In the Northern Hemisphere, we are now entering late summer, or the in-between season, before autumn starts. In the five-element theory of healing, this is associated with the Earth Element. This time is the peak of harvest for plants, the time of ripening of fruit and grains, and when the energy starts to wane, becoming cooler in the evenings, and when the first golden leaves start to appear on the trees. Days and nights are nearly equal in length. The climate is perfect – n