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Herb highlite: Dandelion greens

Dandelion greens are packed with vitamins and minerals such as Vitamin A, C, E, & K, and calcium, iron, zinc, magnesium & copper. Dandelion greens are also about 14% protein, which is MORE protein per serving than spinach, Popeye’s favorite muscle building food. Dandelion greens are especially beneficial for the liver and aid in flushing out… Read more »

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Happy New Year Love Bread

Blessings from the edge of paradise. In between my strolls on the sandy beaches, gnoshing on batches of my niece’s perfect guacamole and hours of playing cards with my family, I wanted to send you one of my all time favorite recipes. LOVE bread 2 cups blanched almond flour 2 tablespoons coconut flour ¼ cup… Read more »

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What is Redemption?

I’ve been meditating lately on the word and the experience of Redemption. What is it? How does it feel? It’s definition is clear enough. Redemption is the action of regaining or gaining possession of something in exchange for payment, or clearing a debt. I’ve stumbled on this notion that it may be an act of… Read more »

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Herb highlite: Cinnamon

I had the pleasure of meditating and spending time with Lama Tenzin Choegyal~ he is a sweet soul! Lama is a Humanitarian Hall of Fame monk and his life’s work is the heroic effort of rescuing children from the Dolpo region of the Himalaya Mountains.  My life has been blessed! So, I am spending the morning… Read more »

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Recipe: Let It Glow salt scrub

It’s hard to believe that its time to start making holiday gifts for all the important people in my life. One of my go to gifts is bath salts. The most loved recipe is Let It Glow. The basic recipe is  2 cups Dead Sea salts, 2 cups brown sugar, 2 tsp coconut manna warmed, 1/2 cup… Read more »

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Recipe: cinnamon apple blueberry coconut breakfast rice

Heat I tsp ghee, 1 tsp coconut manna and 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon in sauce pan.Add 2 cups of liquid- almond milk, clean water, coconut milk- and bring to a boil. Add 1/2 cup basmati rice.At brisk boil, reduce to low temp and add I chopped Apple, 1/4 c blueberries, any nut nuts or seeds… Read more »

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It’s been a long 10 year road…

Just completed my Masters work in Herbology and Nutrition. it’s been a long 10 year road of study and I’m loving using whole foods to heal myself and the people I love on the planet- mind, body and spirit.

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So, what is Specific Antibody Deficiency anyway?

My primary diagnosis is Primary Immune Deficiency Disease (PIDD) and the more specific diagnosis is Specific Antibody Disorder (SAD) – I don‘t make enough good quality IgA, the subclass antibody that, among other things, protects my mucus membranes. I was diagnosed in march 2012. According to the Mayo Clinic, primary immunodeficiency disorders — also called primary… Read more »

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So, I have a secret to share…

Not many people know this but I have an immune deficiency called Specific Antibody Deficiency – one of over 200 forms of PIDD (primary immune deficiency disorder) I’ve decided to tell my story to try to help other people.Cosmopolitan.com/myownbody It can be, ok, it is debilitating and at times I feel so bummed out. But… Read more »