The Flavors Of Fall - What You Should Be Eating

Embrace The Flavors Of This Season!

Did you know different flavors (sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and spicy) each have a unique effect on various parts of the body?

The types of food you eat throughout Autumn could have a major impact on your overall health.

As the temperature starts to dip, and the climate becomes a bit more dry, your diet should change to reflect that.

Instead, Enjoy Warm Autumn Dishes

Eating excess cold and raw foods can lead to digestive congestion.

So can dairy products such as milk, cheese, cream, and butter.

If you eat these cooler, “Yin foods,” like fruits, raw vegetables, salads, and cold drinks, you’ll be overloading your Yin.

This can leave you feeling chilled from the inside out, and more prone to the patterns of disharmony influenced by cold and dampness.

Eating a salad in that Autumn and Winter is almost equivalent to wearing a bikini in the rain.

On the other hand, eating more foods like garlic, onions, ginger, horseradish, and mustard are more warming and beneficial to the Lungs and digestive functions.

Additionally, how you cook the food can affect it.

Lean towards recipes that cook slower and for longer periods of time, as they add in moisture which can help if you’re frequently in drier conditions.

Dust off the old crock pot and make some amazing soups and stews.

In the Autumn season, you should include more foods with a spicy taste, and balance that with sour.

Spicy or Pungent foods – Fuel for your Lungs

Aromatic foods such as garlic, spring onion, ginger and pepper are said to expel wind and cold from the body.

Cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, anise, and radish help to stimulate the appetite, increase digestion, and create warmth and circulation–and they bust up phlegm and mucus.

Adding more of these foods to your diet may promote natural immune function to help you avoid colds and flu.

I also offer many other functional foods and herbal tonics to support your immunity going into the cold seasons.

Many come as a convenient powder that you can add to any drink.

Sour foods – Calm for your Liver

Sour flavors from foods like oranges, lemons, pickles, vinegar, and soy sauce unblock the Liver Qi and help circulation.

Your Liver is important to your emotions, so if you find yourself getting easily angered or being overly emotional, you should try adding more sour foods to your diet.