DOUBLE-BOILED APPLE + PEAR CHINESE HERBAL SOUP

Here we are again, amidst the continuing COVID pandemic and now Flu season, as the new school year has begun, returning to in-person learning, and we enter into cold Fall months. We need all the support that we can get through our food as medicine! Read on to learn how to cook up a delicious traditional Chinese Apple + Pear herbal soup.

In TCM theory, apples and pears soothe the throat and moistens the lungs through the dry, crisp Fall weather. In addition to stopping coughs and resolving phlegm, Lung health manifests in the skin and bowels so this nourishing recipe will also help with:

• Moistening dry winter skin

• Reducing undereye swelling and dark circles

• Alleviating constipation

• Boosting the immune system