Thanks to Integrative Health's quarterly newsletter, authored and prepared by Physical Therapist and Integrative Health Program Manager Catherine Justice, seasonal tips and recipes are included, along with their wellness strategies, class descriptions, and provider spotlights. In fall, the growing cycle gives us ripeness and maturity. The harvest is associated with abundance, prosperity and wealth. With autumn in the air, gardeners may be thinking of freezing their greens and cooking comfort food. Butternut squash is abundant and is a healthy vegetable high in fiber, vitamins and minerals, and low in calories.
Recipe: Cinnamon Butternut Squash
Recipe: Curried Butternut Squash
Autumn is a time when many freeze their herbs and greens for winter consumption. Blanching is a cooking technique that involves briefly boiling or steaming food, mainly fruits and vegetables, then immediately stopping the cooking process by plunging it into ice water or running cold water over it.
And as the temperature gets colder, curl up with a hot cup of lemon ginger tea with honey. These ingredients are known to be natural remedies for the flu.
- Adding lemon to hot tea with honey can help relieve congestion and improve breathing, and lemons are rich in vitamin C, which can help fight infections.
- Ginger has anti-inflammatory properties which can help calm an upset stomach
- Honey has natural antiviral and antimicrobial properties.
Soothing Lemon Ginger Tea
- Slice 1 lemon and 1 2-3 in piece of ginger and set aside
- Boil 4 cups of water
- Remove from heat and add lemon and ginger slices
- Let it steep for 5-10 min
- Strain out the lemon and ginger slices and pour into a tea mug
- Stir in 2 tsp of honey
- Sip and enjoy!
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