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Month: September 2023
Fire Cider – Herbie Freebie
Come learn in person how to make Fire Cider at my “Food is Medicine” Class Held on Oct 7th, 9am-12pm, and take some home with you. Can’t come in person? I have an online course that is available for 1 year. Or you can Watch Live Via Zoom
Fire Cider Recipe
- ½ cup grated fresh horseradish root
- ½ cup or more fresh chopped onions
- ¼ cup or more chopped garlic
- ¼ cup or more grated ginger
- Apple cider vinegar.
- Chopped fresh or dried cayenne pepper ‘to taste’. Can be whole or powdered. ‘ To Taste’ means should be hot, but not so hot you can’t tolerate it. Better to make it a little milder than to hot; you can always add more pepper later if necessary
FIRE CIDER ADDITIONS:
- Turmeric, Echinacea, Cinnamon, Lemon, Rosemary, Elderberries, Sage, Goldenrod.
DIRECTIONS:
- Place herbs in a half-gallon canning jar and cover with enough raw, unpasteurized apple cider vinegar to cover the herbs by at least three to four inches. Cover tightly with a tight-fitting lid.
- Place the jar in a warm place and let for three to four weeks. It is best to shake every day to help in the maceration process.
- Stain the herbs and reserve the liquid after three to four weeks.
- Add honey ‘to taste’. Warm the honey first so it mixes well. “To Taste’ means your Fire Cider should taste hot, spicy, and sweet. “A little bit of honey helps the medicine go down……”
- Rebottle and enjoy! Fire Cider will keep for several months unrefrigerated if stored in a cool pantry. But storing it in the refrigerator is better if you’ve room.
- A small shot glass daily serves as an excellent tonic or takes up to 3 Tbsp if you feel a cold coming on.
- Dosing for kids 3+ 1/4th – 1 Tbsp
- Take it more frequently if necessary to help your immune system do battle.
- You can add the leftover veggies to a soup, eggs, toast, stir-fry, or anything else.
- You can add it to your veggie juice or your fried rice mix with olive oil for salad dressing.
WHAT IS FIRE CIDER GOOD FOR?
- Start at the 1st sign of feeling off like you might be getting sick.
- It stimulates the immune system and revs it up to fight off viruses.
- Colds and flu, digestive issues, sinus infections.
APPLE CIDER VINEGAR:
- Full of trace vitamins & minerals.
- Supports the immune system.
- Helps digest food and prevents indigestion.
- Eases allergies
- Lower blood pressure, and cholesterol, help control diabetes.
RAW LOCAL HONEY:
- Soothing to sore throats & dry coughs.
- Antibacterial & antioxidant
- Great for allergies.
GARLIC:
- Rich in vitamins and minerals
- Heart health, normalized cholesterol (cooked), blood thinning,
- Powerful against infections:
- Inhibits viruses, antibacterial, antifungal, can inhibit even MRSA.
- FOR COLD AND FLU SEASON
- Expectorant: (loosens and helps release mucus)
- Earaches
- Chest Congestion
- Immune stimulant
- Diaphoretic for fevers
ONION:
- Rich in Vitamins and minerals
- Antimicrobial, Expectorant
- Earaches:
- Chest and Sinus Congestion:
- Sore Throat:
GINGER:
- Great for colds, flu, congestion, when you are cold
- Antimicrobial, antioxidant,
- Diaphoretic for fevers
- Great for nausea (even motion sickness)
- Promotes digestion and helps with bloating & gas.
- Anti-inflammatory: for headaches, arthritis, muscle cramps, menstrual or legs cramps
CAYENNE:
- For colds & flu
- Expectorant & diaphoretic for fevers
- Great as an oil to stimulate circulation on chilly days hands & feet for Raynaud’s
- Stimulates the brain to create endorphins.
- Antioxidant, antiseptic, antiviral, carminative
HORSERADISH:
- Best Expectorant opens passages and loosens mucus to help drain.
- Antibacterial, antibiotic, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antiseptic
- Diaphoretic for fevers.
- Great as an oil to stimulate circulation on chilly days hands & feet for Raynaud’s
RESOURCES:
From my various classes and teachers taught on this subject by Kate Bodemann or Thomas Easley
Herbalrootszine.com
Rosemary Gladstar who so graciously started sharing her Fire Cider recipe with the world.
Sleepy Time Tea – Herbie Freebie
If you are having a hard time sleeping and would like to work with me on getting to the root cause of why you are not sleeping well Book an appointment with me here.
This is my basic Sleep Support Tea. It tastes good, can be used with kids,
and works for many in helping them sleep at night.
Other herbs I might add are the following.
· Wood Betony combines well with Skullcap for
those with tension in their neck and shoulders.
· Ginger if someone has pain preventing them from
sleeping. A Pinch – ¼ tsp is helpful here.
· Fennel if you have bloating and discomfort in the
digestive tract keeping you from sleeping.
