As with grains and legumes, nuts and seeds have anti-nutrients that actually block our full absorption of their nutrients. Soaking breaks down the mineral binding action of phytic acid, the sticky qualities of lectin and the enzymatic disruption of tannins contained...
I like options. I’m not someone who can eat or drink the same thing every day. I also believe our body appreciates getting a variety of healthy nutrients each day. For calcium, I also love adding bioavailable (easily absorbed by the body) non-dairy calcium to my daily...
When teaching a mini-class last week on making a Nettles Super Infusion for an outstanding source of bioavailable calcium, I got a great question on whether or not boiling water for a while before making tea “aerated” it. Hmm, I have never been asked that question and...
Getting calcium from your food and into your bones is a complex process. Adequate levels of vitamin D improves absorption in the gut as well as improving the body’s ability to use calcium to build bone. Vitamin D comes from several sources. Sunlight, supplements,...
I love a GREAT back story as to how a formulation came to be. And a great story is exactly what this winter wellness formulations has. As the legend goes, during the 17th-century plague, on moonless nights in Marseilles France, a group of thieves would anoint their...
I love knowing exactly what is in products I put in my body as well as those that I use on my body. This simple formula is wonderful for any time of the year, but I find it especially useful during the dry winter months. It is fun and easy to make and takes only a...