Cool head, Warm heart

A lot of clients I see with shy away from working out.  It's not because they don't want to feel sore or they are afraid of working hard.  It's because they feel their body doing the exact opposite of what they are trying to accomplish.  Instead of feeling lean and energized they feel swollen and their clothes seem tight and uncomfortable.  Maybe you've experienced this... you have started a new workout regimen only to wake up days or weeks later feeling puffy and inflamed with a headache that lasted forever, thinking you should have just sat in your chair with a cup of coffee instead of going on those hot girl walks.    

While this is a natural part of the body’s healing process, there are things you can do to help you stay comfortable while you build strength and endurance.  We know that starting off slowly, drinking lots of water and incorporating stretching will help with recovery time.   But try these tips based in Chinese Nutritional Therapy to help you stay calm cool and collected especially as we approach the warmer months. 


EAT THE RAINBOW, BUT keep in mind blue & green foods tend to be more cooling and orange and red tend towards the warmer side… there are exceptions and ways to use spicy foods to cool the body so click the button at the bottom of the page to learn how you can tailor your food choices to you. 

COOK TIME- The length of time we cook something affects how much heat it produces in the body.  That’s why in the wintertime we eat more soups and stews and things that have been simmered longer.  In the spring steaming and stir fry is the way to go.  This is also why processed foods can create more inflammation because they absorb alot of heat during production.  So cutting back on baked goods, crackers, chips and fried foods may help you feel better. 

GET GROUNDED- if you tend to get inflamed or have headaches your energy is coming up and out too fast.  Sour and salty flavors draw energy in and down so have some grapefruit or some olives to help rebalance and rehydrate.   Bonus, the lemon miso soup pictured above checks all those boxes. 

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