Menopause Soup for Balance and Vitality

Discover a gentle, restorative soup that goes beyond menopause relief. Perfect for anyone experiencing yin deficiency, stress, or digestive imbalance, this recipe helps harmonize the body naturally. As of 2025, more patients find that this soup helps support yin deficiency and calm internal heat naturally.

The name “Menopause Soup” can be misleading — it’s not only for menopause!

This nourishing soup supports anyone experiencing yin deficiency or chronic low-grade inflammation. It’s also beneficial for people with hypoglycemia, diabetes, tuberculosis, or anxiety — conditions often linked to depletion and internal heat.

🌿 Who Can Benefit

Fresh millet, kombu, squash, and parsley — ingredients for a healing, restorative soup

You may enjoy this soup if you often experience:

• Mild or tidal fevers

• Hot palms or soles, night sweats, or hot flashes

• Insomnia or irritability

• Dry mouth, restlessness, worry, or overthinking

• A reddish or fleshy-pink tongue and cheeks

⚠️ If you currently have diarrhea or cold with phlegm, wait until those symptoms pass before trying this soup.

🥣 Ingredients

• 5 inches kombu or wakame (soaked)

• 2 cups millet (soaked)

• 1 cup kabocha, butternut, or summer squash, diced

• ¼ cup burdock root, sliced

• ½ cup fresh parsley, chopped

• 5–6 cups water

• ½ teaspoon sea salt

🍲 Directions

1. Place kombu or wakame at the bottom of the pot.

2. Layer with squash and burdock root.

3. Add millet, water, and salt.

4. Bring to a boil, then reduce to low heat.

5. Simmer for 30 minutes or pressure cook for 20 minutes.

6. Garnish with parsley before serving.

Serves 4–6.

💫 Healing Insights

Millet — Cooling, mildly sweet and salty. Strengthens kidneys, nourishes stomach and spleen, moistens dryness, and balances acidity.

Kombu/Wakame — Deeply cooling and mineral-rich. Softens hardness, reduces phlegm-heat, supports lymph and kidneys, and helps with inflammation.

Parsley — Slightly warming. Promotes digestion, supports detoxification, and strengthens adrenal and optic nerves. (Avoid during breastfeeding as it may reduce milk.)

Squash — Gentle and warming. Strengthens spleen-pancreas, reduces inflammation, and promotes smooth qi flow.

🌺 Notes from Kathrine

At Lotus Hands Acupuncture, I often recommend this soup for patients who feel “burned out,” restless, or experience menopausal heat. It gently restores yin and calms internal fire — a perfect balance between nourishment and healing food.

Inspired by “Healing with Whole Foods” by Paul Pitchford.