

The Dog Days of Summer & Traditional Chinese Medicine
Are you a person that is often sick during the winter? In this heat, preparing your body for winter is most likely the last thing on your mind, but many patients find benefit in building up their immune system now, to prepare for winter. Sound crazy? Let’s start at the very beginning… There is a saying in Chinese that the “dog days of summer” are the hottest days of the year. According to the ancient Chinese Lunar (Stem and Branch) Record Day Act determined annually after the