Healing Tonic Soup from Dr. Weil

Adapted in VITACLAY from Dr. Weil’s book “EIGHT WEEKS TO OPTIMUM HEALTH”, Image Courtesy of "Eating Well".

Suitable for all Vitaclay Models

Improve digestion and help protect your immune system from toxic injury with this tonic soup! This recipe is a light soup containing three tonic herbs: garlic, ginger, and astragalus. It also has onion and shiitake to lower cholesterol, and vegetables rich in antioxidants.

It is light, warming, nourishing and detoxifying. Great for chilly days or to ward off a headache or a cold. Make a batch this weekend in the VitaClay Stock Potand sip on it all day long! 

Ingredients:

• 8 cups vegetable stock
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 onion (diced)
• 4-8 cloves garlic (minced)
• 1 1-inch piece of fresh gingerroot, peeled and finely chopped
• 1 cup sliced carrots
• 1 slice astragalus root
• 1 cup shiitake mushrooms (fresh or reconstituted, sliced)
• 1 cup broccoli flowerets

Directions:

1. Add all ingredients in VitaClay pot
2. Set on “Stew” setting for 40 minutes or “Soup” setting for 1 hour (using model: VM7900) or set on “Slow” setting for 1 hour or “Fast” for 30 minutes (using model: VM7800).