For all my life, my mom has been making homemade fresh butter that tastes absolutely delicious on bread and almost anything else! Butter is immensely nutritious and has been considered an essential food since ancient times before it was blasted down as an ‘unhealthy food’ some years ago. In recent times however, with the coming of the paleo diet and other real food diets, butter has again risen as a nutritious food that is highly considered for optimum health! At our home, we normally buy about 2 ½ liters of farm fresh milk every day. When someone from the farm brings it in the morning, it’s boiled and left to Continue Reading
The Healthiest Homemade Gluten-Free Cereal Flakes
The other day I was just dying to have some kind of fiber-filled crunchy cereal for breakfast. I’ve been eating toast and tortillas so I just wanted something with more fiber & crunch as well as more gut-friendly for a change. That’s how this homemade gluten-free cereal flakes recipe was created! I started making this cereal late at night and slept at 12. Lol! Popping amaranth deep in the night was mighty fun! But be careful with the hot pan when popping amaranth - I ended up burning my arm and had to go to bed with 3 layers of egg white slathered on it. Anyway, onto the recipe! Homemade Gluten-Free Continue Reading
How to Make Your Own Apple Cider Vinegar (from Scratch!)
The first time I found that you can make your own apple cider vinegar from scratch, I was super excited – but the source I read it from said it will take about half a year to a whole year till it's fully ready and that was a major let down for me! I was disheartened and abandoned the idea until a few months ago when I found out from someone else who'd tried it that it needn’t take that long! I immediately followed the instructions and had my chopped apples and sugar water in a glass jar in no time! The people who do make their own apple cider vinegar usually use a starter or ‘the mother’ by simply using a few Continue Reading
Gojiberries Superfood Benefits
According to an ancient Chinese legend, gojiberries helped a man live up to 252 years of age! It’s said that he ate gojiberries everyday by adding them to soups and believe it or not, research shows that gojiberries actually help maintain higher levels of human growth hormone which decreases as we age. Gojiberries are hailed as a cure-all in Ancient Chinese Medicine, where it is used as a natural medicine. What makes gojiberries an amazing superfood?! It contains a long list of nutrients and powerful antioxidants that keep the entire body healthy. Read on to find out more! Nutrients in Gojiberries These Continue Reading
10 Common Superfoods for Hair Regrowth
When experiencing hair loss, hair shedding or thin and weak hair, immediately look at what you’re eating because food greatly affects hair health. A balanced diet containing healthy fats, sea food, grass fed meats, nuts & seeds, free range milk & eggs promotes healthy hair while a diet rich in processed flours, refined sugars and store-bought food may contribute to poor hair health. If you change your nutrition as soon as you notice hair fall, then you can easily have thicker and stronger hair that is less prone to breakage and hair loss within a year or even sooner depending on how fast your hair grows! Continue Reading