Naturimedica Recipes Hub
Discover and Explore Our Tried and Tested Recipes
Welcome to the Naturimedica Recipes Hub, a growing collection of healthy, delicious and nourishing recipes gathered over many years and now shared here with you.
This Hub brings together recipes I have enjoyed making myself and frequently recommend to clients seeking practical ways to support their health and wellbeing. Some recipes have been selected for their potential health benefits, while others simply celebrate the joy of preparing and sharing good food.
At Naturimedica, we believe that eating well should be both nourishing and enjoyable. Whether you’re looking for a gut-friendly breakfast, a nourishing soup, a fermented food recipe or a healthy treat to share with family and friends, you’ll find plenty of inspiration here.
Because sometimes supporting your health can be as simple as spending time in the kitchen and preparing something made with care.
Food as Medicine
The idea that food influences health is not new. For thousands of years, cultures around the world have recognised the important relationship between nourishment and wellbeing.
Today, nutritional science continues to deepen our understanding of how food can influence the body’s many interconnected systems, including digestion, metabolism, immune function, energy production and healthy ageing.
In naturopathic practice, food is considered one of the foundations of health. While food is not a substitute for appropriate medical care, the choices we make every day can play an important role in supporting wellbeing throughout life.
As Hippocrates, often regarded as the father of Western medicine, famously said:
“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.”
Perhaps one of the simplest ways to embrace this philosophy is to prepare wholesome meals, enjoy seasonal ingredients and share good food with the people around us.
Recipes and Guides
Browse the recipes and guides below to discover practical, nourishing ideas for everyday life. From breakfasts and fermented foods to desserts and herbal preparations, each recipe has been selected to make healthy eating simpler, more enjoyable and more sustainable.
Recipes are listed alphabetically within the following categories:
- Breakfast Recipes
- Lunch and Dinner Recipes
- Desserts and Snacks
- Fermented Foods Recipes
- Drinks and Herbal Elixirs
- Other Recipes
Gluten free recipes are identified within the title where applicable.
As this Resource Hub continues to grow, additional recipes will be added. Consider bookmarking this page as your central reference for Naturimedica herbal medicine resources.
Breakfast Recipes
Breakfast Recipes: My Top 5 Mouth-Watering 5-Minute Breakfast Recipes
Nutritious breakfasts that taste and look great and take 5 minutes to prepare.
Smoothie Recipes
How to make quick and healthy smoothies with my favourite combinations
Smoothie Recipes: My Top 4 Quick Green Smoothie Recipes
Green smoothies contain a variety of fresh or frozen produce, including green leafy vegetables. They are a great and easy way to increase the amount of raw fruits and vegetables in your diet.
Lunch and Dinner Recipes
Avocado Recipes: My Favourite 12 Avocado Recipes
Avocado recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner and desserts!
Baked Salmon with Goats Cheese and Salad
Delicious and easy baked salmon dish served with goats cheese and a salad made of roasted pumpkin, baby spinach and rocket leaves plus steamed broccolini.
Bone Broth Recipes and Vegetable Broth Recipe
Bone broths have been staple foods in the traditional diets of most cultures all over the world for centuries. They are essential for gut health and digestion.
Chicken Recipe: Lemon, Thyme and Garlic Quick Roasted Chicken
This recipe is easy to make, and it doesn’t require lots of ingredients to taste fantastic.
Onion, Fennel and Lavender Tarts Recipe
Great flavours in one dish! Fragrant lavender combines perfectly with the aromatic flavour of fennel and mildly flavoured red onion.
Salads: My Top 5 Delicious and Nutritious Salad Recipes
Salad is such a versatile food that can serve as either a side or main dish depending on the ingredients. You can make delicious and nutritious salads any way you like from simple vegetable one to the main meal varieties.
Spaghetti Squash Recipe
Spaghetti squash is called a vegetable alternative to pasta because after cooking or baking it looks like thin, golden pasta. It’s really filling and using just one squash goes a long way.
Desserts and Snacks
Almond Mandarin Cake Recipe (Gluten Free)
This almond mandarin cake recipe has been my favourite dessert recipe for a long time. It’s such a pleasure to savour the juicy mandarins when they are in season but the cake is also delicious if made with oranges or blood oranges instead. Everyone who tried it loved it and asked for the recipe!
Banana Bread: Zucchini Buckwheat Banana Bread Recipe (Gluten Free)
This zucchini buckwheat banana bread is a yummy one. Not only it’s gluten free, it also has no dairy, no eggs, no yeast or nuts added but it still tastes delicious!
Beautiful Cakes and 2 Fantastic Gluten Free Cake Recipes (Gluten Free)
Creating beautiful cakes and original cake decorations is such fun to do! Check out the photos and the recipes.
Bliss Balls: My Top 5 Bliss Balls Recipes (Gluten Free)
My tried and tested 5 bliss ball recipes.Bliss balls are so easy to make, no cooking or lengthy preparation are required. Simply combine all ingredients and then roll into small balls.
Cake Decorations: My “Pieces of Art” Cookies
Homemade food created with love and attention is very nourishing for the body and soul. Even cakes and cookies!
