Last weekend I was nursing (pun intended) an infection due to a clogged milk duct. Thankfully my temperature never spiked too high, but I had all the symptoms of an infection – achy body, achy head, tired all over. Along with rest and lots of nursing, I went through plenty of echinacea, vitamin C and…
It wasn’t until I started to explore more fruits and vegetables a few years ago that I discovered the versatility of sweet potatoes. Growing up I only knew the refined sugar covered yam casserole served at Thanksgiving. Come to think of it, I usually passed it up. After playing around with them a bit, we…
photo credit Denise wrote me a lovely email regarding her recent thoughts on nutrition and health. I plan to reply to her email specifically, but it reminded me so much about where I was just a couple of short years ago. I wanted to share with her, and you, how I came to a place…
I love raw honey, but it is cloyingly sweet. Sometimes I want the flavor of raw honey without all of the sweetness. I have found blackstrap molasses to be a nutritious counterpoint to the super sweet honey. Nutritionally it adds manganese, copper, iron, calcium, potassium and magnesium. Make no mistake, blackstrap molasses is very strong,…
