Kelli HowardFood as Medicine - Autumn
Autumn is traditionally associated with dryness, a time when temperatures start to fall, rains dry up and yang energies diminish as our place on earth turns yin once more. Autumn can also be the time when dampness and fog start the seasonal cycle of coughs and chills. The lungs and colon are the organ systems (including the skin) most affected by this season.
Using food as medicine we can enter this season with vitality and health.
To support your immune system include:
dark green and golden-orange vegetables
carrots
winter squash
pumpkin
broccoli
parsley
kate
turnip
mustard greens
watercress
wheat or barley grass
To combat dryness in skin & mucus membranes:
spinach
barley
pear apple
seaweeds
flaxseed
sesame seed
honey
rice syrup
For cleansing and protection:
onions
garlic
horseradish
cabbage
daikon radish
ginger
The Zen Medicine Clinic offers acupuncture, zen shiatsu & facial acupuncture (perfect to hydrate dry dull skin this season) on Tuesdays and Thursdays.