Page 31 - Real Rochdale Issue 20 Winter 2023

Health and wellbeing during

Water season

As we move out of autumn and metal season,
we move into winter, which is covered by the ABOUT THE WRITER
element of water. Suzanne Cooper is a
complementary
healthcare therapist
Winter is the darkest time of the year, with using the principles
shorter daylight hours. It is the peak of yin, so of traditional Chinese
time for hibernation and replenishing of medicine.
energy, moving towards the spring and
increasing yang.
issues, vertigo, and dizziness, as well as
Nature is laid bare, but appearances can be occipital headaches and high blood pressure.
deceptive. It looks like nothing is happening,
but we know that energy is being conserved, Self-care is more important than ever during
ready to grow again in spring. We can reflect water season, so going to bed early and
nature by going within and doing the inner sleeping late, keeping hydrated, eating
work to gather our strength for the coming nourishing warming foods, and looking after
season. our mental and emotional health is key.

In traditional Chinese medicine, the organs Foods for this season are warming, so opt for
relating to the water element are the kidneys things like soups and broths, rice, walnuts,
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stored in the kidneys, which play an important
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Jing also produces bone marrow which is time of year to boost your immune system and
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with ease and flow; however, when disrupted, it are outdoors, keep your back warm to protect
is turbulent and unsettled. When we are calm, your kidneys, and wear thick socks to protect
we are grounded and alert, but when fear steps your ankles as the kidney and bladder energy
in, the balance is disrupted, leading to stress meridians run through these.
and anxiety.
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