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Cultivating a healthier life for... you. A side project of Sarah Senter, LAc in Austin, TX.

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AFTER 7 YEARS, WE HAVE MOVED ~

PLEASE VISIT WWW.MEDICINE-KITCHEN.COM

THANK YOU!

With love, Sarah

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I’m a little shocked to see us on the cover here - but excited to say that the February Community + WELLNESS issue (first ever!) of @tribeza is out now and I’m truly grateful to be included in this with @neuskinaustin. Y’all pick up a copy to read more and see our special feature - DIY healing recipes included! Article is also linked up in my profile to view online 💗💗. Thank you tons everyone @Tribeza. . . . #nutritiontherapy #healingfoods #chinesemedicine #homeremedies #intuitiveeating #eatingwell #iamwellandgood #wellandgoodeats #folkmedicine #foodasmedicine #acupuncture #wellnessthatworks #insideoutforwomen #innerbeauty #healthfromwithin #tribeza #healingarts (at Austin, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtWg2GzFnH2/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1eynka181pssu

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We’ve made it through January and Chinese New Year is right around the corner! I know many of you have been thinking about your wellness and self-care regimens for 2019. I love how the energy of a new year can give us clarity and confidence to make healthier decisions for ourselves. I talk about this and a handful of superfoods and practices to try this year to help you feel your best. Read about it on @lovechildmag! ❤️. . . #nutritiontherapy #eatingwell #healingfoods #chinesemedicine #chinesenewyear2019 #eatwellbewell #herbalmedicine #adaptogens #seaweed #maca #restorativeexercise #intuitiveeating #homeremedies #wasteless (at Austin, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtTRYU1lWMU/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=tzfnjl93zux7

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I finally have a new home for @medicine_kitchen content and I hope you will visit the new website. I look forward to filling it out more in time! Here I can write more in-depth articles on topics to help you cultivate health in your kitchen and beyond ~ and you will find current offerings, upcoming classes and resources for your home! Thank you for reading along with and supporting MK - link is now up top👆🏻❤️. . . . #chinesemedicine #intuitiveeating #foodasmedicine #eatyourgreens #wellnessthatworks #medicinekitchen #healingarts #healingfoods #foodtherapy #holistichealth #ayurveda #wellnessblog #iamwellandgood #eatingwell #mindbodyspirit (at Austin, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs_uUd6loAc/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1oczksmdbdca1

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I’ve finally made a new home for @medicine_kitchen content and hope you will visit the new website ❤️. Here I can write more in-depth articles on issues of health and healing foods & you will also find current offerings and resources for your home! I look forward to filling this out in time and adding more topics & classes to help you cultivate your health in the kitchen and beyond. Thank you for reading along with and supporting MK! Link is now up top. ❤️ . . . #chinesemedicine #foodasmedicine #intuitiveeating #eatyourgreens #wellnessthatworks #iamwellandgood #eatingwell #folkmedicine #homeremedies #holistichealth #healingarts #nutritiontherapy #ayurveda #foodtherapy #healingfoods #wellnessblog (at Austin, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs_rDBhliLD/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1w8k4cs728qre

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Best use of leftover fresh & frozen vegetables + some new romanesco & amaranth sprouts. Sometimes you can make a lot with what seems like a little. Grateful to have healthy food and healthy people in the home, always. The kids ate it sans sprouts, shrooms, or squash, but I’m not complaining. 💙 . . . #texasfarmersmarket #foodenergetics #healthnut #medicinekitchen #wellnessthatworks #eatyourgreens #wholefoodsdiet #intuitiveeating #foodtherapy #chinesemedicine #holisticnutrition #foodasmedicine #eatingwelleats #wellandgoodeats (at Austin, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs6zAH_lNyu/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1skoezsvflwof

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Man, what a beautiful winter morning. Gearing up for a yummy week. What are you cooking this week?☀️ . . . #farmersmarket #muelleratx #texasfarmersmarket #persimmon #kimchi #daikon #amaranth #blackradish #holisticnutrition #healingfoods #foodtherapy #intuitiveeating #eattherainbow #winter #seasonalfood #fiveelements (at Austin, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs3d9IoFLoS/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=y9cirv2njq03

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Another one speaking to me posted by @thebroadplace. ⚫️Do you get the Medicine Kitchen monthly newsletter? Sign up via the link in my profile if you want to - some fun news this month + talking more about the heightened energy of the new year (hello total lunar wolf blood moon!) and how this encourages all kinds of change for us - although it doesn’t have to manifest as lofty resolutions or outward action. It can be quiet, inner, subtle change as well. Let the energy meet you where you are ❤️. . . . #medicinekitchen #mindfulness #newsletter #winter #waterelement #fivephases #fiveelements #easternmedicine #chinesemedicine #newyearsgoals #holistichealing #healingarts (at Austin, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsyV6DwloPq/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1pp9a4bpk5lkv

