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Candied Pecan Butternut Squash Salad Recipe

My favorite part of winter and cooler weather is all the hearty produce that comes along with it, like butternut squash and pecans. I’ve included these ingredients in this candied pecan butternut squash salad for a nourishing and filling meal that will warm you right up. You might be thinking, how is a salad appropriate…

What Is Functional Soda (& Is It Good for You)?

It's become common knowledge that soda is bad for you for a variety of reasons, including because of its high sugar and calorie content. If you're someone who likes to switch things up from drinking plain water, what is the healthiest bottled drink to opt for in place of regular soda? "Functional soda" makes a…

Honey Water Benefits + How to Make It

Although it does contain sugar and a considerable amount of calories, honey is a rich source of nutrients, including enzymes, vitamins and minerals. That's why you may want to add honey water to your beverage selection. Of course, honey can be used to add a sweet, unique flavor to things like tea, yogurt or oatmeal,…

Homemade Bug Spray (and All-Natural!)

Bug bites can be both uncomfortable and dangerous. It’s important to keep the bugs away, but instead of using conventional recipes and showering your body in harmful chemicals, try this homemade bug spray recipe. Most store-bought bug sprays contain DEET (N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide), which has received mixed reviews during research. According to Scientific American: Duke University pharmacologist…

Buffalo Cauliflower Recipe (Paleo and Keto Friendly!)

Eating Buffalo chicken wings while watching a sports event or as an appetizer has become something of an American tradition. Legend has it that Buffalo wings were invented at a bar in Buffalo, New York in 1964. Chicken wings were normally thrown away or reserved for making stock, until the owner of the bar decided…

Homemade Ketchup Recipe (and Sugar-Free!)

Our most popular condiment, ketchup seems like an innocent addition to our burger or to accompany our sweet potato fries, right? Well, it's pretty full of sugar and sodium. Per tablespoon, ketchup contains 4 grams of sugar and 190 milligrams of sodium. Four grams of sugar may not seem like much, it all of it…

Cucumber Salad Recipe with Tomato and Onion

When it comes to salad, you have to keep it interesting. A boring, flavorless salad isn't going to be satisfying and will leave you looking for more food shortly after. That's why I like to experiment with using different ingredients in my salads, and that's exactly what I did for this flavorful, easy cucumber salad…

DIY Turmeric Face Mask for Glowing Skin

One of my favorite DIY skin masks is made using benefit-rich turmeric. Turmeric has been all the craze for dietary reasons but did you also know that it can also help your skin? Turmeric, traditionally known as Indian saffron because of its deep yellow-orange color, has been used throughout history as a condiment and textile dye. Turmeric…

How to Get Rid of Hiccups: Try These Natural Remedies

Having the hiccups is a mysterious occurrence, and just about everyone wonders how to get rid of hiccups. Unlike other common reflexes, like sneezing and coughing, there's no known physiologic advantage for the hiccups. Yet, we've all experienced them numerous times in our lives. Every one has her own suggestion for how to get rid…

Switchel Recipe: Nature’s Sports Drink that Benefits Your Gut

Before there were sports drinks to rehydrate after intense physical labor or sugary drinks designed to boost energy levels, there was switchel, an all-natural drink similar to lemonade that's experiencing a resurgence in popularity. Currently a favorite in “hipster” markets and upscale cocktail bars, thanks to its numerous health benefits and great taste, this centuries-old…