Hello Everyone, I just dug up this article. Greenwich Times: Healthy Tips For The Winter Greenwich Time - Cold-weather cravings: 'Tis the season for huddling, cuddling and seeking foods that comfort Published on: 2/25/2003 Last Visited: 2/25/200 Spring is a time for cleansing and winter a time for resting, agrees Drew DiVittorio, founder of the Healthy Living Center in Norwalk and a nutritional consultant who holds a degree from the School of Classical Taoist Herbology. According to DiVittorio, in Asian countries, people wear belts around the kidney area when the weather is cold, much the same way we wrap scarves around our necks. That's because in traditional Chinese medicine, every season has a correlating organ in the body. In winter, that organ is the kidney, and we must produce warmth to nourish and protect it, he says. We crave more fatty foods because fat creates warmth. We also long for comforting teas and tend to favor root vegetables such as cooked bee...