Of all the herbs that have traveled the globe to enliven our palate and improve our health, pepper is the herb that has been elevated to ‘Every Table in America’ status. The omnipresence of this spice is astonishing; you find it conveniently packed and ready to use...
Winter is here. Along with the celebrations, the holidays herald in cold and flu season. Preventing and limiting the duration of colds and flu is a household art that has a big impact, especially when it comes to avoiding the use of antibiotics for winter sicknesses....
It is time to eat, drink and be merry. Have you ever gone to a holiday party and just been so disappointed in the amount of sugar, sodas and junk food that was there? I love celebrating life and the changing seasons with friends and good food. Sometimes though, you...
Did you know that many of the evergreen trees have medicinal uses and health benefits? Read on to learn about pine tree medicine and cedar tree medicine. You’ll find out how to make Christmas tree tea such as pine needle tea or cedar tea, as well as a...
Cold and flu season is here. Wouldn’t it be nice to just be able to prevent a cold before it takes hold? This tea is our go-to tea when we feel like there is some cold and flu grunge in the air. You can purchase fresh ginger root at the grocery store. Ginger has...
With the holidays fast approaching pumpkin pie and spiced lattes are on the horizon. Holiday meals call for more spices in our food. Whether adding nutmeg to Eggnog or cinnamon to family tradition cookies, this is truly the time of year when we reach into the spice...
Are you still using tea bags for your morning or afternoon tea? That’s OK, but make your tea from scratch and you will have a fresher and higher quality beverage with more health benefits. In this video and recipe, I show you how to make rosemary tea using fresh or...
Women have between 350 and 500 periods in a lifetime. Time to do some math! If your monthly period is five days long, each year you spend 60 days menstruating. You spend 1 ½ or more years out of every ten years of your life bleeding. If you bleed from the time you are...
I try to eat right, move my body and take time to relax. Every once in a while though, I just want a treat! If I am going to eat a treat: It has to be worth it, no half way sugar fixes of something I don’t really like that much. If I am going to have a treat, I save...
Do you love oranges? Once they come into season, we enjoy their delicious, juicy flavor almost daily. But what do you do with the peels? Most people throw away this part of their orange eating experience because they just aren’t aware of how beneficial the orange...