Vitamin C has a ton of benefits for your health. It’s really best to get vitamin c from whole foods – there’s a lot of foods to choose from too! Supplements, if they are of good quality, can be beneficial as well. Let me tell you why you should be making sure you’re getting enough…
The March Herb of the Month, Lemon Balm (Melissa offiinalis), is nothing short of amazing! I first learned about Lemon Balm in my herbalism classes I take through a wonderful online school out of Boston. Check out CommonWealth Holistic Herbalism today if you are interested in learning more after today’s post (please note: I am…
If life gives you lemons, make lemonade! That’s a wonderful sentiment and great advice. But there is a whole lot more you can do with that lemon. Plus lemons have great health benefits. There is more to lemons than Lemonade! What are the health benefits to lemons? I love looking up nutritional information on the…
I’m beginning what I hope to be a long series of Herb of the Month posts. Ever since taking courses through an herbal school out of Boston starting back in 2019, I have become positively enamored with herbs! Herbs line up quite a number of shelves in my kitchen and are combined together in a…
I want to offer a lot of basic nutritional information here on the blog. My goal is to help those that want to add nourishment, rest, movement, mind health and simplicity to their lives. But without pushing you for perfection or giant leaps. In talking about nourishment and wellness though, it’s important to not only…
Cocoa, cacao, and chocolate are all derived from the cacao tree, Theobroma cacao, an evergreen native to lowland rainforests. However, they are all processed differently and this is what gives the distinct characteristics and nutritional values. The entire cacao fruit was traditionally worked with by the Mayan and Aztec civilizations for it’s medicinal effects. These…
The benefits of cooking herbs, herbs generally thought of as kitchen herbs or spices, are more amazing than you could imagine if you haven’t studied much about herbs. Today I’ll talk about the benefits of Rosemary and Basil in particular. Kitchen Cabinet Herbs Are NOT Just For Flavor. I never learned a tremendous amount about…
There are several staple foods I always have in my kitchen. Onions are one of them. Lets talk about the benefits of eating onions! I started cooking more with onions (and garlic for that matter) many years ago – long before we as a family actually stopped eating the traditional American diet and started eating…
Hydration is essential for your entire body to function optimally. So, let’s address the concepts of water and hydration and find out: are you hydrated? Is Hydration Essential? Just a few weeks ago CBS news reported on the importance of hydration. The article that popped up on my browser when I typed in “How to…
This post will discuss what Vitamin D is, Vitamin D benefits and how to make sure you are getting enough! What is Vitamin D? Have you read all those confusing articles about what vitamin D is? We usually refer to it as a vitamin but technically it is not a vitamin because vitamins are nutrients…