Frozen Papaya and Yoghurt Dessert (Gluten Free)
This healthy and easy to prepare papaya and yoghurt dessert is a great summer treat and a good replacement for much richer ice-cream.
GAPS Desserts: Simple and Easy Recipes with Tips (Gluten Free)
A dedicated GAPS Practitioner, I’m constantly searching for and experimenting with easy to make but nutritious GAPS recipes to suggest to my clients, usually busy mums.
Snacks: Healthy Homemade Snacks for Work (Gluten free)
My top 7 recipes (all recipes are also gluten free) for you to make yummy, healthy homemade snacks!
Snacks: My Top 7 Bedtime and Late Night Snack Recipes
Well chosen and healthy bedtime and late night snacks can help when you wake up between 1am and 4pm on a regular basis.
Fermented Foods
Beetroot Kvass and Vegetable Mix Recipes
Two easy to make recipes with step-by-step- guidance and photos
Sauerkraut Recipe: My Famous Family Recipe
Benefits of sauerkraut, my yummy sauerkraut recipe with step-by-step directions and photos.
Kefir: Homemade Kefir Recipes
Kefir benefits, step-by-step guide and a bonus breakfast recipe
Yoghurt: SCD Yoghurt Recipes
Two versions: with cow milk and coconut milk plus overview of the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD)
Drinks and Herbal Elixirs
Apple Cider Vinegar and Raw Honey Tonic
Learn amazing benefits of apple cider vinegar plus a recipe for a super healthy detoxing drink
Fire Cider Tonic: Natural Flu Remedy
Fire Cider tonic recipe with step-by-step guidance and photos. Fire cider is easy to make at home with ingredients from your herb garden and pantry.
Flavoured Water Recipes and Natural Electrolytes
My favourite top 5 delicious flavoured water recipes and 2 electrolyte rich drinks
Golden Milk Recipes: Anti-inflammatory and Cleansing Turmeric Drink
Turmeric milk is a traditional Indian beverage that is commonly referred to as “Golden Milk” because of its many healing properties. It’s very soothing, helps with sleep, decreases muscle and joint pain.
Herbal Teas: My Top 3 Herbal Teas
Discover my top 3 herbal teas to feel and look great!
Oxymel Recipes
Oxymel: the ancient honey-vinegar tonic for immune and metabolic health
Other Recipes
Pesto: Coriander Pesto and Spicy Coriander Butter Recipes
Explore health benefits of coriander including applications of coriander in chelation treatments i.e. removing heavy metals such as mercury, lead and aluminium from the body.
Kumquat Jam Recipe: Simple and Fantastic
My tried and tested kumquat jam recipe plus find out more about kumquats!
Sage, Rosemary and Raw Honey Recipe
Health benefits plus a step-by-step recipe with photos.
Continue Your Learning Journey
Food does not exist in isolation. Gut function, metabolic health, hormone health, circadian rhythms and stress physiology all influence how we feel, function and respond to the foods we eat.
Explore the related pillars below to better understand these important connections and continue building your knowledge of whole-body health.
- Gut Health Pillar
- Metabolic Health Pillar
- Circadian Health Pillar
- Sleep Health Pillar
- Melatonin Guide for Sleep, Hormones and Energy
- Hormone Health Pillar
Explore Related Resource Hubs
- 🦋 Nutrition Knowledge Hub
- 🦋 Menopause Knowledge Hub
- 🦋 Sleep and Circadian Rhythm Knowledge Hub
- 🦋 Gut Health and Microbiome Resources Hub
This Resource Hub will continue to grow as new herbal medicine articles and clinical guides are published, so feel free to visit again.
Looking for Personalised Nutrition Support?
Recipes and nutrition resources can provide valuable inspiration and knowledge, but every person’s health journey is unique.
If you would like personalised guidance using nutrition to support sleep, hormone health, fatigue, stress, healthy ageing, or the perimenopause and menopause transition, I’d be delighted to help.
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I hope some of my favourite recipes become favourites of yours as well.
Please let me know which recipes you’ve tried and how they turned out. After all, good food is one of life’s great pleasures, and it is even better when shared.
I look forward to supporting you on your journey towards better health, greater balance and lasting wellbeing.
Warm regards
Joanna Sochan
Wholistic Health and Lifestyle Therapist || Integrative health support combining clinical evidence, systems-based thinking and traditional naturopathic wisdom for lasting health and wellbeing
Disclaimer: This content is for informational and educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. It is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult a qualified healthcare provider before making any changes to your health regimen, particularly if you are taking prescription or over-the-counter medications or have a medical condition.
Bio: Joanna Sochan is a Wholistic Natural Therapist and founder of Naturimedica Wholistic Wellcare. She has over 15 years of clinical experience working with complex health presentations, with a focus on gut health, food sensitivities, hormone balance (including menopause), metabolic health, weight regulation, and senior health. She works with clients Australia-wide and online, and also develops therapeutic programs, eCourses, and educational resources designed to support long-term, sustainable wellbeing. View full bio.