Getting lots of antioxidants in your diet is so much easier than you think: you can steam those deep, leafy greens, enjoy them in Eggs Florentine, or add them to your smoothies. With this recipe, you have protein packed squares for a snack or make them into lunch by adding a side salad or steamed […]
Author: Heather Michet
Kick the Crud with a Fresh Air Fare Face Steam
One of the best healing techniques to kick a “cold” with congested crud, flu, or respiratory infection is to do a face steam. These are powerful unto themselves to moisturize, heat and open up the bronchial system, yet adding just one drop of Fresh Air Fare™ kicks the effectiveness and healing action way up! How […]
I’ll Have the Green Eggs, Please.
We all know that greens are good for us with their antioxidants, chlorophyll, and high fiber, vitamin & mineral content. Yet so many people don’t know how to get them more frequently into their diet. This recipe allows you to use whatever greens you favor or have on hand, be they kale, collards, spinach or […]
Your Hot Breakfast Awaits…Thanks, Once Again, to Your Slow Cooker
It’s cold outside!!! How can you get a few more winks, warm snuggles or minutes on your yoga mat on a workday morning? Or start your weekend with a ready-made hot breakfast at home? Take a few minutes the night before and put this cereal together in the slow cooker then wake up to an […]
I Succumbed. I Got Sick.
I wasn’t feeling too luscious a week ago. I succumbed. I got sick. And every time I’ve gone “down for maintenance” in the last few years – which happens very infrequently, thank you – I’ve dreaded it because I always feel embarrassed and frankly, a bit ashamed. After all, I’m the one touting vibrant health, […]
DIY Cough Syrup, Compliments of Grandma
If you’re more interested in suppressing coughing jags than getting loaded on sugar-laden commercial cough syrups, this remedy is for you. It has so many great attributes, I can’t see NOT making it!! With processed sugar promoting congestion and suppressing your body’s immunity, it doesn’t make sense to use a sugary cough syrup to help […]
Flu shot? No, thanks.
If you listen to the makers of cold medicines, we’re now in “the cold and flu season”. My advice is: don’t take the bait or accept that declaration as truth. Do increase your rest, water intake and ingest more warming foods like soups & stews, warming spices and hot herbal teas. Boost up that immune system. […]
Slow Cooker Baked Apples
Fall is an invitation to slow down, go within ourselves and rest a bit more as we head toward winter. The call to calm and quiet is a welcome invitation after the flurry of summer energy. One way to reduce your number of activities and busy-ness is to let someone else do the cooking! […]
What to Do With All of that Zucchini, Part 2: Zucchini Brownies!
It’s that time of year when the size and number of zucchini you’ve grown are enough to start a softball team! Instead of going through all of that coordination, wouldn’t you rather eat and enjoy those bat-sized veggies? After all, that’s why you planted the squash in the first place. While Zucchini Bread is a […]
Mustard Curry Pickles
Zucchini aren’t the only green, cylindrical shapes abundant in gardens now: cucumbers follow in a close second position. Rarely touted as nutrition powerhouses, cucumbers do have many healthy attributes (in raw form) that give you reason to include them in your diet: High in potassium, an important electrolyte Low in calories – only 15 in […]