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 […]
For the sake of the children!
Dear Friends, Remember I told you yesterday how we all take a nutritional beating during the holidays? It’s hard on us, but it’s worse on the kids! These little ones have developing brains and bodies and need all the nutrients they can get–even when our lives are hectic. This is why I love Just Juiced Veggies […]
Where are 90% of a walnut’s antioxidants found?
Walnuts are like nature’s perfect little packaged food. Chock full of healthy fats, antioxidants, protein, fiber, minerals, and vitamins, walnuts reign supreme in the kingdom of nuts. Just a quarter cup of walnuts a day is plenty for you to reap their health benefits. And just what sorts of health benefits are we talking about? […]
Could your salad be making you sick?
The nightshade family of plants (scientific name: Solanaceae family) consists of a number of common agricultural crops including tomatoes and potatoes. Nightshade plants are high enough in toxins to cause inflammation in the body, especially in anyone suffering from an autoimmune disease. You might be surprised at how many foods belong to the nightshade family […]
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 […]
It’s probably in your cupboard & can lower your blood pressure!?
When apple cider ferments, the sugar in that cider gets broken down by bacteria and yeast into alcohol. From there, the cider becomes vinegar. Apple cider vinegar, to be precise. Cider vinegar adds a wonderful zip to recipes calling for white vinegar, and unlike white vinegar, it also has quite a good nutritional profile (and […]
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 […]
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 […]