For all the blends start with 10 cups of clean water and a jug. Mix in the fruit then leave in the fridge overnight before serving. Up to you if you want to strain them or not before drinking. 1. Lemon + Cucumber + Basil 1 cucumber and a lemon, thinly sliced + 1/3 cup […]
Seasonal Produce Chart to keep handy.
Harvested this year’s garlic on a fine Sunday morning in Spring. So excited. We plant it at Easter each year and (plan on) harvest on October long weekend. A bit late this year but it’s still beautiful. Little red bulbs that pack a pungent punch.
Rocket Asparagus Beets Blackberries Blueberries Broccoli Brussels Sprouts Cabbage Carrots Cauliflower Celery Chard Coriander Cucumbers Dill Grapefruit Garlic (Green) Kale Leeks Lettuce–Head and leaf, Mint Mushrooms Mustard Greens Parsley Peaches Peas Potatoes Radishes Spinach Spring Onions Strawberries Squash Tomatoes (greenhouse) Turnips.
Basically – get outside in nature. Studies suggest that air with an overall depleted ion count (positive and negative) or an abundance of positive ions and a lack of negative ions, does not promote a healthy environment and should be treated as polluted air. 1. Chemicals in your home: Try to be mindful about […]
VITAMIN D deficiency has been the topic of much discussion of late. Our wide spread deficiency is mostly due to indoor working environments, as we need 30 minutes of full body sun exposure a day – preferably in your birthday suit. If this isn’t possible then at least get the sun on your belly […]
The active ingredients in sunscreens come in two forms – mineral and chemical filters. Each may pose a threat to our health. The most common sunscreens on the market contain chemical filters. These products typically include a combination of two to six of these active ingredients – oxybenzone, avobenzone, octisalate, octocrylene, homosalate and octinoxate. Mineral […]
Dandelion Root St. Mary’s Thistle Licorice Root Globe Artichoke Schisandra Turmeric Chicory Root Yellow Dock Root Astralagus Skullcap. You can take these herbs as a tea -look for the loose leaf/root in your health food store or apothecary (herbal pharmacy), or in your health food store. Or if you want/need something stronger get a supplement […]
Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) occurs when your liver has trouble breaking down fats, causing fat to build up in your liver tissue. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease has different stages – 1. Nonalcoholic fatty liver. In its simplest form, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease can cause excess liver fat. This condition is thought to be very […]
Omega 3 Fatty Acids are essential for good liver health. These days finding seafood that has been sustainably caught, processed without chemicals, line and pole caught by small scale fisherman, in glass or BPA-free tins – is tricky, but not impossible. #GoodFish is available from health food stores and specialty stores. Check out Olive Green […]
