A Margarita for Your Lungs, Skin & Spirit: Fall Healing in a Glass

Thanksgiving Healing “Margarita”

As someone who has lived through profound personal healing — from my life as a former Miss Israel and Survivor finalist to supporting thousands of women through holistic recovery after explant surgery — I’m always drawn to foods and juices that nourish the body and soothe the nervous system. This Healing Margarita is a tonic that looks like a festive cocktail, yet delivers deep immune support, digestive balance, and warmth for the fall season.

Why Orange Foods Heal

In Chinese medicine, the colors of our foods reflect the organs they nourish. Orange foods—like carrots, turmeric root, pumpkin, and citrus—are rich in vitamin C for immunity, potassium for fluid balance, and folate for healthy cell repair. These foods build resilience, support wound healing, and help regulate digestion.

Orange and yellow vegetables also contain carotenoids, lutein, and powerful phytonutrients that reduce inflammation and support vibrant skin, better circulation, and emotional balance.

Autumn, the Lungs & Emotional Wellness

According to Chinese medicine, autumn corresponds to the lung system, which governs the skin, respiration, body fluids, immunity, and certain emotions. The shift from summer’s expansive energy to the inward contraction of fall can bring dryness—itchy throat, dry skin, hair shedding, constipation, and fatigue.

This tonic helps moisten the body, nourish the lungs, and support immunity as the weather cools.

The Stomach–Stress Connection

Your stomach doesn’t digest food alone—it digests your thoughts and emotions. Worry, overthinking, and anxiety weaken the digestive system over time. Yellow and orange foods support the stomach and earth element, helping you feel grounded, calm, and centered.

Root vegetables, late-summer harvest foods, and warming spices strengthen digestion and soothe the nervous system, especially for women recovering from surgery, inflammation, or chronic stress.

Foods That Lubricate and Nourish

To counteract fall dryness, choose foods that build and circulate body fluids:

1. 1. 1. 1. 1. Pear
            2. Lotus root
            3. Pumpkin
            4. Honey
            5. Nuts & seeds
            6. Omega-3 rich flaxseed
            7. Lily bulb (a traditional Chinese herb)

Sour fruits like lemon, pineapple, and green apple help preserve fluids and prevent dryness—perfect additions to this Healing Margarita.

The Power of Turmeric & Ginger

Both turmeric and ginger are celebrated for their warming, cleansing, and anti-inflammatory qualities. Their benefits include:

1. 1. 1. 1. 1. Immune enhancement
            2. Pain relief
            3. Reduction of nausea
            4. Antiviral, anti-fungal, and antibacterial activity
            5. Enhanced gut microbiome (turmeric is a natural prebiotic)
            6. Increased antioxidant capacity

This juice even supports better elimination and helps ease constipation.

This Healing Margarita Helps:

1. 1. 1. 1. 1. Support immunity
            2. Soothe inflammation
            3. Relieve digestive sluggishness
            4. Boost antioxidant levels
            5. Reduce nausea
            6. Warm the body during cold weather
            7. Support emotional grounding

✨ Preparation

Ingredients

1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1–3 inches turmeric root
               2. 1–3 inches ginger root
               3. 2–3 limes
               4. 1 red beet
               5. 1 orange or green apple
               6. A juicer

Instructions

1. 1. 1. 1. 1. Wash and prep all produce.
            2. Juice everything together.
            3. Adjust “kick” by adding extra lime and ginger.
            4. Pour into a glass and finish with:
               • A dash of black pepper (boosts turmeric absorption)
               • A sprinkle of cayenne pepper for warmth

Your Thanksgiving Healing Margarita is ready to enjoy—a beautiful ritual to support your body, immunity, and emotions dthroughout the fall season.