Course: Thanksliving | A Plant-Based Thanksgiving Holiday Celebration

Siri Chand Khalsa MS MD

The Nutshell

If you want to design a holiday meal that supports your energy, digestion, and overall wellbeing, this could be the perfect course for you. Centered on the principles of Integrative and Lifestyle Medicine.

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Here's the deal:

ThanksLiving is a plant-forward holiday cooking experience rooted in integrative and culinary medicine principles. You’ll learn simple, whole-food recipes, mindful planning tools, and kitchen rhythms that bring ease, nourishment, and intention to your Thanksgiving and holiday season. This course helps you create a holiday that supports your body, steadies your mind, and reconnects you with the ability to present in the holiday season.

What You'll Gain By Enrolling:

Inside ThanksLiving, you’ll learn how to design a Thanksgiving meal aligned with evidence-based nutrition and integrative medicine principles. You’ll gain a whole-food, plant-forward menu supported by step-by-step videos, timelines, and kitchen systems that minimize stress and maximize flavor. By the end, you’ll not only know what to cook—you’ll understand why these foods support digestion, inflammation balance, energy regulation, and overall wellbeing during a season that often leaves people depleted.

An evidence-informed whole-food holiday menu that supports energy, digestion, and inflammation balance
Step-by-step video guidance from an integrative and lifestyle medicine physician
Shopping lists, prep guides, and timelines so you know exactly what to do and when
A simple planning system to help you stay grounded and organized
Anti-inflammatory culinary strategies you can use year-round
Confidence to approach the holidays with intention rather than overwhelm

Testimonials:

Siri Chand’s expertise and passion for cooking shine through in every dish she creates, and her classes are both educational and enjoyable. Her deep knowledge in so many complementary fields - including food, nutrition, medicine, cooking techniques, and intuition - merge together for an unrivaled cooking experience. The treasures you will gain from her class will be everything from practical kitchen techniques to embracing mindful intentions as you prepare dishes that nourish mind and body…for both yourself and your loved ones. Let curiosity be your guide as you embrace these exceptional teachings!!

The recipes are thoughtful and include all the elements I hoped for. I am grateful to use this myself and to share it with family, friends, and patients as a resource that can shift how we approach the holiday season. Choosing foods that create health is not only good for our bodies, it also supports our families and communities by reducing the burden of chronic disease linked to the standard American diet. This is the kind of change that can ripple outward and shape a healthier future for everyone we touch.

Siri's recipes are wonderful. I went to my farmer's market and picked up what I needed to make them for my annual Friendsgiving. Some new ideas and some classics reworked. I can appreciate the effort to create something new from classic recipes.

What makes this instructor qualified?

As an integrative, lifestyle, and culinary medicine physician, I’ve spent more than 30 years studying how food affects energy, mood, digestion, and long-term health. I bring the science of nutrition together with the heart of everyday cooking, translating complex medical principles into simple, delicious kitchen practices. My teaching is grounded in evidence, lived experience, and a deep belief that the holidays can be both joyful and genuinely nourishing.

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Stand-Out Features:

Physician-led and clinically grounded: A holiday cooking course created in collaboration with integrative and lifestyle medicine doctors who apply these principles in real patient care.
Multidisciplinary expertise: Insights from physicians across women’s health, environmental medicine, Ayurveda, and culinary medicine to help you design a Thanksgiving that truly supports your wellbeing.
Real-world, whole-food strategies: Plant-forward recipes, digestion-supportive techniques, and make-ahead systems that have been tested—and trusted—by clinicians in their own kitchens.

One Last Thing.

This is for a beginner or experienced cook who would like to build connection in the holiday season.

Step-by-step video tutorials
Clear instructions even for beginners
Guidance to help you avoid common holiday cooking mistakes
Light, nourishing recipes that won’t leave you feeling sluggish
A calm, mindful approach to the holidays

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What It Costs:

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