The Medicine in My Cupboard
How rediscovering my old cookbooks became a lesson in nourishment, mindfulness, and memory.
I thought I was just cleaning my kitchen — but it turned into a healing moment. Rediscovering my old cookbooks reconnected my organ–mind–brain system and reminded me how Healing Touch and Lifestyle Medicine often begin the same way: in simple acts of presence that restore flow, balance, and meaning.
Sometimes, the simplest moments become our greatest teachers. ✨
While cleaning my kitchen cabinets recently, I stumbled upon a hidden treasure — my old collection of cookbooks and handwritten recipes. They’d been tucked away for years, quietly gathering dust behind the daily essentials.
As I pulled them out and began to flip through the pages, I was instantly transported — to favorite meals, family memories, and the joy of creating something from the heart. ❤️
What started as a bit of decluttering turned into something much deeper — a lifestyle medicine moment.
My organ–mind–brain system came fully online:
Organs: a soft flutter of nostalgia in my stomach, grounding my breath.
Mind: shifting from to-do lists to curiosity, presence, and delight.
Brain: relaxing its constant analytical loop, giving way to calm and creative flow.
This is the beauty of integrative healing — awareness moving through body, mind, and energy
as one seamless system.
Rediscovering the Soul of Living
In that quiet moment, I realized how easy it is to let modern tools eclipse the soul of living. Yes, technology (even AI!) can inspire us — but there’s something divine about holding a real cookbook, letting intuition guide the choice of recipe, and allowing memory and imagination to season the experience. ✨
So I made a promise to myself:
Once a week, I’ll cook something from my own resource library — a favorite book or forgotten recipe.
This simple ritual feels like reclaiming a part of myself — a practice of nourishment that engages all levels of being: physical, emotional, cognitive, and spiritual.
Because sometimes, the most meaningful medicine isn’t found in a bottle or an app — it’s waiting quietly on a shelf, between the pages of a cookbook, reminding us that the art of living well is, at its heart, an act of love.
✨ Reflection for You
Lifestyle medicine isn’t just about food, movement, or sleep — it’s about relationship: with self, with memory, with the rhythms that restore coherence in our organ–mind–brain system. This small rediscovery reminded me how Healing Touch and other energy-based therapies work
— by reawakening flow where things have been tucked away, inviting alignment, awareness, and self-regulation back into the system.
So I’m curious —
What “hidden treasures” or simple rituals have you rediscovered lately that nourish your energy and remind you what wholeness feels like?
Marcie Hintz MBA | CJAT | HTP4 | LSPHC
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Lifestyle Medicine for Self Care addressing Root Cause and Habit Lifestyle Change
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