Your herbal formula isn't trying to punish you — that bold flavor is actually part of how it works. Here's why bitter, pungent, and downright strong tastes are a sign of good medicine, not bad news.

Working with an herbalist might bring up some questions for you, like: What are my herbs actually doing?! If you’re curious to learn more about Chinese herbal medicine theory and diagnosis, and how that goes into creating your herbal formula, this is the article for you.

A list of my favorite books about health. Includes East Asian Medicine books, Western Medicine books and a few on mindfulness as well.