Jun 30, 2017 | Food as Medicine, Herbs that Heal, Holistic Health, Natural Medicine
Sweet-toothed friends, rejoice! Fennel is here to hold your hand through your mid-afternoon or post-dinner sugar cravings. The seeds of a fennel plant are a wonderfully sweet, licorice-flavored spice that offer a wealth of nutritional benefits. They are best known for...
May 18, 2017 | Food as Medicine, Herbs that Heal, Holistic Health, Natural Medicine
Who doesn’t love that fragrant, mouth-watering smell elicited by sweet basil? For us, the enticing aroma of basil always signals the start of summer. We love using this tasty herb on everything – fresh tomatoes with a dash of pepper, in every type of...
Apr 6, 2017 | Food as Medicine, Herbs that Heal, Holistic Health, Natural Medicine
Mint is one of the most iconic flavors of summer, and this cooling, refreshing herb is a God-send to our digestive system. The myriad herb plants stemming from the Mentha family are varied in their appearance, flavor, and healing properties. For example, the Bo He...
Jan 19, 2017 | Food as Medicine, Herbs that Heal, Holistic Health, Natural Medicine
Native to Asia, and prolific throughout the varied histories and cultures on the vast continent, ginger is a powerful herb that gives your body an incredible dose of healing. Most of us know ginger as a spice and flavoring in dishes, but today let’s briefly unpack the...
Dec 14, 2016 | Food as Medicine, Herbs that Heal, Holistic Health
Did you know there are around 3000 different cultivated varieties of chili peppers? Not surprising, considering there are just as many dishes to enjoy them in and they all have unique flavor profiles. Amid all this variety, there still seems to be only two kinds of...
Nov 11, 2016 | Food as Medicine, Herbs that Heal, Holistic Health, Natural Medicine
The advent of the holiday season brings some of the most anticipated flavors of the year. Recipes are made aromatically pleasant and delightfully appetizing by the cozy flavors of pumpkin, butternut squash and root vegetables. But let’s be honest… it’s really the...
