Soup Cleanse: Asparagus Turnip

Dr. Sarita Cox — Fri, 16 Apr 2021 22:01:14 +0000

The Asparagus Turnip soup exquisitely blends the rootedness of winter with the upward sprouting energy of spring. A simple soup is the perfect way to cook with the asparagus fresh in your yard or fresh from the spring markets. The vegetable combination supports the fire organ pair of the heart and small intestine – our imperial fire organs – which peak in the summer season. Asparagus promotes blood circulation, clears heat and detoxifies; turnips promote digestion and clear phlegm.

Spoiler alter: this soup might just become your favorite welcome to spring winter soup favorite.

The soups can be created and enjoyed in any order. However, the order of the soups as presented journeys you through the 12 organ network in order of energetic flow. One or two may even become your favorite go to soups throughout the year. The first and last vegetable combinations concentrate on the Metal element organs: large intestine and lung respectively.

All Nourishing Winter Soup Cleanse recipes can be found a few posts back (click here).

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Compliance Tip: Soup Share

Want to do the soup cleanse with 1/2 the work? Consider a soup share. Divide the soups and double the ingredients, package and swap with a friend or family member.

Compliance Tip: Element Wisdom Cards

Reach your Zenith

Choose an Element Wisdom Card each day. These unique messages support your seasonal health & elemental constitution as determined by your 5 element practitioner or our Seasonal Medicine Element Quiz.

Spices:

Oregano: warm, pungent

qualities: releasing, detoxifying

actions: heart protective, antiviral, anti-parasitic

affinity: HT, SI

Thyme: warm, pungent

qualities: tonifies wei qi, spleen, lung; releases exterior

actions: restorative, antiviral, anti-inflammatory

affinity: LU, ST, SP, adrenals, nerves

Whole Foods Tips:

Snap the asparagus from the bottom of the stalk to divide the tender from the woody stalk.

Store the asparagus in water in a cup or glass in the refrigerator until ready to cook.

Toppers:

Lemon zest, peel or juice:

qualities: sour, sweet, neutral

action: calming, clears phlegm misting the heart

affinity: LV, GB, HT, LU, ST

Self Care:

To support the heart: practice metta – loving kindness toward yourself and others

I hope you enjoy this journey! Be creative. Love your body with healthy foods.

xoxoxoxo Sarita

basil – Dr. Elizabeth Cox, ND, LAc

Soup Cleanse: Asparagus Turnip