Food As Medicine Class
Unlimited space for Live via Zoom. Use the coupon code Virtual for $10 off if you are not attending class in person.
Learn the medicinal benefits of many foods and spices in your home. After this class, you can use these foods to boost your immune system confidently. Support your family during cold and flu season using herbs/spices. There are many other helpful uses for herbs in the kitchen like supporting the digestive system, anxiety, and more!
You’ll learn the uses of common teas found in the store for medicinal purposes.
You will see demonstrations for 3-5 recipes for you to take home and use during the cold and flu season. (Take home items if attending live class Oct 7, 2023)
You will receive easy-to-make at-home recipes, handouts for the class, recipe cards, and a recording to watch later at your convenience.
You can access the classroom until Oct 1, 2024, but you can download all material for lifetime use.
You get up to 2 text questions in the classroom concerning acute care cold/flu health-related questions during the year that this course is open for free, a $70 value.
Pumpkin Syrup Recipe – Herbie Freebie
Yes! I’m one of those people… I love Pumpkin season. I’m sharing my pumpkin syrup recipe this week. I put this in my coffee during this season, so I am not tempted to buy a latte that typically has over 35 grams of sugar!!! I also add it to my mushroom tea and my chaga chai.
But I write about herbs, not recipes! Let me tell you the benefits of the herbs in this syrup!
Pumpkin: Most Latte syrups contain little to no actual pumpkin. I use Organic Canned Pumpkin or an organically grown pumpkin in my syrup. Pumpkins are rich in beta carotene, an antioxidant helpful for eye health. They are high in vitamins A, C, and E, iron, and folate, which is helpful for immune health, just in time for the cold season. It’s high in potassium, which helps with blood pressure. It’s a good source of fiber – 7 grams per cup.
Cinnamon: helpful for controlling blood sugars post meals. It supports the cardiovascular system and has been used to lower blood pressure. It is a great digestive aid for gassiness, upset stomachs, nausea, dyspepsia, and many other digestive complaints. It also has some antiviral properties that are helpful for cold and flu season.
Nutmeg: Complaints of the digestive tract, such as diarrhea, spasms, intestinal mucus, and gassiness.
Ginger: One of my favorite anti-inflammatories for aches and pains. Stimulates the circulatory system, so it is helpful for anyone with varicose veins. It is also helpful for complaints of the digestive tract, such as diarrhea, spasms, intestinal mucus, and gassiness, mainly known for quelling nausea.
Cloves: Antiseptic, Antibacterial, Antifungal, Antiviral. It is also used in the same way for digestive complaints as nutmeg and ginger.
Allspice: Again, helpful for digestive complaints.
So, when combined with your Pumpkin and Coffee, you have an antioxidant-rich, immune-boosting digestive aid! I hope this helps you enjoy your coffee this season without guilt.
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 Cup Distilled Water
- ½ cup Natural Cane Turbinado Sugar or Coconut Sugar or Brown Sugar
- 3-5 Tbsp of Pumpkin Puree
- 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
DIRECTIONS:
- Combine water and sugar and simmer on low heat for 5-10 minutes.
- While this is simmering, add spices to the puree.
- Add pumpkin and spice to the sugar water. Simmer for another 5-10 minutes.
- Store refrigerated. Last for 2-3 weeks in the fridge.
Add 1-2 Tablespoons to your coffee in the morning with your favorite milk.
- 1 Tbsp of mix is around 22 calories, 6 carbs, 6 sugars, 2 sodium.
HERBIE FREEBIE – FORTIFY THE GUT TEA
Fortify the Gut Tea supports digestion starting in your mouth. Its mildly bitter properties stimulate your digestion as soon as it hits the bitter receptors on your tongue. If you have any esophageal damage from reflux, it can start to repair the tissue there with its toning aspects to the tissue. This is called a vulnerary when it can heal the tissue it touches. If you have ulcers in your stomach, it can support the healing of that tissue.
Where this tea shines is in the small intestines. The lining of your small intestines is permeable to allow nutrients and helpful substances from your food to enter your body while keeping harmful or unwanted things out. Many things can damage this lining or barrier, and it can become “leaky” allowing the unwanted substances to pass into the intestines or the bloodstream. This can potentially cause many health problems. The herbs in this tea are helpful vulnerabilities that can help heal and tone the junctions that open and close. While using this tea, it is beneficial to stop the practices damaging your intestinal lining to achieve optimal results. Some main reasons that can cause this damage is food sensitivities like gluten or overuse of medications like aspirin or ibuprofen, and many more reasons.
This tea is a base remedy. Other items I like to add to the tea could be Marshmallow leaves if someone is very dry. Slippery Elm if they are dry and significantly depleted of nutrients. If you have a lot of gas, fennel is an excellent addition. If the immune system is weak, I like to add astragalus. If you are very cold ginger is warming to the tea.
I’d love to work with you if you feel you might have Small Intestinal Permeability or any other digestive complaints and would like a custom support blend and plan to help.
Herba Remedium 