This bee product contains 150 mineral and biologically active compounds, amino acids and vitamins. It supports immunity, balances the eye sight, digestion, and cleansing function of the body. How do bees make it? The bees make it by collecting plants pollen, from flowers to tree and bush buds. They ferment it and store for the …
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Bee pollen tea – your new natural energy drink.
Chaga
Chaga (Inonotus obliquus). Black gold Have you ever walked in the woods, and noticed this black canker on the trunk of birch trees? It looks like black charcoal from the fire, growing on a tree with rusty brown color inside. You have found chaga. It is a fungi that grows on birch primarily, with some …
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Goldenrod – sunny fall beauty – our inspiration for coming winter
This time of year we have pretty gold yellow goldenrod blooming all along roads, in the fields and meadows. It is one of my herbal favorites. You are not allergic to goldenrod! Its pollen is not wind spread, so lots of seasonal fall allergies come from blooming ragweed, which is a short herb that many …
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Wood sorrel – the Irish detective story of botanical error
We all know that shamrock, or three leaf clover is a symbol and official trademark of Ireland, right? I thought that too. It is interesting how when brain hears something for thousand times it just assumes that it is the fact, or the truth… Clover or wood sorrel? It all started a couple weeks ago …
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April 7th – the World Health Day
Did you know April 7th is the World Health Day? Let’s celebrate it as a way of life. We hear a lot about health and healthy lifestyle nowadays. I remember when my husband visited me in Russia in our first year of knowing each other, he said: You guys live so healthy! I remember being …
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Eating dirt? Bentonite clay miracles.
Why to eat dirt? Once a year I try to do a cleanse that involves eating dirt:-) Or calcium bentonite clay to be precise. It is mined in the hills of Colorado and Texas, and purified for internal consumption. The Smectite family of clays, which includes Bentonites, are called “living clays” because of their ability …
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Christmas Tree for dinner?
Cut or not to cut? This year I had a dilemma. We had a chance to cut a nice fir from our own woods to serve as holiday decoration and inspiration. But I was hesitant. If million of people cut their trees every December, we have million trees less on our planet. The other choice was …
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Two spoons of horseradish a day…
Old is new again We all know ordinary horseradish, right? I grew up eating lots of it. My dad likes to spread it on a sourdough bread and eat it with his soup. I always followed his example. It is commonly served with meat dishes, to help digest a fatty meal. Then I forgot about …
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Black currant berry – turn this European staple into your daily diet awareness.
Russian legacy – black currant bushes in every yard When I moved to the US 15 years ago I planted black currant bushes by the house right away. Then we moved, and the bushes came with us:-) Every garden in Russia have this woody shrub full of aromatic shiny tart berries. I remember picking them …
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Nettle – spring tonic and a useful sting.
Nettle. Stinging nettle. Why does it sting? Is it to protect itself from herbivores, or may be to serve humans? Here in Northern Wisconsin May, early June (before blooming actually) is a perfect time to collect nettles. When I pick them barehanded, I don’t mind an occasional sting, it feels good, it feels medicinal. In …
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