It’s a rainy Spring day – not the usual time I’d build a fire in the woodstove, head to the couch, and curl up with tea and a good book. But that’s exactly what I’m doing because I need it. It’s been a busy time: physically (the yardens are calling!), mentally (business marches forth) and […]
Category: Medicinal Plants
Remedies from the Kitchen: Clove Infusion for Toothache & Gum Health
Those dark brown, spikey nubs in your spice drawer have many more uses than spiced cider or mulled wine. Containing strong anti-bacterial, antimicrobial and antiseptic properties, cloves can offer relief for toothaches, help boost your immune system and aid in digestion, to name just a few. I use Clove Infusion to ease oral discomfort before […]
Spring Cleaning: Your Body
They don’t call it spring cleaning just for kicks! Who doesn’t think of cleaning and clearing out to welcome new life and beginnings when Spring rolls around? While the focus is usually centered on garages, attics, closets and drawers, it’s a perfect time to cleanse the body and spirit (follow link to learn 5 steps to […]
Spring Tonic Smoothie – with Special Guest, Dandelion!
Good ol’ Hippocrates had it right when he said: Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food. His words couldn’t be truer than when doing a cleanse and incorporating tonifying foods like dandelion into a smoothie. This powerhouse shake can help remove the body’s joint and cellular toxicity built up over the winter […]
Does This Make Sense: Using a Carcinogen to Kill an Anti-Cancer Plant?
Are you killing an anti-cancer drug with a cancer-causing herbicide? If you’re spraying “weeds” such as dandelion with Roundup, you are doing this very thing. Check out this great article: http://www.care2.com/greenliving/is-an-anti-cancer-drug-growing-in-your-front-lawn.html Forget the Roundup and other herbicides. Let the dandelions grow, then head outside and gather some for your next salad.** ** Remember to select […]
Plant Talk: Stinging Nettle
My favorite medicinal herb is Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica).* It has many uses for health and wellness, and loves to impart its versatility as a cooking recipe ingredient! Here are the basics when getting to know Stinging Nettle: Historical: “The sting of the Nettle is but nothing compared to the pains that it heals” from […]
UTIs (Bladder Infections) Are Awful. Here’s Help.
Urinary tract infections (aka cystitis and bladder infections), are really a pain. Literally. While women are more likely to contract this type of infection, men can get them too. But, Ladies first! The guys will get their own post with suggested remedies. Do You Have a UTI? The symptoms of a bladder infection vary depending on […]
Skyler’s Lavender Soda
Skyler is not your average, or typical, 14 year old guy. He is very knowledgeable about good healthy food. He eats this great food! (Big thanks to his wise and brilliant mother who knows her chops around a kitchen and a garden.) He snowboards, okay that’s pretty typical for teens around here. But more unique […]
Toning Up and Detoxing with Toning Water
Do you or someone in your family not “like” water and therefore don’t drink it? Are you achy and sore because of your boosted exercise schedule (good on ya!!)? Or do you simply want something a little sexier than plain water now that you’re drinking loads of it each day? Say Yes! Yes! Yes! to […]
It’s Berry Season!
Happy berry season! I’m just back from picking more than 5 lbs. of blueberries at my local patch and what a crop! The bushes are loaded with large, perfectly ripe and ready-to-eat globes of purpley-blue bliss. This is the most abundance I’ve seen in this field throughout the 5 years I’ve been picking there. Why […]