Pucker up!

Pucker up!

Apple cider vinegar (ACV) has been used as a home remedy for centuries. It is made from an assortment of whole, fresh, pressed apples. As the fresh juice ages in a sealed container, the natural sugars ferment to produce alcohol. Now considered “hard” cider, it is left...

Your Innate Protection System

Healthy living expert Mary Collette Rogers of The New Kitchen and I recently had a conversation about the innate immune system, one of four protective immune systems in the body. It’s the one you were born with and the one that “reads” or detects...
Kombucha [kôm boo’ cha]

Kombucha [kôm boo’ cha]

I remember the first time I sampled kombucha. My father-in-law found a booth offering samples at the farmers’ market one Saturday morning, and he dared me to try it. The stringy live culture in the bottom of the cup gave me pause, but I wasn’t about to back down from...