I always bring the greens. Putting together what has been one of my favorite salads for the past few years for the holidays. It’s @heidijswanson Heirloom Apple salad and it’s 100% delightful. I use a bitter green combo of arugula and radicchio to balance the many sweet flavors of the traditional thanksgiving meal (meat, root vegetables, starches, grains, pies). All five flavors should be present in your meal but make especially sure you include something bitter and sour on this holiday as they will ⚖️ balance the scale of sweetness & 🧪 stimulate your liver to release bile for fat digestion. Digestion starts in the mouth🧡. Side note: you also have a wonderful opportunity with cranberry sauce to make it on the tart/raw side instead of sweet. Do this! It creates a great flavor balance to your meal. Happy meal planning. ❤️.
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#nutritiontherapy #easternmedicine #fivephases #fiveflavors #thanksgivingdinner #thanksgivingtable #bitters #chinesemedicine #heidiswanson #101cookbooks #digestivehealth #healingfoods #foodtherapy #intuitiveeating (at Austin, Texas)
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I guess I’ve always loved to bring things together. I was lucky to see the beauty in Chinese medicine at a young age and it still deeply moves me today. Feeling grateful to have this work & worldview in my life. 🙌.
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#chinesemedicine #holistichealth #healingarts #qi #fivephases #fiveelements #easternmedicine #acupuncture #foodtherapy #healingfoods #nutritiontherapy #mindbodyspirit #mindbodygreen #easternphilosophy #artandscience (at Austin, Texas)
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I’m puttin up a highlight section for what I call “⚡️meals” which are photos of meals I make during the weeks with ingredients and simple methods included (just not full exact recipes) for those of you who are interested and need ideas for healthy eating. Medicine Kitchen started out as a convenient way to inspire my clients to stay healthy in between their acupuncture sessions - healthy eating & cooking is a big part of that. Hope it can foster some ideas to keep you all on track or get on the track to start with! Start where you are 💗. Have a great weekend!
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#holistichealthcare #acupuncture #chinesemedicine #easternmedicine #foodtherapy #healingfoods #nutritiontherapy #mealplanning #mealprepideas #eatyourgreens #foodismedicine #naturalhealing #healingarts #medicinekitchen (at Austin, Texas)
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Earth day kind of feels like a spiritual day for me. What does it mean to you? 👫🤝🌎.
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#earthday #easternmedicine #microcosm #mindbodyspirit #foodasmedicine #healingarts #mindfulness #earthelement #feedyoursoul #plantmedicine #howtoeat
BULK // Going back to raw herb formulas at home. After years of being on again & off again of herbs and supplements in various pill and liquid forms, for convenience mostly since half my time is spent running after 2 young children, it feels like going home to put together a proper bulk herb formula for myself. Though they may take more time and thought to prepare (maybe this is a good thing when we are trying to bring forth health!), they are more potent than what we call “patents” - pre-made pill and capsule forms. Pretty too! My body has been reaching out to me… trying to tell me something lately. Trying my best to make space & fully listen. 🌱.
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#tonify #qiandblood #chineseherbs #herbalism #chinesemedicine #decoction #rawherbs #easternmedicine #healingpower #healingarts #superfoods #plantmedicine
This is me doing my crazy smile & geeking out about how much I love cupping people. Did you know you don’t have to get mad bruise marks from cupping treatments like you see in the press? It’s true. Gliding cupping can be wonderfully gentle for all of you sensitive souls out there too. 😍😍.
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#cuppingtherapy #chinesemedicine #acupunctureworks #austinacupuncture #acupuncture #easternmedicine #healingarts #naturalhealth #pinsandneedles #acupuncturist #wellness #goodqi (at Sarah Senter, LAc + Medicine Kitchen)
Oh how I love Gua Sha. It’s an ancient Chinese scraping technique used to increase blood flow & lymphatic drainage & relieve pain. It was also widely used for Chinese royal women as an anti-aging treatment to maintain their beautiful skin. Here’s a short and very fast video of my at-home facial gua sha routine! (Promise I’ll get better at these videos soon!) I’m now doing Facial Gua Sha add-ons to your acupuncture session upon request.❣️.
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#chinesemedicine #guasha #glowingskin #getthatglow #naturalbeauty #holisticskincare #beautyiswellness #easternmedicine #acupuncture #holistichealth #wellness #selfcare #facial #healthathome
Releasing tension from the upper back and neck with 〰CUPPING〰. Cupping is one of the best deep-tissue therapies available. It’s a deeply relieving modality for tight muscles, emotional & physical blockages; sedating the nervous system, opening the lungs, transforming phlegm in the chest, chronic muscular pain & inflammation, and to simply to get the Qi and blood flow moving in your body. I practice glass fire cupping with gliding or fixed placement, depending on what your body needs - and I absolutely love it. The negative pressure that cupping provides can pull out lingering toxins from the muscles and tissue up to 4 inches below the skin level - leaving you feeling so relaxed and loose. Take your bodywork to the next level. ❤️
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#chinesemedicine #healingarts #cuppingtherapy #cupping #ancientwisdom #deeptissue #bodywork #privatepractice #acupuncture #austinacupuncture #holistichealth #wellness #selfcare #wholebodyhealth #orientalmedicine #easternmedicine #detox #stressrelief (at Sarah Senter, LAc + Medicine Kitchen)