Immune Boosting Chicken Soup

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Winter is officially here!  Using food as medicine, what better way to boost your immune system this season than with a delicious nourishing soup!  At the fist sign of a cold (or if your family or co-workers has one) whip up the immune boosting soup before reaching for the cold medicine.  Soup made from whole chickens is rich in carnosine, which has been shown to inhibit damage from viruses in the body [1].  Both astragalus and shiitake mushrooms stimulate natural killer cells, whose job is to directly attack viruses and harmful bacteria. The ginger and chili flakes give the soup some heat to stimulate the sinuses to drain. Ginger is also a broad-spectrum antimicrobial and is an amazing anti-inflammatory herb.  Beyond this, doesn’t it just feel good to sip on a warm, brothy soup in the colder weather?

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Insights Into Autumn ~ Embracing Metal

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Insights Into Autumn:

With each year that passes new perspectives develop, new relations arise,  new ideas come forth, and new wisdoms are cultivated.  Along with this change and evolution, each year I recognize more deeply a strong constant in my life.  The Fall season remains my absolute favorite time of year, along with my most challenging.  Read more

Crazy For Coconuts!

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If you were to travel the world to look for cultures who have a strong grasp on good health and longevity, people who are relatively free from the crippling effects of degenerative disease, I am sure you would be pleasantly surprised while visiting the South Pacific and studying those who have maintained their traditional native diet and steered clear of Western influence. Read more

Fire Cider…Winter Tonic!

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The leaves are changing, the air is cooling, cold and flu season is approaching, and the holiday madness has officially arrived!  As we make the transition from Fall into Winter there is no better time to start home brewing Fire Cider so it will be ready you and your family during the cold winter months.  Fire Cider (also referred to as Cyclone Cider and Dragon Water) has been traditionally used by many herbalists as a winter tonic, immune system booster, cold and flu fighter, and peripheral circulation enhancer.

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