According to Traditional Chinese Medicine eggplants are a 'cooling' or yin food, making them an excellent dietary choice on hot summer days. The five TCM food types are cold, hot, warm, cool and neutral - this refers not to the state of the food, but the effect that it has on our bodies. In Chinese ... Read more about The Best Baba Ganoush
Honey bee Bourbon Buzz
It's National Honeybee Day ... it's Saturday ... and I've just completed a fully-booked shift at the clinic, so naturally we're celebrating with this healthier honey-based cocktail. Honey contains vitamins, trace enzymes, amino acids, and minerals like calcium, iron, sodium chlorine, magnesium, ... Read more about Honey bee Bourbon Buzz
Lavender Latte Recipe
Our lavender bush has grown absolutely wild this summer and I'm not upset about it at all! Lavender is one of my favourite herbs to relieve stress and anxiety since research shows that lavender has calming, soothing, and sedative effects on the nervous system when consumed or inhaled. Lavender's ... Read more about Lavender Latte Recipe
Pink Sun Tea
Sun tea is the ultimate lazy hippie woman's summer beverage of choice. You simply throw your favourite herbs into a large mason jar with filtered water and leave out in the sun on a hot day. The heat from the sun infuses the herbs and you end up with a delicious tea at the end of the day with no ... Read more about Pink Sun Tea
