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Category: Health & Nutrition

Elderberries being strained out to make an elderberry tincture.

How To Make An Elderberry Tincture (just 2 ingredients!)

How To Make A Pepper Juice Tincture | Pepper juice is the cringe-worthy yet beloved name of my go-to tincture for all things sick-related. As my kids know, it's the answer to everything. Sore throat? Sniffles? Cold and flu season preventative? Pepper juice! Here's how to make a pepper juice tincture! | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Pepper Juice: An Immune-Boosting Miracle Tincture

pink smoothie in a glass jar with a glass straw. Cherries, flax seeds and almonds are scattered in the background

Cherry, Flax & Maca Hormone Balancing Smoothie

30 Maca Recipes - how to take and how to eat this amazing superfood! Maca has an amazing energizing effect and the positive effects on fertility, hormone balancing and more are really catching wind. Consider this adaptogenic superfood as a healthy addition to your lifestyle -- one that might be the missing link if you experience low energy levels, depression, compromised immunity, or hormonal imbalances. #macapowder #smoothie #organic #coffee #uses #recipe

30 Maca Recipes {so you can get your superfood on!}

Smoothies used to seem so easy! Then the green smoothie was introduced. Then coconut water and collagen. Yet these superfoods may not be all that they're cracked up to be. So what makes a smoothie a truly healthy snack? Here's how to make a healthy smoothie -- some easy DOs and DON'Ts to make your smoothies nourishing, beyond any doubt.

The Dos and Don’ts Of A Healthy Smoothie

Ginger-Lemon Mocktail |Today I want to share with you the beverage that makes summer bearable for me. It's my version of a bubbly, non-alcoholic cocktail that detoxifies, invigorates, and allows you to pretend for a few precious moments that you're lying in a hammock on a white sand beach in Fiji... | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Ginger-Lemon Mocktail: The Perfect Summer Drink

Stevia-Sweetened Desserts (that actually taste GOOD!) | If you're brand-new to using stevia, it's helpful to begin with already-written recipes instead of just trying to convert your favorite recipes. (Because that's a recipe for "I'm never sweetening anything with stevia again!") That's what this post is for... tried-and-true stevia-sweetened desserts that actually taste GOOD! | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

17 Stevia-Sweetened Desserts (that actually taste GOOD!)

Do you wonder if you simply don’t have enough time to cook from scratch with traditional foods? Watch, listen, or read to find out my 6 tips to cooking real food with a busy schedule!

How To Cook Real Food With A Busy Schedule #AskWardee 025

Fermenting in Pickl-It Jars

Fermenting in Pickl-It Jars

two glass tankards of cold brew coffee with straws, one diluted with cream, both iced

Is Cold Brew Coffee Healthy? #AskWardee 125

DIY Herbal Coffee Substitutes | Coffee lover but shouldn't be drinking it? Meet Jessica. She's a coffee lover, too, and she had to give it up for her healing journey. But she really missed the taste and experience of coffee. So... she developed her own easy, tasty, allergy-friendly, and healing herbal coffee blend recipes. Even for coffee shop drinks in your own home! | KnowYourFoodPodcast.com/125

DIY Herbal Coffee Substitutes (KYF125)

hands cupping a green mug of black coffee

What’s The Healthiest Coffee? #AskWardee 124

15 natural energy-boosting drinks without caffeine and text overlay

15 Natural Energy-Boosting Drinks — No Caffeine Allowed!

Is Coffee Good For You? + The Truth About Caffeine | What are the chemical components of coffee? What is caffeine, and how does it affect the body? Why do some people feel its effects more than others? When shouldn't you drink coffee? If you're a coffee lover, this post is for YOU! | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Is Coffee Good For You? + The Truth About Caffeine

Real Food Sports Nutrition: Part 1

Real Food Sports Nutrition: Part 1

RFNH: Chapter 3 Discussion

RFNH: Chapter 3 Discussion

RFNH: Chapter 2 Discussion

RFNH: Chapter 2 Discussion

Exploring Water Filtration Options | If tap water is likely full of dangerous, cancer- and birth defect-causing chemicals and bottled water is nothing more than tap water with a fancy label, what other options do we have? I'm glad you asked! Home water filtration is tricky business, and no one wants to waste their money on expensive filtration systems that don't actually work or that may be harmful. Here are your options, from worst to best. | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Exploring Water Filtration Options {which water filter is best?}