Stay warm this holiday season!

The holidays are here and winter has officially begun! The temps this past week have been averaging in the teens so I thought it would be appropriate to share a list of common ingredients that you can incorporate in to your diet this winter to help increase circulation, boost your yang energy and warm you from head to toe.


Winter Warming Boosters

• Ginger root
• Garlic
• Cinnamon
• Cloves
• Nutmeg
• Cardamom
• Walnuts
• Chocolate
• Red Meat (especially Lamb)
  
• Wine
• Whiskey
• Chilies

You can incorporate some of these ingredients in to your current diet. For example, before brewing a pot of coffee I like to add a little dash of cinnamon in with the coffee grounds. When making lasagna I like to add a pinch of nutmeg to the ricotta or to the sauce. You can add walnuts or chilies to your favorite stir-fry. Get creative!

After shoveling snow or a day on the slopes you can warm-up quickly with a cup of ginger tea:


Ginger Tea

1/4" - 1/2" slice of fresh ginger root
Boiling water
Honey (optional)

Pour boiling water over the sliced ginger in to your favorite mug. Let steep for a few minutes and add the honey to sweeten.


Many common holiday foods are nutritious and delicious. Here's a great article with a few examples (courtesy of CNN.com) Holidays foods with a nutritional punch



I wish you all a very happy, healthy and safe holiday season. See you next year!