Don’t Berry Your Head in the Sand About Berries

My goal in this series of posts is to break the Raw Foods Master Grocery List into as many specific subgroups as possible...So let's take a look at several different kinds of berries that may be available in your local produce aisle or farmer's market so that we will be able to make smarter choices…

The Conclusion for Confusion May Be Infusion

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21 Breakfast Ideas for a Auto-Pilot Person Like Me

"Food Breakfast" by Brooke Lark/ CC0 1.0 The best way to make sure that you and your family are getting a good nutritious breakfast is to plan ahead and prep ahead, like on the weekends perhaps. Otherwise, you will find yourself either skipping breakfast or reaching for the most convenient thing that you find in…

Are Your Pets Eating Healthier Than You Are

  Coffee alone is not a good, healthy and nutritious breakfast. Skipping breakfast and only drinking coffee does not prepare you for a successful morning…let alone a successful day. Breakfast is a far more important meal than most of us recognize. Eating a good, nutritious breakfast satisfies your food cravings and gives you the motivation…

Ready, Set, Run

Photo by Marta Wave on Pexels.com Just like waking up before the crack of dawn, I hear that exercising in the morning can be a real game-changer. Making physical health a priority also positively affects your mental health because your physical health has a direct impact on your mental health. Call me old, but two…

Paying the Water Bill

Buying water can be expensive.  No, I’m not only talking about the water bill...  I’m talking about buying water that makes drinking your required amount of water each day less of a drudgery.  But if you’re going to fork over money for water, you want to make sure that you’re getting your money’s worth. You…

Water, Water Everywhere…Which One Should I Drink?!

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com I live in Texas. It is July 16th. And if you know anything about Texas this time of year, it is hot as he**. So right now I have a confession to make...  I’ve been drinking more lately than ever.  I have consciously decided to make drinking enough fluids, especially…

Come On and Kombucha with Me

Although you could make your own kombucha if you’re really bored or you still think that the pandemic is keeping everyone confined to their homes even today.  But kombucha that you make yourself, or anyone bored enough around you makes, has a high chance of being contaminated or over-fermented...meaning that merely drinking kombucha could cause…

Kombucha…The Why

Kombucha is fermented green tea. So guess what it provides the benefits of being a probiotic – fancy way of saying fermented, a tea and more specifically a green tea.  *****  Probiotic  *****  Probiotic: Kombucha is a probiotic, like other fermented foods, meaning that it may offer the same benefits as other fermented foods or…

This Ole Heifer’s Making Her Own Kefir

Kefir is a fermented milk drink similar to a thin yogurt made by introducing kefir grains to milk that is a popular health beverage in countries such as Hungary, Romania Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia...where the beverage is consumed at any time of the day.   Kefir was originally made in the Russia mountains by hanging…