Category: Immune system
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Eat your greens, y’all!
Callaoo!!! A toast to your good health! Nope! Not Babaloo. Callaoo! If you haven’t heard about this remarkable edible green, read on! Callaloo is a popular Caribbean dish made from different leafy plants depending on local custom. In Jamaica and in Guyana the preferred leaf is from the amaranth. People associate the dish so strongly…
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Out of the darkness, into the light: Best wishes for 2016
This is the time of year when we spend much time in darkness here in the northern hemisphere and yearn for the longer days of summer. The season presents us with physical as well as mental and emotional challenges: how to get our bodies’ needs for Vitamin D met and how to avoid Seasonal Affective…
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Spice up your life with Horseradish
One of the things I forget about from time to time that I really love is Horseradish! It has been cited as including many beneficial compounds for boosting the immune system, treating cancer, clearing congestion caused by colds, illness, allergy, preventing osteoporosis, aiding in weight loss, stimulating urination, increasing energy levels in the body and…
Wellness from Scratch 