I’ve been in awe of 5 Element food therapy & Chinese medicine food dietetics for over 10 years. 5 Elements (often called 5 Phases) are EARTH / METAL / WATER / WOOD / FIRE. The Qi of the earth element flourishes in Indian Summer, those golden moments of fullness before the waning of the light. The earth color is yellow, like the sun, the ripened crops, and the root vegetables. Bringing in some much needed grounding energy from the Earth element by making a hash tonight with these golden veggies that will mix with a grass-fed ground beef and kale scramble. ☀️🌻🌾🥕.
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At the heart of what I do: Acupuncture! This here is a beautiful example of one style of acupuncture I practice called the Tan Balance Method. Do you have chronic pain? This may be a perfect fit for you as it is meridian-balancing- no need to treat the local area of pain that is already filled with tension and discomfort - I treat an opposite area of the body which balances the area of pain - my sweet client here is experiencing thumb pain associated with Trigger Thumb! The big toe balances the thumb! It’s perfectly wild. A combination of Tan-style acupuncture, gua sha, and moxibustion has her feeling 75% better already! 🙌.
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Afternoon pick me up:
½ tsp Astragalus
½ tsp He Shou Wu powders
½ Maca root powder
½ tsp coconut oil
½ tsp maple syrup
All melted into 8oz hot steeped chai tea and topped with foamed up coconut milk! They teach us not to combine Chinese herbs with anything but water so that they retain their healing qualities and your body can focus on assimilating the herbs in their pure form - I get it. I normally follow this rule. But hey, this mama is tired and needed a treat. 😉.
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I made paste this week - Haldi Doodh Paste! This is a paste for Golden Turmeric tea. Mix it up, keep it in the fridge, use liberally for a nourishing pick me up / cold or flu remedy / tonic Ayurvedic potion drink. It is so yummy… gingery, creamy, coconutty, spicy, peppery & sweet goodness. Having a paste is way easier than making it from scratch every single cup! Next paste on the blog - my Warrior Wellness paste for not getting sick. That combined with this turmeric tea is a recipe for HERO VITALITY! 😉
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2 Tbsp fresh grated ginger root. 3 tsp ground turmeric. 1 tsp ground cardamom. 1 tsp ground cinnamon. 1/8 tsp or slightly more ground black pepper. Mix all this up in a small jar with a spoon. Add 2-3 Tbsp raw honey to cover & coat all spices and mix very thoroughly until smooth and even. Put a lid on it! When you want to make Golden Milk - heat up ½ C coconut milk (almond milk, whole milk) with ½ C water on stove. Use 1 tsp of mix per cup of tea. Strain through a cloth or mesh strainer into your cup. Bliss out with a warm beverage.
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What’s for dinner? Asian Salmon with Bok Choy & Hei Zhi Ma - aka Black Sesame seed! Hei Zhi Ma is a legit Chinese herb we use for deficiency/depletion especially relating to the Liver and Kidneys. It’s very nourishing to the blood and YIN 🌑parts of our body. Personally, I got majorly depleted & lost a ton of hair after both my pregnancies - using herbs like this (among many other things) is a little daily ritual for me to cultivate more yin in my life. ❤
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