Category Chinese Medical Nutrition
Raspberry Chia Pudding
My husband and I have recently fallen in love with breakfast chia puddings because they are both nutritious and filling. I love the ability to quickly throw together 2-6 servings of chia puddings at the beginning of the week and know that for a few days breakfast is already to go right when we wake […]
Drinking Vinegars for Spring
{photo credit http://heartbeetkitchen.com/2015/canningpreserving/apple-shrub-recipe/ } Vinegar was used as medicine for thousands of years in China and Europe. Historically people would create curative beverages involving mixtures of culinary herbs, spices, water, and vinegar. The famous Hippocrates used a mixture of honey and vinegar in his medical practice to treat coughs. Drinking vinegar was called switchel […]
Learning To Enjoy Vegetables
This week I became inspired by the article: No Diet, No Detox: How To Relearn The Art Of Eating. This remarkable article discusses the myriad reasons as to why the Western world continues to struggle with food choices. If you like any of my thoughts on the matter, please read the article for yourself. It truly […]
Stellar Homemade Pho Broth
I’ve been experimenting with homemade pho broth for about seven months now. Initially, I starting experimenting to try to cut down on our dining out budget, but when our local pho restaurant decided to close down early this summer, I felt a renewed sense of urgency. There are many pho recipes on the interwebs and combing […]
Shredded Beet Tostadas
Oops! I apologize for publishing two blogs on the same day. I accidentally hit ‘publish now’ when I was trying to schedule the post to publish next week. Please forgive the double blogposts in your inbox today. –Sincerely, Lindsey Thompson Ingredients 4 Tostada shells Refried beans 1/2 beet, shredded with a cheese grater 1/4 […]
Can you eat a raw food diet? Let your poop be your guide
I am not here to put down the raw food diet, or any diet for that matter. I want to spread the joy of being able to use your own body as a guide to whether or not your digestive system is happy with the diet of your choice. Your poop will be your […]
Ten Day Protocol to Reboot Your Diet After The Holidays
We survived the holidays and January has arrived. For many of us, we indulged in our beloved holiday treats, shared ups and downs with family, friends, and loved ones. Some of us had our fair share of holiday stressors. But now the new year is upon us. Even though spring is the ideal season to […]
Heal Yourself With Food: Food Therapy For Yin Deficiency
What is yin? Yin is a very large concept in Chinese medicine. You may have seen the classic yin-yang or tai ji symbol depicting the balance between yin and yang. Yin makes up the shadows, night, anything damp or wet, dense substances, and cold. Women are considered more yin. Yang makes up the opposite: sunlight, […]
Stick Out Your Tongue 