Food as medicine

Recipes for medicinal internal and topical treatments.

Kombucha

How to make Kombucha

What is Kombucha and why drink it? Kombucha starts out as a sugary tea, which is then fermented with the help of a scoby. “SCOBY” is actually an acronym for “symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast.” It is very similar to the mother used to make vinegar.  The scoby is added […]

 
Immune tea

Sweet Immune Tea for a healthy winter

The winter months can bring colds and flus and it is important that we keep our body healthy and warm. This recipe is something we use frequently during this time. At the start of winter, I make up a large batch of the dried herbs (including some or all from […]