Winter Health Support
The shorter, colder days provide us with mental and physical challenges. There is less sun (at least in the mid-Atlantic region) with more grey; less time to comfortably be outdoors; …
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Sugar and spice … finding natural sweeteners for your holiday baking
With the Holiday Season upon us, we often think about getting our inventory of cookies ready for family and friends. This year, how about trying a more natural approach for …
Mulled Apple Cranberry Sauce/Jam
I saw this recipe on an email from Andrea Beaman, Chef, Herbalist, HHC, AADP…she is known for her use of food as medicine. Because it looked so simple and good, …
Should I or shouldn’t I? – the vitamin dilemna
In 400 BC, Hippocrates, the father of medicine said “let food be thine medicine and let medicine be thine food.” It has been over 2500 years and we still haven’t …
Are you “vampire” worthy? You may not want to be!
Before modern medical science, unexplained diseases such as plagues and epidemics seemed to appear without warning or cause. Because of these frightening illnesses “ (P)eople turned instead to the supernatural. …
Is glyphosate a new food additive? Better hope not!
According to a recent article by Rodale Institute , this chemical can be found in much of our food crops and hence, part of the crops that our animal stock …
Thank you and Happy Birthday, Johnny Appleseed – September 26th
Where does the “apple a day, keeps the doctor away” come from. There were two different sources for this noted in my research. The first was that it was a …
After school snack..after dinner sweetner – peanut butter jamwich!
The following recipe was originally published in Womens Day Magazine, September 2019, p 95 as Grape Jamwiches. I was intrigued by all my favorite ingredients (especially peanut butter) and wanted …
Micro, Macro…were do I find them?
Probably the easiest way to remember these important nutrients for our bodies is that these vitamins and minerals predominately come through our soil and plants; meats can provide some as …
Is it ice cream or banana bites?
Ever feel after a meal that you just need a “bite” of sweetness? That seems to be my MO for most meals, except perhaps breakfast. I saw this recipe as …