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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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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With 〰️Inside | Out〰️ today we are focusing on a staple ingredient for fall - Manuka honey.
Honey is a wonderful antidote to dry autumn wind and Vata season. Its moist, viscous, sweet nature balances the light airiness of this season and helps us stay lubricated and grounded, similar to oil.
Manuka honey in particular is a powerful anti-microbial / anti-bacterial / anti-viral agent with bio-active hydrogen peroxide, and an active factor of 10➕or more will be best for fighting active pathogens in the body.
Honey is a sweet qi tonic and Earth element food. One of the best things it can do for us in fall is to moisten dryness - of the lungs (cough), intestines (constipation), and skin - what we call the outer lung (roughness and eczema). The Lung & Large Intestine happen to be the 2 organs associated with autumn, so honey is a must-have item in rotation for everyone right now!
Here is a manuka honey paste I make at some point every fall to help fight illness - especially in the sore throat/ cough/ cold category. It’s a great immune booster and will provide your body plenty of ammunition to fight pathogens when you need it!
Warrior Honey:
2 large cloves garlic, minced
1 tbsp fresh grated ginger
1 tsp turmeric powder
A couple grinds of black pepper
2-3 tbsp manuka honey
Mix all ingredients together in a jar or bowl with a small whisk and seal tightly, store in fridge.
Use 2 tsp of this honey mixture diluted in hot water or ginger tea, up to 2x/day.
Or swallow a spoonful straight in desperate times.
Learn more about the amazing powers of Manuka & how to use it for your healthiest skin ever over @neuskinaustin. 🍂🍯💗.
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Is it possible to have too much miso and ginger tea? Like how much is too much? Asking for a friend. Also, when your last kid is still asleep at 8am, everyone else has already been gone for half an hour and you feel sooooo grateful for extra quiet / productive time but also 🤔!
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An idea for breakfast. Have it on the floor.
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Are you guys signed up for my newsletter? I send something out *about* 1x a month and September is about to be mailed! If you want to get this month’s note in your inbox - sign up with your email via the homepage of my website 👆🏻linked above. The MK Monthly is my journal filled with findings, thoughts, recipes, tips, challenges, & ideas on staying healthy in mind, body and spirit and what exactly that means - from my brain to yours. xo.
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I haven’t said a proper hello in awhile and there are some new people here, so hi 👋 I’m Sarah! I’m a licensed acupuncturist with a certification in applied clinical nutrition. I’ve been practicing East Asian Medicine for 12 years in Austin and am currently on hiatus from my private practice - doing creative projects, sharing info with you here, doing some Skype consultations, and writing book content! I am passionate about holistic health, eastern medicine, mindfulness and having conversations about wellness, healing, food, motherhood, and how we are all trying our best. I have 2 little boys, a funny and musical husband named Adam, a love for design and style, I love books and am pretty introverted, and I really want to be a gardener although I have no natural talent for it (better with people!). I love helping people feel better and here @medicine_kitchen I want to help you cultivate health at home. Thanks for being here 💗💗.
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I love this quote posted from @thebroadplace. 5 Days Away is starting on October 22 - reclaim your center and get back your time, your thoughts, your root. I have a live link to register up on my website 👆🏻 if you want to reserve a spot ASAP, it’s five weeks away! Open to 10 participants max and the registration will close by October 11th so I can have ample time for mailing your fun packages. Join me! For those of you who don’t know about 5 Days Away, it is a social media cleanse for mind, body & spirit that focuses on therapeutic foods, mindfulness & creative cultivation. Based on the wisdom of Chinese medicine. Read more info and testimonials or register on my website under “5 Days”. 💗.
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#healingarts #5daysaway #digitaldetox #socialmediacleanse #mindfulnessmeditation #earthphase #fiveelements #chinesemedicine #medicinekitchen #yinyang #ayurveda #foodtherapy #therapeuticfoods (at Austin, Texas)
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Change the model. If something’s not working for you - change things up. Look at it from a different angle - get another perspective. Don’t be afraid to use your own experience and knowledge in a new way, don’t be afraid to take big steps or go in a new direction that is true to your heart ⚪️ I’m working on something special these next few weeks and getting so so excited to share more with you guys on how to integrate 5 Elements and all the wisdom TCM and East Asian Medicine have for seasonal, balanced living. 💛.
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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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Last mung bean post, I promise! I mentioned doing a quick sauté with them and using as a topping. An example here - one of my favorite family chicken soups with a crispy mung bean, cilantro, pink salt crumble on top. Delicious texture! .
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The mighty mung bean. Soaked these and most will go into a batch of kitchari we will eat through the week/weekend and the rest for sprouting. Mung beans are such a therapeutic food. Cooling. Cleansing. Chinese doctors say they clear all toxins. They nourish Yin fluids in the body and cool redness / inflammation / swelling. They balance and comfort with their ‘sweet’ nature. We’ve had two weeks of vacation + I’ve got many emotions going on with my first son starting kindergarten/public school on Monday. Cooking up the comfort here in this transition time! Check out stories for some kitchari action shots 💗.
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