Home Remedies Using Bulk Herbs

In this fun and informative class, local acupuncturist and herbalist Amanda Lewis, will discuss some of the classic medicinal uses for 25 of the bulk herbs available at GreenStar…offering delightful samples along the way! 

She will also give instruction on basic herbal combinations and preparations. Some of the herbs include: ashwaghanda, astragalus, holy basil, licorice, marshmallow, nettle, valerian, and yarrow.

Healthy Body, Healthy Mind: Free Class and Discussion Series

Free Class and Discussion Series 

Green Earth Market, 4 Market St, Oneonta 

1. The Benefits of Chinese Medicine:

Healing the Whole Person 

Tues, May 5^th - 6:00-7:30pm

1. Using Medicine From East and West
2. Yin and Yang: Balance is the Key
3. Natural Cycles of the Body
4. What’s a Treatment Like?

2. How Acupuncture Works

Weds, June 3^rd - 6:00-7:30pm

1. Basic Principles: The Science of Acupuncture
2. Feeling Your Own Energy
3. Energy Pathways: Everything is Connected
4. Acupuncture Demonstration

3. Food and Herbs for Health, Longevity, & Rejuvenation

Weds, July 15^th - 6:00-7:30pm

1. Using Food as Medicine
2. Herbs: Natural Remedies Without Side Effects
3. Healthy Shopping Tips

Anti-Aging & Longevity Super Foods

We need look no further than our fridge for some of the best age-defying, all-natural treatments out there. And all we have to do is add them to our diet. 
Amanda Lewis, licensed acupuncturist and herbalist, will share these secrets to the fountain of youth according to Traditional Chinese Medicine. 

Sweet Success: Understanding the Pros and Cons of Sugar

Most everyone loves a little sweetness in their diet. In Chinese Medicine, the sweet flavor has many beneficial properties: it strengthens and harmonizes, lubricates tissues, tends to be warming, and directs energy higher and outward in the body. But it's also true that too much sweet injures digestion. The same is true of all flavors: a little usually strengthens the body, but a lot can be damaging. 
In this class, licensed acupuncturist and herbalist, Amanda Lewis L.Ac., will discuss the nature of the sweet flavor according to Traditional Chinese Medicine. She'll cover various types of foods considered “sweet”- comparing their qualities, benefits, and risks ­ and the relationship between blood sugar, inflammation, and weight management. Food samples will be be included.

Relish the Taste! The Six Flavors: How They Affect the Mind and Body

The moment anything touches the tongue, the first experience is “taste.” Every substance­--whether it’s a food, medicine, or herb­--is composed of a unique combination of the Five Elements (earth, water, fire, air, and space), and this blend is what determines the resulting flavor. Both Traditional Chinese and Ayurvedic Medicine distinguish six flavors: (1) sweet, (2) sour, (3) salty, (4) pungent, (5) bitter, and (6) astringent. 

In this class, licensed acupuncturist and herbalist Amanda Lewis will discuss the distinct affect each flavor distinctly has on the body and the mind. The class will also include a special tasting of each of these flavors so that everyone can directly experience and compare their effects!

What is Qi (chi)? Understanding Your Body’s Natural Vitality

As most everyone knows, staying healthy requires paying attention to things like good nutrition and balanced activity level. In addition to these, we have to be mindful of the strength of our natural life force, or “Qi" (Chi). This may sound mysterious to some, but in Traditional Chinese Medicine, Qi is considered one of the most essential factors in the regulation of our health. 

In this class, licensed acupuncturist and certified herbal medicine practitioner, Amanda Lewis, L.Ac., will discuss: (1) the different types of Qi that everyone has, (2) the sources of Qi, (3) how we can recognize if our Qi is weak or out of balance, and (4) ways we can better regulate and increase our Qi.  

The Best Medicine: Foods That Heal, Part 5

Fruits, Sweets, and Sweeteners

A Free Five-Part Discussion Series

Wednesday, July 16, 2014
6 - 7: 30 PM    
Greenstar Co-op, Ithaca NY    
A healthy diet is invaluable for the vitality of all bodily systems. Healing that results from proper eating is not coincidental. Similar to herbal medicine, food has specific therapeutic properties. If diet is used correctly for prevention and treatment, other medicines are required much less frequently if at all. 

Licensed acupuncturist and herbalist Amanda Lewis will discuss the nutritional and medicinal uses of fruits, sweets and sweeteners, drawing on insights from traditional Chinese medicine as well as current Western knowledge.