#128 - Heart Health in TCM: Nutritional Strategies to Balance Body & Mind

💌 **Sign up for my** FREE weekly newsletter where I share exclusive content I don't share anywhere else. Happy Summer, rock stars! ☀️ Summer belongs to the Heart in Chinese medicine, and supporting the Heart goes far beyond emotions alone. For this episode, I found it fitting to talk about **TCM nutrition for common Heart patterns**, sharing practical food recommendations to help nourish the Shen, regulate emotions, and better support your patients. Through personal stories, clinical insights, and easy-to-apply nutrition principles, you’ll learn how food therapy can become a powerful extension of your treatments. **In this episode, you’ll learn:** • The Heart’s connection to **Summer, Yang energy, joy, and the Shen** in TCM • Simple nutrition strategies for **Heart Yin, Qi, and Blood Deficiency**, plus Heart Fire patterns • Which foods help calm the mind, nourish blood, tonify qi, and clear heat/phlegm • Core TCM nutrition principles like **eating seasonally, locally, and mindfully** If you want practical food therapy tools to better support emotional health, sleep, energy, and Heart-related patterns, this episode is packed with clinical pearls you can use right away. 💜 **☯️ More AcuPro Episodes you'll love:** - Differentiating TCM Heart Symptoms for Proper Diagnosis - The BEST Acupuncture Points for Sadness, Grief & a Broken Heart - How to Use Acupuncture & TCM for Insomnia ➡️ Visit the show notes for all the links mentioned in this episode! Also, if you haven’t done so already, follow the podcast. So many fantastic episodes are coming your way! If you’re not following, there’s a good chance you’ll miss out. 🩵 This episode is brought to you by **Jane**, the practice management software I use in my clinic. It’s been a total game-changer for keeping scheduling, charting, and everything running smoothly. Check it out here, and use my code **ACUPRO1MO** for a one-month grace period on your new account! 💜 And connect with **@AcuProAcademy** on all social media!