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Thinking back on my past ten-ish years of blogging, I don’t think I’ve ever once shared a health and wellness plan with you, but friends, that’s all about to change. Today, I’m opening up about some of the health challenges I’m currently facing and what I’m doing to counter those challenges this year.  Now, don’t […]

Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) is by far my favorite plant. Every part of it can be used in herbalism, but in this article, I’m focusing on using the root of dandelion only.  Below I’ll share 10 dandelion root wellness benefits as well as explain how to harvest the root and use it to make a simple […]

While I’ve been blessed with good health for my entire life (other than the occasional viral or bacterial infection that is), over the last couple of years, I’ve noticed little symptoms popping up here and there that alert me that something in my body isn’t quite right. The symptoms aren’t anything major, but they are […]

A couple of weeks ago, a friend let the boys and I come and forage elderberries on her property. She had planted a couple of varieties of small elderberry bushes last year, and this year, they had taken off and doubled in size. Since she had already collected all the berries she wanted for her […]

I’ve been eating (or is it drinking) a lot of smoothies lately, and so today, I thought I’d share three summer breakfast smoothie recipes with you that I’ve been rotating through here recently. These recipes are all quite different from one another so you won’t have to worry about your breakfast tasting the same day […]

Chocolate and banana. Sounds doable, right? But mushrooms? I know, I know—sounds disgusting, but it’s not. Trust me on this one. This chocolate-banana mushroom smoothie is not only healthy, but it’s sure to cure all chocolate cravings right on the spot. It’s filled with antioxidants and immune supportive fungi so it’s nourishing for your body. You […]