Bioavailable: Deconstructing the Buzzword December 19, 2023Alyssa Melody Words tend to lose weight when they’re overused or thrown around carelessly – that is, without sufficient respect for their actual meanings. We see this often in the alternative health...
Peppermint Hot Chocolate with Reishi Spore December 13, 2023Alyssa Melody This festive hot chocolate will bring a healthy dose of cheer to even the gloomiest day, while also cultivating robust immunity and your inner sense of cozy. Reishi Spore is...
How to Nourish Yin if You’re a Business Owner December 08, 2023Alyssa Melody The demands required of entrepreneurship can feel relentless, and often completely misaligned with both seasonal and personal ebbs and flows. While plenty of people open their own businesses to pursue...
Are Iced Drinks Really that Bad? November 28, 2023Alyssa Melody Most people are extremely familiar with the TCM advice to minimize cold and raw foods; however, the deeper wisdom of this concept pertains to the importance of promoting balance. A...
DIY: Tonic Herbal Electuaries November 22, 2023Alyssa Melody Electuaries are a simple and delicious preparation for incorporating herbs into our daily lives, as a little bit of honey helps the medicine go down! Featuring powdered herbs and honey,...
Seasonal Affective Disorder from a TCM Perspective November 17, 2023Alyssa Melody Now that our exposure to daylight has drastically decreased following the turn of the seasons and the recent “fall back” time change, we are officially immersed in the Yin phase...
Fall Recipe: Stewed Pears for Lung Support November 07, 2023Alyssa Melody As we progress through the Autumn season, associated with the Lung meridian in TCM, it’s important to cultivate internal balance to the cold, dry, and windy conditions present externally. Common...
Understanding the Po, Spirit of Autumn November 07, 2023Alyssa Melody There are five spiritual archetypes in TCM that each correspond to a primary organ and element, offering deeper wisdom into the mysterious forces that characterize our existence, and the Po...
The Way of Tea: Welcoming Pu’er October 27, 2023Alyssa Melody The journey of Root + Bones began as a way to share Chinese herbology with people in an accessible way, and we are so honored to continue nourishing its evolution...
Tonic Herbalism for Fall Allergies October 20, 2023Alyssa Melody A spike in seasonal allergies during the fall season is a common reality for many, causing the body to become inflamed and the immune system to experience an overly defensive...
TCM Wisdom for Autumnal Detox October 18, 2023Alyssa Melody Supporting the body’s natural process of detoxification has been part and parcel of traditional medicine systems for centuries, though perhaps not in the intense ways we have become accustomed to...
Primal Hot Cocoa Recipe October 18, 2023Alyssa Melody “You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves.” This excerpt from “Wild Geese,” a poem by Mary Oliver, feels like the perfect welcome...