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Superfoods & Supplements

Category: Superfoods & Supplements

How to Make (and Use) an Herbal Decoction | An herbal infusion uses the leaves, stems, and flowers of a plant. An herbal decoction, although very similar to an infusion, is prepared from the roots, bark, and seeds, and you might call it a concentrated tea. I'm going to show you how easy it is to make and use an herbal decoction. | GNOWFGLINS.com

How to Make (and Use) an Herbal Decoction

Perfect Prescription: Sick Day Remedies and Routines | Being ill forces the busy-ness of my life to stop, or at least, slow down for a while. Given the speed of life at which most of us live, slowing down is often the perfect prescription for recovery. Here are my family’s five favorite ways to keep the pace peaceful while we recuperate. | GNOWFGLINS.com

Perfect Prescription: Sick Day Remedies and Routines

What to Plant Now to be Ready for Cold and Flu Season Later | Spring is here! With the cold of winter finally behind us, the last thing you are thinking of is the cold and flu season. However, a little thought and planning now can make for a garden full of natural healers when the coughs and sniffles return. | GNOWFGLINS.com

What to Plant Now to Be Ready for Cold and Flu Season Later

8 Ways To Get More Vitamin D Naturally | Coming out of the long, dark months, many of us may have a slight vitamin D deficiency. Our bodies need Vitamin D to function at our best. It increases bone health and helps the nervous system. Deficiencies have been linked to high blood pressure and even cancer. When I recently found myself vitamin D deficient, I increased my daily dose naturally. | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

8 Ways To Get More Vitamin D (Naturally!)

Cinnamon Licorice Tea To Boost Your Immune System | Have you ever choked down a medicinal tea that leaves much to be desired in terms of taste and smell? Me too. But don't worry, this cinnamon licorice tea both boosts your immune system and makes your kitchen smell delightfully cinnamon-y and tastes delicious! | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Cinnamon Licorice Tea To Boost Your Immune System

The Need For Magnesium (with supplemental food list) | The news has been abuzz with magnesium lately, and for good reason. Every system and function in our body depends on magnesium! Learn the signs of magnesium deficiency, plus the top 11 sources of magnesium so you can restore your body's magnesium level. | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

The Need For Magnesium (with supplemental food list!)

The Gelatin Secret, Part 1 of 2 | Who knew gelatin could be so beautiful... or so marvelously healing? As Sylvie McCracken found out, gelatin is one of the foods we should all be eating more. | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

The Gelatin Secret, Part 1 (KYF072)

Anthocyanins: More to Love Than Color | Colors weren't just created to please our eyes. Take fruit for example -- red strawberries, dark red or purple raspberries, and the deep blue blueberries. Anthocyanins are responsible for these colors, and the purpose goes much deeper than mere (and miraculous) beauty. | GNOWFGLINS.com

Anthocyanins: More To Love Than Color

10 Herbs For Iced Tea All Summer Long | You already know the many benefits of drinking herbal tea. Enjoying them on ice is a great way to reap the health benefits and beat the heat, too! Here are 10 common herbs to use in your iced teas all summer long... | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

10 Herbs for Herbal Iced Tea… All Summer Long!

The Gelatin Secret, Part 2 (KYF073)

The Gelatin Secret, Part 2 (KYF073)

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

Save Money on Whole Food Supplements by Using a Capsule Filler | Are you taking any whole food supplements like maca, cayenne pepper, or spirulina? You can save quite a bit of money by filling capsules yourself with the less expensive bulk powder options. I did the math. We save around $10 per month on just one person's supply of one supplement. Here's the whole scoop! | GNOWFGLINS.com

Save Money on Whole Food Supplements by Using a Capsule Filler

Natural Remedies for Burns, Bites, and Stings | Summer goes hand in hand with outdoor adventures. With the sun shining and the lure of swimming, kids out of school are free to spend their days playing outside. But burns, bites, and stings can stop that summer fun dead in its tracks. Thankfully, several natural remedies will have you back to enjoying summer activities in no time! | GNOWFGLINS.com

Natural Remedies for Burns, Bites, and Stings

Food Fight Against Cancer | Cancer. It used to be a scary, foreign, medical word. Now it's a scary, common word that people assume they will have one day. According to The World Cancer Report, reported cancer cases hit an estimated 14 million in 2012. In the next twenty years, new cancer cases are predicted to rise by 57% and reach an astounding 22 million. It's a scary thought, and one that encourages us to rediscover foods that help fight cancer. | GNOWFGLINS.com

Food Fight Against Cancer

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

This Superfood Increases My Vitality | Did you know there's a Peruvian root that's been cultivated for thousands of years that can help with energy, fertility, hormonal dysfunction, depression, circulation, mental acuity, and more? Here's my experience with it, plus the potential benefits of maca, where to find it, and how to use it. | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

This Superfood Increases My Vitality (and you should try it, too)

Start your day with this! | The best thing you can do for yourself each day is so simple, but it's often overlooked. I know this because I myself -- a person who cares a great deal about healthy living -- have neglected it for years. What is it? Drink enough water. But even more than that... | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Start Your Day With THIS!

10 Easy Ways to Pack More Fermented Foods in Your Child's Lunch | Fermented foods pack a nutritional punch for any meal. But, what to pack and how to provide variety? Here's how to make the most of your child's school lunch with fermented foods -- without adding lots of prep time. | GNOWFGLINS.com

10 Easy Ways to Pack More Fermented Foods in Your Child’s Lunch