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Are you using seaweeds in your cooking beyond cooking beans and eating dried seaweed snacks? Wakame, dulse, arame & hijiki may be less popular here but they are very versatile in soups, bowls, vegetable dishes & salads. These blood building plants are rich in iron, calcium, iodine, phosphorus & sodium & can help with anemia, thyroid imbalance, nutrient deficiencies and calming the nervous system. They are a huge boost for women’s health! Hijiki has the highest calcium content of all the sea vegetables and can strengthen & add luster to the hair and help stabilize blood sugar levels. 🔶 I’ve gotten a bit obsessed with @mrsdonabe and trying out her recipes. This is @mrsdonabe recipe for Salmon & Hijiki Rice that I adored - perfect as a lunch meal prep or family style dinner. Please go check out her page! ❤️. . . . #foodtherapy #healingfoods #iamwellandgood #wellnessthatworks #seavegetables #seaweeds #chinesemedicine #foodenergetics #donabe #hijiki #healthnut #medicinekitchen #intuitiveeating #eatingwelleats (at Austin, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/BseIq8VlhVV/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=x5wh05bqaf63

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I’ve been mostly removed from this space the past couple weeks, but looking back at these 2018 posts I feel so grateful for new & old friends, my boys, my man, my family + all of you here who reach out to me and stay interested in learning about Chinese medicine & nutrition therapy and how to use this body of wisdom at home. I have a hot/cold relationship with instagram like many of you, I’m sure, so thank you for following along with me here and I hope to give you more useful and inspiring health tips for mind/body/spirit in 2019! Happy almost new year. 🥳🥰Xoxo. . . . #wellnessthatworks #medicinekitchen #chinesemedicine #holistichealth #nutritiontherapy #foodenergetics #intuitiveeating #eatgoodfeelgood #healthathome #goodqi #topnine2018 #mindfulness #mindbodyspirit #healthnut (at Austin, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsCMIvyluOI/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=6329qtt9ykej

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Holiday magic ✨/ madness is here. I’m over on @lovechildmag today giving advice on how to curb your sugar cravings this holiday season. There are just so many opportunities to indulge, and they add up! Here are 5 simple steps to help you stay in control of what you eat so that it can be your choice when to indulge instead of your hormones or blood sugar levels. Link to the full read is up in my bio and also at the wonderful @lovechildmag. Thank you for having me! Now, let’s bake those cookies - just take half to your neighbor 😊❤️. 📷by @paigenphoto. . . . #sugarsugar #cravings #holidayspirit #medicinekitchen #sugarcravings #christmascookies #chinesemedicine #herbalmedicine #holistichealth #healthyholidays #healthyhormones #cinnamontea #fiveflavors #healingfoods #wellnesstips #lovechildmag (at Austin, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrF3iBRlKAP/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=16cpj9yhry45f

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I always bring the greens. Putting together what has been one of my favorite salads for the past few years for the holidays. It’s @heidijswanson Heirloom Apple salad and it’s 100% delightful. I use a bitter green combo of arugula and radicchio to balance the many sweet flavors of the traditional thanksgiving meal (meat, root vegetables, starches, grains, pies). All five flavors should be present in your meal but make especially sure you include something bitter and sour on this holiday as they will ⚖️ balance the scale of sweetness & 🧪 stimulate your liver to release bile for fat digestion. Digestion starts in the mouth🧡. Side note: you also have a wonderful opportunity with cranberry sauce to make it on the tart/raw side instead of sweet. Do this! It creates a great flavor balance to your meal. Happy meal planning. ❤️. . . . #nutritiontherapy #easternmedicine #fivephases #fiveflavors #thanksgivingdinner #thanksgivingtable #bitters #chinesemedicine #heidiswanson #101cookbooks #digestivehealth #healingfoods #foodtherapy #intuitiveeating (at Austin, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqPmnAnl7X7/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=bci1rjvvzcw0

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I guess I’ve always loved to bring things together. I was lucky to see the beauty in Chinese medicine at a young age and it still deeply moves me today. Feeling grateful to have this work & worldview in my life. 🙌. . . . #chinesemedicine #holistichealth #healingarts #qi #fivephases #fiveelements #easternmedicine #acupuncture #foodtherapy #healingfoods #nutritiontherapy #mindbodyspirit #mindbodygreen #easternphilosophy #artandscience (at Austin, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqLCbnZlHJg/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=llkz6jln7b43

