Category: Healthy Food
Because access to healthful and uncontaminated food should be a human right.
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Create a Backyard Bee Haven
Welcome Spring! The last of the snow is melting. Its time to think of planning our plantings. Consider planning a garden space that is a bee haven. Why? Honey is one of the oldest medicals found in the ancient pyramids of Egypt. You don’t have to be a bee-keeper to support honey production. pesticide-free, pollinator-friendly…
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How I Survive the Holidays Sugar Free
The holidays are upon us and with a family that can not tolerate sugar AT ALL it can really become a challenge and turn joy into stress. Health Freedom Idaho member Jill shares her holiday successes in her blog healingfoodie. Great advice and easy to impliment, making one less stress for the holiday season. Fail-safe…
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Lead Contaminated Water: Boise Schools test 100 times the limit set by the EPA
Local News reports that 23 schools in the Boise area have a water faucets exposing students to elevated levels of lead. Lead is toxic, and if it makes its way into the still-developing brains of young children, many of the effects can be permanent. Lead can change how signals are passed within the brain, how…
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Classic Made Healthier Gluten-Free Gingerbread Cookies
Many families are switching to gluten free and reducing sugar. Concerns about glyphosate in the wheat, blood sugar and gut issues or a diagnosis of celiac doesn’t mean you miss out on the excitement of decorating gingerbread men cookies. This recipe by All Day I Dream About Food has taken the yuletide classic and made…
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The Cookie that Caused the Traditional Holiday Cold
It happened every year, after an exhausting 24 hour car ride (driven in the middle of the night so the kids could sleep) we would arrive at grandma’s house and eat dozens upon dozens of sugary Christmas cookies. It was my grandma’s sugar cookie recipe and it was a Christmas tradition. We would eat them…
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Why Stress Causes Sugar Cravings and How to Fight It
Welcome to the holiday season – a source of ‘seasonal stress.’ Sugar plums and chocolate Santas, Christmas cookies and parties galore the hustle and bustle of expectations, additional obligations, and hectic schedules can mean disaster on your health. Why? Because the extra stress can induce a craving for sugar which in turn reduces your body’s…
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Wildcraft Eggnog Holiday Indulgence with Health Benefits
The holiday season beckons family and friend together. A special treat reserved for this time of year is eggnog! We are NOT talking about that store bought stuff – wildcraft eggnog! This recipe comes highly recommended and straight from our favorite website LearningHerbs.com John says, “Eggnog often gets viewed as a total indulgence (read: unhealthy…
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Adding Herbs Daily for the Culinary and Medicinal Benefits
The importance of food in our holiday gatherings can not be over emphasized. In a day in age when more than 80% of adults are taking medications for health issues and 50% of our children are diagnosed with chronic diseases we need to modify our thinking about our food. Nature provided us with all the…
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Weed Killer Found in Your “All Natural” Cup of Tea
Last year, OCA sued Bigelow, after the brand’s Classic Green Tea tested positive for glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup weedkiller. Glyphosate is the active ingredient in many herbicides, most notably in Monsanto’s star product, Roundup. The chemical is applied to more than 150 food and non-food crops and used on lawns, gardens and…
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Making an Oil Change
No fat makes no sense! Without adequate daily intake of certain fats, we could not create cell membranes, secrete hormones, maintain our brains and nerves, and mount appropriate inflammatory responses. No fat means no life. What oil is good for you and what oil not? Rather than simply focusing on the ill effects of unhealthy…