Pizza often gets a bad rap. It’s easily dismissed as junk food for teenagers and is certainly not considered part of a healthy diet. But it doesn’t have to be that way! When you make pizza at home you can choose healthy nutrient-dense ingredients and avoid frying it in cheap and unhealthy oils like many of the chain pizza stores use. This healthy pizza recipe combines all of my favorite pizza toppings. You could follow it exactly or use it as an inspiration for you to make your own version of a wild greens pizza.

Elderberries are a powerful herb for preventing a cold or flu and for shortening the duration of a cold or flu. In this recipe we first make a juice from dried elderberries and other herbs then we use gelatin to make fun gummies. Kids of all ages will enjoy them! Today’s gummy bear recipes are delicious ways you can both prevent infections as well as shorten the duration of them.

Do you have bitter deficiency syndrome? While the bitter taste is often the most disliked one it is one of the most important tastes for promoting healthy digestion. Because people often don’t love the taste it gets taken out of their life, to the detriment of their digestion!

We’ve made it through another holiday season and many people are eager to atone for their holiday indulgences by doing a detox or cleanse. The most popular detox programs often include eating raw and cold foods as well as using cooling and eliminating “detox” herbs. But does eating cold raw foods make sense during the

‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there; The children were nestled all snug in their beds, While visions of sugar plums danced in their heads.

Pumpkins often find their way into our holiday traditions whether they are carved up into jack-o’-lanterns or made into a sweet Thanksgiving pie. But don’t let pumpkins get pigeonholed. They offer far too many excellent health benefits to be only occasionally eaten as dessert. Health Benefits of Pumpkins From fiber to vitamin A, pumpkins are

I love to love dark chocolate. It’s sinfully delicious but also one of our most potent health foods. Have you heard the story of how we figured out dark chocolate was so incredibly healthy? In the late 90’s researchers wondered why an island off the coast of Panama had so little heart disease (while Panama

Parsley is often mistaken for a “garnish” herb. Something to brighten your restaurant dinner plate only to be discarded with the trimmings. But don’t be fooled! Parsley is an amazing powerhouse of nutrients and it should be respected as one of our best herbal medicines. In fact, that sprig of parsley may be the healthiest

Time to start preparing for winter! That’s right, it’s the height of summer here in the Northern Hemisphere, which means it is the perfect time to start collecting and preparing herbs for your winter medicine chest. Hyssop is an incredible addition to your herbal medicine chest. It can help a wide range of winter maladies,