Making Herbal Infusions: Herbal Teas with a Specific Nourishment Purpose
We eat food to nourish our bodies, specifically to nourish right down to the body cells. Medicinal infusions …
Gut Hack Quickies
I am asked daily, often multiple times, questions such as: What do I do for this problem Paula? …
Autumn & Winter Vitamin D Forecast: Partly Cloudy with a Chance of Deficiencies
I will start off by informing you, my readers, that vitamin D is actually a hormone. This hormonal …
Tending Digestive Fires
“All disease begins in the gut” is a phrase said to have been coined by the Greek philosopher …
Detox through the Lens of a Functional Medicine RN – Herbalist
Teaching people the power of supporting their body’s detox process is teaching them to take their healing into their own …
Seasonal Cooking and Eating
I often hear remarks around not being sure what constitutes a seasonal food: what foods grow in what …
Creating with Cabbage
Cabbage, a big head of cruciferous yumminess, just waiting for you to get into the cooking creative flow. …
Fantastic Fennel
Fennel, Foeniculum vulgare, is a celery-like winter vegetable with a licorice-like flavor. Your first taste may have you thinking… …
Onions and Garlic and Chives, OH My
Wait, don’t forget the garlic scapes! Garlic, onions, chives, and scapes are allium vegetables. They contain high levels …
