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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#metalseason #chinesemedicine #medicinekitchen #miso #breakfastclub #healingfoods #therapeuticfoods #intuitiveeating #putaneggonit #mindfuleating #mindfulmoments #holisticnutrition #foodtherapy (at Austin, Texas)
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I was having a conversation with some friends recently about making healing foods vs. restaurant foods. See, I’m not a chef. I’ve never been through culinary school and honestly, I have a bit of a complex about cooking for other people because of this. My food is good. It’s simple, wholesome. It’s thrown together. It’s even delicious. But it also tastes great to me because my palette isn’t so attuned to the extremes of sugar and salt that it used to be years ago. These extreme tastes that we find in restaurants and in packaged foods are not healing tastes. When making therapeutic foods, we let the food taste of what it is. I love this quote to remind me that when it comes to eating, and many other things in life, I don’t need to be fancy to be fulfilled. ❤️.
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#mindfuleating #mindfulliving #healingfoods #therapeuticfoods #foodismedicine #medicinekitchen #foodtherapy #holisticnutrition #fiveflavors #eatwelllivewell #alicewaters #minimalism #realfoodheals (at Austin, Texas)
Last week I had a group of 10 people (+ myself) experience a week with zero social media that focused on nourishing your body, mind, & spirit through healing foods, mindfulness, daily meditations, and creative cultivation. It was the first time I’ve ever done an ‘online’ program and I have to say it was so heart-warming & energizing to experience - both as a participant and as a leader for me. I’ll be posting some testimonials for the 5 Days Away program up in IG stories today - if you’re interested in joining us in the next group starting on July 9th please take a look and see what the feedback has been! 🙌💗. Registration is open on my website for another couple weeks. This is a little snippet of one of the recipes we made last week to stoke our digestive fire. :)
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#medicinekitchen #plantmedicine #healingfoods #therapeuticfoods #fiveelements #fiveflavors #fivephases #earthelement #digestivehealth #socialmediacleanse #digitaldetox #mentaldigestion #5daysaway #mindfuleating #mindbodyspirit (at Austin, Texas)
Moringa Mint Tea / Fresh Moringa leaves steeped with fresh mint, letting sit for a couple hours to really get all the minerals and nutrients into the water from these amazing leaves. Sweeten lightly with raw honey if desired. Moringa has a really interesting flavor when fresh / raw… I like it best when combined with other flavors. This tea turns a beautiful pale chartreuse color that feels ultra summery. ☀️.
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Moringa is one of the best herbs to reduce inflammation (think allergies, arthritis, pain, acne, chronic illnesses), it’s also a great energy and immune booster as it can stabilize blood sugar levels and help your liver metabolize and detox better. Optimal blood sugar + less liver stress = more pep in your step. It’s traditionally been used as a remedy for so many ailments in Eastern countries - it’s so cool to see it grown here by our local farmers for us all to enjoy! Go find some at the @texasfarmersmarket 💚.
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#intuitiveeating #holistichealth #fiveelements #medicinekitchen #herbalmedicine #plantmedicine #mindfuleating #homeremedies #moringa #infusion #herbaltea #healingfoods #foodtherapy #therapeuticfoods #antiinflammatoryfoods (at Austin, Texas)
Breaking my IG fast today by getting stoked at the farmers market and sharing this beautiful haul. FRESH Moringa leaves from @bernhardtsfarm!! I couldn’t believe my eyes. Can’t wait to eat / cook them into something. Happy Sunday 💛.
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#mindfuleating #austinfarmersmarket #moringa #superfoods #plantmedicine #herbalmedicine #foodismedicine #peachseason (at Austin, Texas)
My fave kind of salad - cooked + raw; some sweet, some sour, some spicy, some bitter and pungent. Why are meals like this so satisfying? It’s the whole circle of 5 elements in a bowl. 🏵 Happy weekend!
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#holisticnutrition #eatwelllivewell #eattherainbow #medicinekitchen #superfoods #plantbasedmeals #plantmedicine #chinesemedicine #foodtherapy #instasalad #earthelement #fiveelements #fivephases #intuitiveeating #mindfuleating
Congee is a staple in Chinese therapeutic cooking. It’s the super nutritive, easily digestible rice porridge you can modify however you see fit. One of my fave cooks @heidijswanson shows you how to make it in an instant pot SO fast & I used her method here and it turns out 👌. If you are a rice person, which I am, congee is a great sub for morning oatmeal. It also makes a great afternoon snack. You can make it in many ways for different therapeutic effect - my standard here is iron + blood & qi fortifying, cooked with fresh ginger root slices, apricots, black sesame seed, and Da Zao - dried Chinese jujube date. 〰️ 1 part rice to 6-8 parts water, ½ tsp salt and IP for 30 min with natural release. I topped mine here with Spanish peanuts, sour cherries, goji berries, and added some wakame seaweed soaked in toasted sesame oil and ume vinegar. 〰️ Congee, along with a few other simple meals, totally changed my life & digestion when I was in acupuncture school. I don’t know a more nourishing meal for new moms, people recovering from illness, or anyone who has been depleted emotionally or physically. There are endless combinations to try… ❤️.
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Going on pasta tonight and topping a soup tomorrow: HOLY BASIL PESTO. Holy Basil (Aka Tulsi) is an adaptogenic herb that can reduce cortisol levels and help with anxiety and hormone imbalance, among other things. It is widely regarded as one of the most useful broad-spectrum anti-stress adaptogenic herbs. It does beautifully in culinary uses - which is why you see it in so many teas. Made a fresh basil / lemon / garlic / pine nut pesto and simply added 3 tsp dried holy basil to it while in the food processor to level it up. 🌱🌱
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