by admin | Jul 22, 2015 | Blog
At long last, summer is here! For many, this is the season in which we feel at our best. Long days of warmth and sunshine result in opportunities to cycle to work, take the long route home through the park, enjoy a good book on a patio or go for an evening stroll...
by admin | Jul 10, 2015 | Blog
1 bunch of asparagus – cut into 1.5″ pieces 1.5 tbsp pinenuts 2 tbsp Olive oil juice of ½ lemon and grated rind 1 small pink grapefruit peeled and remove pith and thin membrane so you are left with just the flesh. Cut each section in thirds Salt and pepper...
by admin | Jul 8, 2015 | Blog
We were all deeply impacted by the huge earthquake the shook Nepal this April, and even more so here at Urban Wellness because our own Alexis Coffey was there volunteering at a clinic practicing herbal medicine during the quake. Alexis received tremendous care and...
by admin | Jun 24, 2015 | Blog
The last year has been one of tremendous exposure for the trans community; most of it positive and sadly some of it, tragic. Courageous individuals such as Orange is the New Black’s Laverne Cox; activist and author of Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood,...
by admin | Jun 5, 2015 | Blog
“Even my eight naps per day weren’t enough…” If you apply common sense to the idea of fatigue in pregnancy, its no surprise. Your body is working really hard, all the time, to build a whole other person! Many women find that their fatigue peaks around week 9 of...
by admin | Jun 3, 2015 | Blog, Health, Holistic, Nutrition
Patterns of Anxiety and Depression in TCM and the Foods to Help All anxiety, according to Chinese Medicine (TCM), has something to do with the heart system being out of balance. The heart system in TCM theory is much more than just our functional heart, as we might...
