@sarajaneho: Skipping breakfast is one of the worst things you can do in traditional Chinese medicine. Your stomach qi peaks from 7-9am and your spleen from 9-11. Together, this 4-hour block is “digestion prime time”. Your Stomach receives and breaks down food, and then your Spleen transforms it into Qi and Blood and sends nutrients throughout your body. If you skip breakfast, you starve your metabolism—and your womb—of fuel. This leads to Qi and Blood deficiency, which shows up as fatigue, dizziness, dry skin, and irregular periods. Start your day with something warm and cooked like congee, miso soup, or warm oats with cinnamon. I like to take ground flaxseed powder with hot water and manuka honey, it’s just enough to get my metabolism going and help me feel satiated without making me gain weight.