WINTER TIME: Tonify the WATER ELEMENT

In the winter time, regardless of the weather we are now having in California, it is recommended to tonify the Water Element.  The Water Element represents one of five Chinese Medicine Elements.  The Water Element contains the kidney and bladder organs.  In Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, the Kidney controls the bones, nerves and bladder and kidney functions.  As pets grow older, arthritis may become an issue.  I tonify the Water Element in the winter calendar by adding cooked kidney beans.