
For unsteady emotions in spring. Ingredients that settle the mind, seen through yakuzen, from celery to citrus. -
Foods that warm the body, and foods that cool it
What are the five natures in yakuzen? How to use warming and cooling ingredients such as celery and tomato.
