HOMEMADE SEA BUCKTHORN SHEA BODY BODY BUTTER-6
Dec 18, 2023

How to Make Homemade Body Butter (skin food)

What you put on your skin is equally as important as what you put into your body! This homemade body lotion, or body butter, is incredibly easy to make and will deeply nourish your skin. Your skin is the largest organ in your body and absorbs everything you put onto it. It's so easy to make your own skincare products using simple unprocessed ingredients. The base of this body butter recipe is shea butter. This solid fat comes from the nut of the African shea tree.

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IMMUNE SUPPORTIVE FOODS AND HERBS
Nov 28, 2023

12 Tips to Support your Immune System During Cold and Flu Season

Cold and flu season is upon us! How can you support your immune system so it can function at its best? Your immune cells, like all other cells, require good nutrition and lifestyle habits to function properly. A nourishing whole foods diet, strong digestive system, good sleep practices, good hydration, blood sugar control, and the addition of supportive nutritional supplements all work together to promote a strong and functional immune system.

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GRAIN-FREE DAIRY-FREE APPLE-WALNUT CAKE-2
Nov 06, 2023

Apple Walnut Cake (grain-free + dairy-free)

One of the most powerful things you can do on a daily basis for your long-term health and well-being is to cook most of your meals at home with whole food-based ingredients. The second step in taking control of your health and using food as medicine, is to remove the foods or food groups that are irritating your immune system.

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YELLOW FLOWERS
Sep 24, 2023

How to change your diet to create lasting change (video)

The process of dietary change is often a winding road full of forward movement intermixed with drawbacks to old ways of eating and living. This process of change creates contrast, eventually leading you to crave feeling good over the foods that once made you sick. Food is powerful medicine!

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GRILLED CUMIN-LIME CHICKEN AND RASPBERRY SALAD WITH CARDAMOM-TOASTED PUMPKIN SEEDS-3
Jul 03, 2023

Grilled Chicken and Raspberry Salad with Cardamom-Toasted Pumpkin Seeds

Today I am writing a post to share an incredible recipe with you (one of the most flavorful salad recipes I believe I have created thus far), and open up about some transformations in my life. Some of you have been part of this newsletter since I started it in 2004 and have watched as I have shared photos as our family grew and children went from babies to teenagers! In fact, my oldest daughter is now 21!

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BANANA-FLAX CEREAL-2
Apr 24, 2023

Banana-Flax Cereal for Cortisol Imbalances

Elevated cortisol levels can greatly affect the ability fall asleep and stay asleep. Cortisol is a hormone produced by the adrenal glands. It's a messenger that tells the body how to function. Cortisol is naturally highest beginning early in the morning, from around 6am to 8am.

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GINGER COCONUT TURKEY SOUP-2
Jan 01, 2023

Anti-Inflammatory Ginger Coconut Turkey Soup

We all need very easy recipes to stay on track with dietary changes. I have found that the number one thing necessary to maintaining any healing diet is to be able to easily throw together nutrient-dense meals in minutes.

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