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Switchel is my new favorite home remedy. It is an old fashioned New England drink known as Haymaker's Punch. Colonial farmers used it for hydration on hot summer days. Members…

Cayenne pepper is a powerful spice. An herbalist doctor I came across, The Homegrown Herbalist, Dr. Patrick Jones, would choose it if he could only use one herb. He is…

My go to for digestion issues is ginger. The carbonation in ginger ale sometimes helps, but it's difficult to find ginger ale that doesn't contain high fructose corn syrup, so…

Farm Aid is a benefit concert organized by Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young (original organizers), Dave Matthews (joined in 2001) and Margo Price (joined in 2021), to support family…

Selenium is a mineral that is important for optimal thyroid health. It is only obtained through food and supplementation. Soil contains selenium, which plants absorb and then animals obtain it…

The microbiome is the collection of bacteria in a person's gut that process the food people eat. There are good bacteria and bad bacteria. When the bad bacteria overtake the…

Figuring out what to eat that tastes good and is good for you is hard. What makes it even harder is food packaging. They can be very deceiving. There are…

I've been drinking green tea for at least 20 years. I usually have 3 - 4 cups per day. It's my hot drink of choice. I like coffee, but I…

Manuka honey is promoted as having many health benefits. I've never tried it. I always use regular honey that is local. For years, I have also used buckwheat honey. It…

Back when I was having daily hives, I started a food diary to try figuring out what was causing it. I also kept a food diary when I had gestational…