Welcome to week 6 of my journey through 52 weeks of bad a** bacteria. How are you doing so far on your probiotic foods journey? Have you started eating more fermented and cultured foods? Have you noticed a difference in your health? I’ve been having so much fun experimenting with different recipes and I feel… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Nutrition
What Do I Do With This Lacto-Fermented Garlic?
After yesterday’s first post in my series, the 52 Weeks of Bad A** Bacteria, where I featured lacto-fermented garlic, I had a couple questions from readers about what they should do with the garlic once it’s fermented. Long story short, you can use it in anything that you would normally put garlic in. Keep in… Continue Reading
52 Weeks of Bad A** Bacteria – Week 1 – Pickled (Lacto-Fermented) Garlic
Welcome to the very first edition of 2012′s 52 Weeks of Bad A** Bacteria! This week, we’re enjoying pickled garlic. I love garlic and eat as much as I possibly can, but I’ve never had it pickled. I’m really excited to try it on some crusty buttered bread or in homemade ranch dressing for an extra probiotic kick…. Continue Reading
Introducing 52 Weeks of Bad A** Bacteria
(Pardon my French, but is a** really a bad word?) Anyways, one of my goals for 2012 is to get more good (bad a**) bacteria in my gut (and hopefully my hubby’s). The way to do this is to eat more cultured and fermented foods. True health starts in the gut — if your gut is not healthy, then you… Continue Reading
Vegan Diets Are Healthy For Growing Children, as Well as Pregnant and Nursing Mothers
Probably not the title that you’d expect from my blog, huh? Well, I was being a bit facetious. I came across an article in the US News Health section yesterday that literally made my blog boil and I felt obligated to post on it. I want to premise this post with a few statements: 1. There… Continue Reading
Infographic Sundays – The High School Sweet Tooth Edition
Yikes! Look at all this sugar! We all know that sugar is not really good for you, regardless of the form it comes in. While I myself have not completely eliminated sugar, I try to control my intake and limit treats to every once in awhile. If you want to read about the dangers of sugar, check… Continue Reading
Book Review – Cooking Traditional Foods’ “Real Food Storage” and Giveaway!
<<This giveaway is closed>> Recently, I had the pleasure of reviewing KerryAnn Foster’s new eBook. KerryAnn is the author of the wildly popular Cooking Traditional Foods website, as well as the founder of the Nourished Living Network, of which I am honored to be a member. She has done so much for the real and… Continue Reading
Sugar: The Secret Killer – Part 3 – Recovery
I realized recently that I had only gotten partway through my series on sugar. Life just got in the way and I totally forgot about it. If you haven’t read Part 1 and Part 2 of this series, I suggest reading those first and then heading into this one. Part 4 will be some frequently… Continue Reading
Healthy 4 Life – “Old News” and a Simple Reminder
This post is inspired by my weekly trips to the grocery store. I am always appalled at what people consider food. I am constantly checking out other people’s carts to see what they’re eating. I guess some might say I’m judging them. But that is not the case. These observations area simply a glaring reminder that we, as a… Continue Reading
Sugar: The Secret Killer – Part 2 – Disease
In the first part of this series, we discussed sugar addiction. The science community doesn’t yet recognize sugar as an addictive substance, but based on the research I have done, and my own personal experience, I can attest to the addictive nature of sugar. Please note that just like narcotics, not everyone is, or will… Continue Reading
