Ringworm is a typical and highly infectious fungal infection, that can grow anywhere on your skin. Ringworm is very easily recognizable by your doctor, from its ring-like rash, enveloping patches of clear skin with blisters around the affected area. Ringworms can be very itchy and can lead to further scars and rashes when left untreated for a [...]
Sometimes, we women take our own skin care for granted, and we invariably get busy with other things in life. But, the truth is, we all want to look and feel good. We turn to beauty magazines and fancy that younger and fresher looking skin that those models have. Most of us wonder, what can be [...]
I have fond memories of the pride I felt as a little girl from saving our white potato skins, replanting them, watching them grow--but most of all--eating my potatoes. I also remember immersing avocado pits in water with toothpicks to grow lovely new plants from them. But many years have passed and I got away from doing that. Well, it's time to get back [...]
Winter is the cold and flu season, but springtime can bring sickness, too. Catching a cold just as warm weather begins is one of the worst ways to start the year, but as long as you have a handful of these natural remedies, you should start feeling better faster. Homemade Inhaler If you have asthma [...]
Backyard vegetable gardens and flower gardens can be so pretty, they can make anyone smile -- including little birds and animals from miles around. You might even pat yourself on the back at first for creating a garden worthy of their interest. It's when they begin to dig everything up that their interest is no longer [...]
After a fun and fabulous summer, it's hard to believe that cooler fall weather is actually here already. We've had so many chilly days so soon that I have had to dig through my closet to find and bundle up in warmer winter clothing. The drop in temperature also makes me crave different types of food. [...]
Fall is finally here! And there is nothing more colorful--and delightful--than the sight of fall organic produce at our local farmer's market. It is such a pleasure to explore the farm stands and select ripe, seasonal vegetables to take home to prepare in simple, healthy ways. Vegetable soups are one of my favorite ways to enjoy a variety of [...]
Too many of us know--all too well--the pain and suffering that comes with having arthritis. Or we have loved ones who do. In my own family, my father, grandparents, aunts and uncles all talk about their chronic arthritis pain and swap tips and folk remedies with each other. Some remedies helped a little--and some did not. My dear Aunt Mamie often swears that [...]
Lately, I have been having a love affair with quinoa. I must admit that it took a while for me to fall in love with this the relatively bland taste of this incredibly healthy seed, however, years of experimentation with various seasonings, recipes and ingredient combinations, resulted in numerous quinoa faves! Now, it's become my go-to [...]
Around this time of the year, fresh pickings in my farmer's market are not as abundant as they were in summer and fall, but it is still full of root vegetables and tubers including my favorite: sweet potatoes. Raw sweet potatoes are considered one of the most nutrient-rich vegetables in the tuber family for good reasons. They are rich [...]
When the weather gets a little nippy in my neck of the woods, my go-to comfort food is a hot, hearty, chunky bean and vegetable soup. This week I found some fresh, lovely, organic shiitake mushrooms and organic baby kale and spinach at the farmer's market so they were just the ingredients to kick my simple [...]
Make healing foods an integral part of your daily diet. "You are what you eat." As most of us know, the food we eat--not just the herbs we put on them--can help us heal. Centuries of healing wisdom and decades of scientific research confirm that certain "foods are medicines"--and we can positively impact our health by [...]
Garlic is a natural remedy that has been handed down for centuries. Hailed as the oldest cultivated plant in the world, garlic's amazing health and healing qualities have been legendary for longer than the written word. Garlic is a natural remedy that has been handed down for centuries. In fact, the Chinese have been [...]
Here's my favorite recipe for a hearty, healthy, warming savory lentil soup. It's great for cool winter days, but I love lentil soup any time of year. This hearty, satisfying soup is great to carry in a thermos for lunch, accompanied by a mixed green salad and flaxseed crackers. But the best thing about this soup [...]
Farewell to salty fries: learn how to eat less salt and love it! High blood pressure runs in my family so "to salt or not to salt" has been a hotly-debated, topic of conversation at many of our Sunday dinners. Cousin Joe grabs the salt shaker and covers his food with a coating of [...]
