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yourself.This year’s Building Bridges for Traditional ChineseMedicine Conference October 17-20, 2013(www.tcmconference.org) will have seminars onFood as Medicine by James Gordon, M.D.(Center for Mind-Body Medicine, Georgetown UniversitySchool of Medicine, Washington, DC) andThe Spirit of Food by Nan Lu, OMD. Additionally,featured speakers include Dr. Amit Goswami(Professor of Theoretical Physics (retired), Universityof Oregon) The Quantum Physics of VitalEnergy and Energy Healing and Lama SuryaDas, Tibetan Buddhist Teacher/lecturer/author,among many others.Some important relationships of LateSummer: In Chinese Medicine, Late Summerstarts around mid-August and lasts untilthe Autumn Equinox. It is related to the Earthelement, the color yellow, the Spleen/Stomach organ-meridian systems, it is nourishedby the sweet/bland flavor, itcomes forth from the bitter taste and isgoing into pungent taste. The flavorwhich balances it is Spring’s sour taste.Its environment is damp, its direction is Middle/Center.The Late Summer flows out ofEarly Summer and then into Fall.This placement of Late Summer is one of balance.In order to stay in balance, a personmust have a deep feeling of trust/faith. Thedeeper our trust, the stronger our balance.During Late Summer, the early summer heatis beginning to cool and the earth’s energy isbeginning to prepare for the Fall. The environmentis going from damp to dry. Althoughfruits are prevalent in this season, overeatingof sweet fruits can cause too much internaldampness later on.Some Foods That Are Harmonious WithLate Summer Include:.Almond, Apple, Barley, Blueberries Buckwheat,Cabbage, Carrots, Cherry, Chestnuts,Chicken, Chive, Coconut, Cooked onion,Corn, Cow’s milk, Crab, Cucumber, Dates,Duck eggs, Eggplant, Figs, Fruits (sweeter),Garlic, Ginger, Grapes, Hawthorne Berries,Hazelnuts, Honey, Job’s tears (Chinese BarleyCoix Seeds), Lamb, Licorice, Lotus root, Mangos,Melons, Millet, Molasses, Mushrooms(especially button mushrooms), Oats, Oranges,Peanuts, Peaches, Peas, Potato,Pumpkins, Red Chinese Dates (Jujube), Rye,Squashes, Strawberry, Sugar, Sweet potatoes,Tumeric, Water chestnut, WatermelonGet that midafternoon drowsy feeling? A cupof Spearmint tea will perk you up without anyshaky side effects. It's refreshing and easy tofind at your local market. Two good brandsare Traditional Medicinals’ Organic Spearmintand Bigelow's Plantation Mint. Peppermint teadoes not have the same effect, it's purpose issomewhat different.Dill Weed (used as an herb in many saladsand soups) is great for the stomach asboth a stimulant and for its carminativeproperties. Additionally, it will "diffuse Qi"56 Yang-Sheng (Nurturing Life) Volume 3, Issue No. 3