🥶 Winter Wellness: Warming Foods & an Easy Healing Recipe 🍲

Winter in the Northern Rivers and Southern Gold Coast is mild, but those crisp mornings and cooler nights call for extra nourishment! In Chinese medicine, winter is the season of the Water element, which governs the kidneys and bladder. This is the time to rest, restore, and warm yourself from the inside out. ❄️🔥

TCM Ginger & Miso Immune-Boosting Soup - deeply nourishing, boosts digestion, and keep your Kidney energy strong all winter!

🌿 Warming Foods for Winter

In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), winter is all about keeping your Yang energy strong and supporting your Kidneys. That means eating warming, nourishing foods that strengthen your core and boost circulation. Think:

✅ Slow-cooked stews & soups 🍜

✅ Root vegetables (sweet potato, carrot, beetroot) 🥕

✅ Black beans, kidney beans & lentils

✅ Warming spices like ginger, cinnamon & cloves 🌶️

✅ Dark leafy greens (kale, spinach, bok choy) 🌿

✅ Nuts & seeds (walnuts, sesame seeds, pumpkin seeds) 🌰

✅ Bone broth for deep nourishment

Avoid too many raw or cold foods—save the salads for summer! Your body thrives on warmth in winter.

🔥 Easy Healing Recipe: Ginger & Miso Immune-Boosting Soup 🍵

This simple soup is packed with immune-supporting goodness, perfect for chilly nights!

Ingredients:

🔹 4 cups vegetable or bone broth

🔹 1 tbsp fresh ginger, grated

🔹 2 cloves garlic, minced

🔹 2 tbsp miso paste

🔹 1 cup shiitake mushrooms, sliced

🔹 1 carrot, julienned

🔹 1 handful baby spinach or green beans

🔹 1 tsp sesame oil

🔹 Spring onions & sesame seeds to garnish

Method:

1️⃣ In a pot, heat the sesame oil and lightly sauté the garlic and ginger.

2️⃣ Add broth, bring to a gentle simmer, and toss in the mushrooms and carrot. Let cook for 5 minutes.

3️⃣ Turn off the heat, then stir in the miso paste (don’t boil it—it kills the probiotics!).

4️⃣ Add spinach, let it wilt, and serve warm with spring onions and sesame seeds sprinkled on top.

This soup is deeply nourishing, boosts digestion, and keeps your Kidney energy strong all winter! 💪🔥

💡 Winter Self-Care Tips

✔️ Keep your feet warm—your Kidney meridian starts in the soles! 🧦

✔️ Swap icy drinks for herbal teas like ginger & cinnamon ☕

✔️ Go to bed earlier—nature is resting, and so should you 😴

✔️ Keep your lower back warm with layers—it protects your Kidneys! 🧣

✔️ Book an acupuncture session to support immunity & circulation 😉

Stay warm, stay nourished, and embrace winter’s slower rhythm. Your body will thank you! 🌿❄️

In good health,

Tully