No-Sugar-Added Chocolate Banana Bread

Welcome, summer! Here’s a nice, easy recipe that makes a delicious and pretty healthy treat when paired with summertime berries like strawberries. I used what was on hand, but you can easily make this vegan or gluten-free by substituting some of the ingredients! Hope you enjoy 🙂 No-Sugar-Added Chocolate Banana Bread Ingredients 3 ripe bananas, mashed 1/2 cup stevia-erythritol blend (I used Steviva) or granulated stevia 1/8 cup … Continue reading No-Sugar-Added Chocolate Banana Bread

A Year of Natural Health & Beauty Tip #46: Sweat It Out with a Ginger Bath

Ginger is an amazing root that has been used since ancient times for its medicinal — and tasty — qualities. Cooking it, pickling it, and using it in teas and tinctures are just a few ways to take advantage of its many healthy properties. But it’s also a great ingredient in skin and body care, because it is both soothing and stimulating. One time-tested way … Continue reading A Year of Natural Health & Beauty Tip #46: Sweat It Out with a Ginger Bath

A Year of Natural Health & Beauty Tip #42: Make a Tennis Ball Massager

If you’ve been following my tips all year, by now you’re well aware of the benefits of massage. You’re probably already giving yourself a daily hand massage and a daily foot massage, but when it comes unkinking other chronically tight areas of your body, you might wonder if you have to become a contortionist first. It’s practically impossible to knead your own shoulders, back, and … Continue reading A Year of Natural Health & Beauty Tip #42: Make a Tennis Ball Massager

A Year of Natural Health & Beauty Tip #18: Take a Cold Shower

When I was in high school, I read an interview with a beautifully aged Katherine Hepburn, who claimed that her number one beauty secret was taking cold showers. It sounded nuts to me at the time, but I was young and impressionable and decided to try it. I’ve been ending my showers with a cold rinse ever since, and these days, I can hardly imagine … Continue reading A Year of Natural Health & Beauty Tip #18: Take a Cold Shower