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Health & Wellness
Make Your Own Kombucha: The Tea Beast Lives
Make your own kombucha at home – it’s easier than you think! Kombucha is not only great for your gut health. It’ll make your taste buds happy, too. Get bubbling with this easy recipe to make your own kombucha!
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Garlic Mustard: A Gold Mine of Food and Medicine
Invasive garlic mustard gets a bad rep, but did you know it’s edible from root to leaf? Garlic mustard can be consumed in its entirety and has great nutritional value. Plus, the flavor adds a punch of flavor to any dish!
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Deliciously Fresh Salmon Cake Recipe with Lemon Pesto
This salmon cake recipe makes for a simple and flavorful dinner. Delicious, golden-brown patties made with salmon are a tasty alternative to crab cakes. Perfect for a quick & delicious dinner!
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Growing Medicinal Herbs: An Agricultural Revolution
Growing & using your own medicinal herbs keeps you healthy AND helps improve our environment. So what’re you waiting for? Check out these quick tips and get ready to start an agricultural revolution with medicinal herbs!
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The #1 Health Rule: Eat Real Food
The best health rule? Ditch the barcode! The most important step you can take toward a long and healthy life is to eat wholesome, nutritious, real food. The gift of lifelong good health is a marathon, not a sprint. Fuel your health with nature’s medicine!
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Homemade Bone Broth: A Healthy Diet Staple
You’ve Been Missing Out! Bone Broth is the ultimate superfood, packed with nutrients and goodness. Add this nutrient-rich, immune system boosting bone broth into your daily diet.
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Catnip! Good for Cats, Good for Humans
Catnip: it’s not just for cats! Whether you’re seeking relaxation, digestive support, pain relief, or better sleep, catnip offers a natural and gentle approach. Explore the benefits of this incredible herb!
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Mushrooms as Food & Medicine: Ancient Medicine for Modern Times
Ancient mushroom medicine for modern times. Get your daily dose of health! Mushrooms help us understand medicine is more than just chemicals. Discover nature’s medicine cabinet with the power of mushrooms!
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All In The Sting: Health Benefits of Honey Bee Venom
Tired of trying different traditional medicines to relieve inflammation and joint pain? We have the perfect solution: honey bee venom. Who knew that bees could improve our health and relieve pain?🐝
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How to Use Lambsquarter from Root to Plant to Seed
Think twice before pulling out that lambsquarter! It is a “super weed” with many edible & medicinal uses. Discover the surprising benefits of lambsquarter!
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Kvass: A Nourishing, Fermented Beverage
Introducing Kvass, a nourishing drink made with just a few simple ingredients! Ready to level up your fermentation game? Try making kvass, a nourishing drink that’s easy to brew. With only a few days to ferment and you’ll be sipping on this tasty tonic. Perfect for beginners or pros alike!
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Calming Herbal Nightcap Mocktail to Mix Before Bed
Unwind with a twist! Ditch the booze and elevate your evenings with this delightful herbal nightcap mocktail syrup. Relax before bed or spice up your tea time!
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Fire Cider: A Healing, Warm Tonic
Warm up from the inside out with Fire Cider! Great for stimulating digestion and warming you up from the inside out, no matter the season. It can be prepared in water or tea as desired.
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Take a Tea Break to De-Stress This Winter!
Stressed out? Take a breather and brew some calm! Simply stopping to brew and drink a tea benefits nervous tension! Next time you’re feeling stressed, take a break and brew some tea. Better yet, brew this tea before you’re stressed out as a preventative measure.
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Best Homemade Vegetarian Miso Soup with Dashi Broth
Warm up with a bowl of Japanese miso soup! Hearty, comforting flavor that will leave you craving more. Slow food for the soul: nourishing your body one spoonful at a time.
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Banana Snowmen & Strawberry Santas
Ditch boring snacks and upgrade to adorable fruit & veggie treats you’ll love! Brighten up snack time this winter using fruits and veggies we all know and love. Can you resist taking a bite of these cuties?
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Move Over Squirrels, It’s Acorn Harvesting Time!
These small fruits are a delicious source of nutrients that you can find almost anywhere. Get started on acorn harvesting with help from these simple tips!
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Tasty Ways to Use Pumpkin Seeds
Wondering what to do with pumpkin seeds? Instead of roasting them, try these alternative ways to prepare & use seeds! Plus a must-try pumpkin granola recipe.
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Must Make: Lavender Sage Earl Grey Mocktail & Lavender Sage Honey Simple Syrup
This simple syrup is straightforward and easy to make and use. Sage and lavender offer unique and complementary flavor profiles.
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Heart Health: Herbal Formulas and Medicinals
Whether you use them as a precautionary measure or for their restorative properties, there’s no denying the power of herbs when it comes to caring for your heart. You may already know that garlic reduces arrhythmias but are you aware that black currants can improve lipid ratios? As always, when working with herbal formulas you…
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Zesty & Simple: New Classic Rainbow Coleslaw
Easy rainbow coleslaw! Transform your salad game with this colorful recipe. It is surprisingly packed with flavor and is a great addition to your repertoire.
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The Art of Herbal Formulas: Asking the Right Questions
Learning how to ask questions that will elicit relevant information is as much an art form as creating an herbal formula. Follow this broad list as a starting point.
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Sprouted Amaranth Alegria Energy Bars
One simple and healthy way to breathe life back into your diet is by sprouting your own seeds. You can make nutrient-rich sprouts from all kinds of edible seeds right in your own kitchen. Sprouts are incredibly versatile too! You can make chickpea sprout hummus, salads, or in this case: energy bars! The following is…
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Start Your Own Medicinal Herb Garden with These 3 Herbs
Want to start your own medicinal herb garden? Passionflower, lemon balm, and goldenseal are great places to begin! These herbs are jam-packed with medicinal properties and easy to grow in a majority of climates.
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Sprouting 101: Easy Breezy Home Seed Sprouting
Get ready for a nutritional powerhouse! Sprouts are easy to cultivate, mature quickly and pack a nutritional punch! You can make nutrient-rich sprouts from all kinds of edible seeds in your kitchen. They are the ultimate superfood!
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