Tips for optimizing veggie intake on a budget
Very few of us manage to get in all of the vegetables we need every day for optimal health—at least 5-13 servings (about 6 cups) each day, a variety from each color group: dark greens (lettuce, kale, spinach), red and orange (sweet potatoes, pumpkins, tomatoes), and “other” vegetables (cabbage, brussels sprouts, onions). In most cases, […]
Three nightshade-free seasoning blends
A while back, I wrote about nightshades and how the toxins they contain present health problems for certain people. If you’ve been avoiding nightshades, you might be finding your food is a little dull as you’re unable to use many different seasoning mixes or condiments containing peppers. When you avoid nightshades, you must avoid most […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Which fruit can be savory and sweet?
The next time you pass by the plantains in the grocery store, you should pick up a couple (maybe one green and one on the yellow side because they differ greatly in taste and texture). These starchy fruits aren’t all that nutritious, but they’re an interesting food to add to your repertoire if you’ve gone […]
Timeless benefits of summer savory
Savory is a fragrant aromatic herb with two seasons, bringing us winter savory and summer savory. Winter savory is very pungent, making it less popular for cooking than its lighter, more fancy-free cousin, summer savory. Both summer and winter savory have been used medicinally and in cuisine for a couple of thousand years—no small wonder […]
This creepy sounding stuff will fix what ails you!
I realize that “bone broth” might not sound to you like the most appetizing thing in the world, but I can assure you that it is one of the most wonderful, healing substances you can put in your body. Bone broth is made simply by simmering animal bones in water with a bit of cider […]
7 foods to lower inflammation in your body
While getting regular exercise and reducing the amount of stress in your life are key components to reducing the inflammation in your body, we can also add certain anti-inflammatory foods to our diet, (all the while cutting out sugar and processed food), to optimize our health. The following seven foods are anti-inflammatory superheroes and you […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Do you have Mother Nature’s Motrin sitting in your cupboard
In order to lessen your risk of developing chronic disease, you have to lower inflammation. One of the best ways to get rid of that inflammation is through your awesome diet! So today, I’m going to give you a great tip, a new trick, and a fabulous recipe focusing on an anti-inflammatory superstar: Turmeric! You […]
How to reduce inflammation (the starting place of disease!)
When most people think of inflammation, they think about swollen joints and arthritis. That said, limiting the amount of inflammation in your body might not be on your radar screen at all, especially if you don’t have joint problems. But inflammation is way more than arthritis and reducing the amount of inflammation your body encounters […]
Which leafy green contains more than 8 times your daily required amount of Vitamin K?
Swiss chard is still making a big appearance at my local farmer’s market…how about yours? If you’ve been wondering about whether or not you should pick up some of these leafy greens, I say, do it! Swiss chard is sometimes known as white beet, strawberry spinach, Chilian beet, leaf beet, spinach beet, Sicilian beet, Roman […]