Healthy Tips for Autumn
"Autumn is a second spring when every leaf becomes a flower." -Albert Camus I love the change of seasons! Just when I'm ready for the heat of summer to end, autumn brings cooler and drier weather that I welcome each year. Autumn is the end of the growing season, and all the plants and trees turn their energy inward, bringing their energy down to the root. The outward directed energy of summer slowly starts changing and becomes more inwardly directed. As human beings, we are also affected by the natural changes that occur with the change of seasons. We can be healthier physically and emotionally by being aware and aligned with these natural changes that occur each year. In Chinese medicine, autumn is ruled by the lungs, large intestine, and the skin. These are all organs of elimination. The organs of elimination let go of waste and what is not necessary for our bodies to thrive. As the trees let go of their leaves, it is a time for us to let go of what doesn't