Category Archives: whole food

Water ~ Have a cuppa bone broth or chai

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Cozy up with a cuppa bone broth or chai tea.  How did you come to know and love tea? I grew up with a mom who always created an herb garden wherever she has lived and helped me develop a taste for herbal brews early on starting with spearmint sun tea and catnip.I learned so much about tea in the town I lived for medical school – Portland, Oregon. They actually have tea shops and tea shops within Chinese gardens. My Chinese Medicine teachers always packed their traveling suitcases with tea and spices. The ah too true joke with them … Continue reading →

Soup Cleanse – Shopping list

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Use this shopping list for your Nourishing Soup Cleanse.  You can shop for the complete 7 soup cleanse to support your entire 12 organ network (meridians) or just one or 2 of the soups to support specific organs. As available shop local or our farmer’s market. Spoiler alert:  you may just find a favorite new soup. Base for 7 soups: Onions: sweet, white or yellow – 7 medium Garlic: 2-3 heads Extra Virgin Olive Oil Alternate base: Bone broth, Vegetable stock. favorite tea bags: chai, ginger, etc     7 days of soup (Fresh Vegetables) Lung/Large Intestine 1/2 head Cauliflower … Continue reading →

Water Tip Sheet

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For a gentle, nourishing soup cleanse that journeys your through the 12 meridian system: CLICK HERE To support your winter/water organs: kidney, bladder & adrenals, try this Lentil/Cilantro combination For a complete reference to the soup cleanse: search the Cultivating Wellness Blog for Soup Cleanse Enjoy these winter wisdom tips, to harmonize yourself into the season.

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Earth: Limit raw foods

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Element Wisdom Cards offer wellness tips that support your five element constitution & seasonal well being Earth: Limit raw foods  To bring balance and wellness to the organs ruled and expressed by the Earth Element, we focus on how to optimize digestion and personalize nutrition, regulate blood sugar and strengthen the muscles during Late Summer as well as the 18 days around each equinox & solstice. I am a huge fan of fresh food.  I am more skilled at chopping than cooking. I love to chop, so food prep is super fun for me and therefore a strength. I am … Continue reading →

Earth: Spice it up with Ginger

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Spice it up with Ginger.   Meet Fresh Ginger. Nature: warm Taste: slightly sweet, acrid Action: releases exterior, disperses cold: stops cough, alleviates vomiting, regulates migrating motor complex of Small Intestine Skin: promotes urination, reduces edema Affinity:  Lung, Spleen & Stomach According to eastern dietetics & herbalism – foods, spices, herbs and medicine have a distinct nature, action, direction & affinity with one or more organs.   As we become more familiar with these qualities in some of our familiar foods, we begin to fine tune our eating & drinking to the dynamic rhythms of the season.  We also eat … Continue reading →

Roasted Rosemary Sweet Potatoes

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Post thanksgiving through Christmas, I live on a steady diet of one Christmas movie a night, beginning with the sappy, modern hallmark types and ending with the classics. I simplify my personal meals during this mini season between gatherings, events and celebrations.  Simple whole food sides are a form of self love and sometimes a full mono meal. I bring a simple, whole foods dishes to gatherings.  They are time savers, stress reducers and super foods! Believe it or not, it starts a lot of conversations. One of my all time favorites is Roasted Rosemary Sweet Potatoes.  ONLY 2 main ingredients 1. … Continue reading →