Although herbal remedies are rarely studied to the extent of medications they are thought to have healing powers. Since I am not comfortable with ingesting essential oils for their healing properties (this should be done under the supervision of a certified aromatherapist) I love the idea of utilizing foods, including herbs, for their healing properties. [...]
nutrition
Too often I learn about “super foods” that have tons of health benefits but are not accessible or budget friendly enough to be a feasible addition to my diet so I was thrilled to find this resource highlighting the “super” qualities of some more ordinary and accessible foods. Many of these items are staples in [...]
Ginger is one of those foods that I wish I loved but just don’t care for it. Ginger ale, pickled ginger, ginger chews, even some Asian foods just have more ginger than I can tolerate. Even though my palate doesn’t like ginger I can not deny all of the great things that ginger can do [...]
After discussing the health benefits of teas I was thrilled to come across this resource with the specific medicinal benefits of different teas! Source
I wavered on classifying this as a superfood or a folk remedy post. Ultimately, I decided on folk remedy because, according to the University of Maryland, most studies on the health benefits of turmeric have been completed in test tubes or on animals and may have a slightly different effect on humans. Turmeric comes from [...]
