EPISODE · Mar 15, 2026 · 43 MIN
A TCM Spring: Journey from Yin to Yang
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Herbalism Uncensored has wrapped up! But we're not going anywhere. 🎤 Follow Alicia's New Podcast here -----> The Holistically Correct Podcast 🎤 Follow Lila's New Podcast here ----> The Herbal (R)Evolution In this seasonal episode of Herbalism Uncensored, the hosts discuss the erratic transition from winter to spring through a Traditional Chinese Medicine lens, using yin–yang principles to explain how the body shifts from rest and storage toward outward movement and growth. They emphasize not rushing “false spring,” noting that winter habits determine spring resilience and that overexertion can lead to fatigue, irritability, or burnout. Key spring stressors include wind (sudden, mobile, upper-body symptoms like headaches, sneezing, congestion, and shifting pain) and dampness (heavy, sluggish, Kapha-like stagnation). They highlight liver and gallbladder support, recommending gradual, non-punitive “detox” via lighter warm meals, bitters, cooked greens and roots, reduced sugar/alcohol/greasy foods, and gentle digestion support; they also mention burdock, berberine/barberry, sarsaparilla, hawthorn, citrus peel, and bupleurum-based formulas to harmonize liver constraint. Alicia's Clinic Holistically Correct A holistic approach that harmonizes ancient wisdom with contemporary lifestyles 📅 Book a session with Alicia here ---> http://l.bttr.to/xtlny 📝 Take Alicia’s free mini wellness assessment 🌐 Website: holisticallycorrect.com ✉️ Email: [email protected] Lila’s Clinic The Virtual Natural Healing Clinic 🌿 Clinical herbal and functional medicine for complex and chronic conditions. 📍 Free Mini Health Assessment 👉 Book Your Initial Consult 🌐 Website: https://TVNHC.com 📩 Email: Sign up here 📬 Contact the Show Have questions, guest suggestions, or feedback? We’d love to hear from you. 📧 Email us at: [email protected] 00:00 Spring Transition Vibes 01:48 Seasonal Episode Setup 02:59 Ayurveda Meets TCM 05:43 Yin Yang Basics 09:24 Winter to Spring Pace 13:16 Spring Wind Patterns 16:46 Burnout and Balance 19:49 Dampness and Kapha 21:45 Climate Matters 22:52 Renewal Over Congestion 23:50 Spring Body Reset 24:28 Liver Qi Flow 25:33 Gentle Detox Approach 28:03 Light Cleanse Routine 29:00 Bupleurum Formulas 31:43 Detox Without Punishment 32:57 Foods to Avoid Add 35:26 Habits for Spring 36:22 Tune In Pace 38:30 Time Change Curveball 39:43 Spring Balance Recap 40:31 Manifesting Season 42:28 Wrap Up and Farewell
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In this seasonal episode of Herbalism Uncensored we explore the erratic shift from winter into spring through a traditional Chinese medicine lens, using yin and yang to frame why this transition can feel destabilizing and why it should be approached gradually. We break down spring’s key challenges—wind and dampness—and how they show up as upper-body symptoms like allergies, sinus congestion, headaches, and shifting pains, plus heaviness, sluggish digestion, and brain fog. We connect spring to the liver and gallbladder, talk about keeping qi moving to avoid constraint and “rising” patterns like irritability, anxiety, and insomnia, and share a supportive—not extreme—approach to spring cleansing with lighter warm meals, bitters and roots, gentle movement, rest, and liver-supportive herbs and formulas like chai hu san.
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