I recently found a tick on my hip. UCK! I’ve already spent over a year doing things to strengthen my immune system and combat chronic Lyme disease. Therefore, I don’t take lightly to tics on my body. I was also irritated with myself for not being able to find my oregano oil for cleaning the…
Working with herbs is my favorite way to make sure my body is taking in nutrients as well as the natural medicine it needs to fight inflammation and illness. I didn’t grow up working with herbs though and I never heard of a tincture. So this post is for those of you like me a…
My generation and the one before me were conditioned to believe that fats from vegetable oil are healthy and that saturated fats in butter, coconut oil, and lard were the enemy and caused heart disease and more. That couldn’t be more wrong. In fact, we were told to buy low-fat milk, low-fat yogurt, and margarine….
My Food is Not My Religion. I am an Orthodox Christian and my role as a such is a servant of God- not to food. But sometimes those of us that set food and other aspects of holistic health are looked at as a little ‘over the top’ and can be judged by others. Hopefully…
We’re in the middle of summer already. Can you believe it? I’m sitting here thinking about my summer traveling. We’re not doing as much traveling this year as we usually do, but we are going on our annual week away with extended family. There’s a lot more to traveling though besides packing my clothes in…
My neighbor and dear friend waved to us the other day as we were walking the dog and beckoned us into her cozy kitchen. She wished us to witness the starting of her latest work of wonder- the beginnings of a new batch of Rose Meade! To anyone else it may have looked like, uh…something…
I haven’t said a whole lot about my newest adventure here on the blog though I’ve casually included some links. Several months ago I signed on as an affiliate with an amazing company. This post is written specifically to let you know more about the company and why I love it so – and why…
“In nature there are no colors or shades. Only hues. The flower of the hibiscus is the purest red I know, as if it draws its color from a divine source.” Toni Morrison With its high levels of vitamin C, minerals, soluble fiber, antioxidant flavonoids, and many other benefits in addition to it’s lovey flavor,…
Most people know that homegrown vegetables and herbs are usually better for you than the produce you buy at the grocery store from large scale farms. However the very act of gardening also has a large positive effect on your health. Gardening actually offers numerous health benefits both for physical and mental or emotional well-being….
Are you totally relaxed without a care in the world? Do you eat foods grown in super rich naturally nutrient dense soils? Are high amounts of greens included daily in your meals? How about sea vegetables? Do you completely avoid absolutely all sugar and caffeine? No?? Yeah, me neither. In all honesty, if you are…