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Sage Holistic Health Tip of the Month

COCONUT MILK ICE CREAM

Base Recipe:

2 cans coconut milk; 2 Tbs. arrowroot powder; 1/2 cup agave nectar or sugar; 2 tsp. almond extract

Empty cans of coconut milk into a medium size saucepan. Whisk to an even texture. Pour 1/2 cup coconut milk into a small bowl and add arrowroot powder. Whisk until no lumps remain, while heating the saucepan's contents on medium heat. Add arrowroot mixture to saucepan and whisk on medium heat until mixture starts to boil. Turn off burner and remove from heat. Cool to room temperature and add almond extract. Chill if desired. Process in ice cream maker according to directions. Enjoy!!

This recipe is easily altered for full gustatory delight:  Like chocolate?   Melt 2-4 baking chocolate squares in the saucepan before warming the coconut milk.  Try other extracts for flavoring.  Fruits of any type can be pureed then added to the warm mixture. Have some fun with it!

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Classical Chinese Medicine

The defining image of Chinese medicine for most people is that of the acupuncturist's needles extending porcupine-like from a patient's skin. This is indeed a dramatic image, but it represents only a glimpse of the philosophy and practice of the world's oldest intact system of natural healing. The antiquity, beauty, and efficacy of Chinese medicine has drawn western scholars for generations. As modern China sought credibility for its age-old system of medicine, and as westerners have striven to understand it within their own scientific context, each has emphasized only select pieces from the rich tapestry of Chinese medicine.