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Many of you know the work we do @the_circle_austin. Many thanks and gratitude to @tribeza magazine for including us in their November Arts issue! I’m grateful to have the experience of this group in my life and to work with these talented ladies shown here beside me to support women in small business & entrepreneurship. 〰️ We have learned a lot in the past year & a half building this group & my heart has expanded from it in several ways. Health of mind, body & spirit is what @medicine_kitchen is all about... and @the_circle_austin has still got my spirit like 💫✨💗. . . . #medicinekitchen #heathergallagherphotography #anakoehler #thecircleaustin #womensupportingwomen #girlgang #womeninbusiness #womenhelpingwomen #bizclub #bizclubforever #tribeza #girlsclub #austinwomen #findyourtribe #findyourmagic (at Austin, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp0n3PRlmeW/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1k0qgm1cvpw0s

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With 〰️Inside | Out〰️ today we are focusing on a staple ingredient for fall - Manuka honey. Honey is a wonderful antidote to dry autumn wind and Vata season. Its moist, viscous, sweet nature balances the light airiness of this season and helps us stay lubricated and grounded, similar to oil. Manuka honey in particular is a powerful anti-microbial / anti-bacterial / anti-viral agent with bio-active hydrogen peroxide, and an active factor of 10➕or more will be best for fighting active pathogens in the body. Honey is a sweet qi tonic and Earth element food. One of the best things it can do for us in fall is to moisten dryness - of the lungs (cough), intestines (constipation), and skin - what we call the outer lung (roughness and eczema). The Lung & Large Intestine happen to be the 2 organs associated with autumn, so honey is a must-have item in rotation for everyone right now! Here is a manuka honey paste I make at some point every fall to help fight illness - especially in the sore throat/ cough/ cold category. It’s a great immune booster and will provide your body plenty of ammunition to fight pathogens when you need it! Warrior Honey: 2 large cloves garlic, minced 1 tbsp fresh grated ginger 1 tsp turmeric powder A couple grinds of black pepper 2-3 tbsp manuka honey Mix all ingredients together in a jar or bowl with a small whisk and seal tightly, store in fridge. Use 2 tsp of this honey mixture diluted in hot water or ginger tea, up to 2x/day. Or swallow a spoonful straight in desperate times. Learn more about the amazing powers of Manuka & how to use it for your healthiest skin ever over @neuskinaustin. 🍂🍯💗. . . . #medicinekitchen #metalseason #chinesemedicine #fiveelements #insideoutforwomen #beautyfromwithin #naturalbeauty #naturalhealing #holistichealth #innerbeauty #fallhealth #autumnvibes #immunesupport #manukahoney #healingfoods #foodtherapy #nutritionaltherapy #medicinalherbs (at Austin, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/BprcmDZlhKn/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=so8iiaayv6kw

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Earth Nourishing Cabbage Soup // I went over this in stories last night if you want to check it out while it’s still up. Ive been thinking a lot lately about food that nourishes the spirit, grounds us, & soothes the nervous system. These are Earth phase foods. And this happens to be Vata season and Metal season - Earth foods support these phases, as well as support us in turmoil, stress, or times of great fluctuation and change. These are our current times. To make this soup | 1/2 head green cabbage + 2 carrots + 1 small potato + 1 head fennel + 1-2 tsp anise seed + 2 tbsp ghee. Chop everything and sauté in ghee with anise until the veggies start to reduce in size and become tender. Add 5 C water and simmer for about 20 min. Add in 1-2 tsp light/ mellow miso and stir well. Remove half of the soup and blend/liquefy until smooth and return to pot. Stir together, add salt if needed, and serve. | This soup is naturally sweet and very aniseedy in flavor. The cabbage is cooling for stress and gut inflammation and the anise + fennel add warmth & movement to avoid stagnation. This is a quintessentially Earth phase soup to balance Vata and nourish Metal this fall. It’s great for promoting healthy digestive function & centering yourself. Must like anise flavor to enjoy. Take care of yourself and each other. 💗 . . . #medicinekitchen #metalseason #chinesemedicine #fiveelements #mindfulness #healingfoods #therapeuticfoods #intuitiveeating #earthelement #stressfood #soups #vegetariancooking #eatingwelleats #anise #qifood #holisticnutrition (at Austin, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpjuvSwln4s/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=aa5doxk6lkff

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Sometimes on a flexible morning I’ll do “second breakfast,” especially if first breakfast was wack. As in, I ate an almost cold boiled egg a + 3 bites of avocado + lukewarm tea while hustling my kids off. Perfect time for second breakfast... usually about 1-2 hours after first breakfast. Today it’s a very nice bowl of leftover Millet with coconut milk, sautéed apples in ghee with cinnamon, cardamom + ginger. If you’re thinking ahead you can make this your first breakfast very easily and be done with it. 🧡🍃🍁. . . . #metalseason #warmth #chinesemedicine #medicinekitchen #healingfoods #intuitiveeating #seasonaleating #breakfastclub #snacks #wholefoods #healingwithwholefoods #holisticnutrition #apples #ghee #millet #dairyfree #noeggs (at Austin, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpFEuefBczb/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=r7ozcc254931