17/12/2025
Prolonged Cold Damp Wind Weather. That's what it feels like now. For athletes in training, more specific care is needed for Joint Tendon recovery. After all an athlete is only limited by recovery.
In our kitchen, we've been incorporating more warming ingredients to our recipes; cinnamon, fresh ginger, ginseng etc. At the same time avoiding cooling ones like bitter gourd, seaweed, and anything raw.
Much inspiration has been drawn from Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang from Bei Ji Qian Jin Yao Fang (Important Formulas Worth a Thousand Gold Pieces for Emergency) during the Tang Dynasty (618–907 AD) by Sun Simiao;
Chief herb: Du Huo (Double Teeth Angelica pubescens root) Assistant herbs: Sang Ji Sheng (Mulberry Mistletoe), Du Zhong (Eucommia Bark) etc
Keep warm, lots of massages, add a layer of clothing and bedding. 🙏🏾
