Yellow Dock for Adult Acne

One of the first places your body shows it's getting overloaded with toxins is skin. Since the skin is the largest organ and the most visible to us, its a great source of information of what's going on inside.

One herb I've found very helpful with adult acne is Yellow Dock Root . It can be taken as a capsule starting at night. If acne is not alleviated, opening capsules in warm water or herbal tea works the best drinking as last thing before bedtime. Sine the taste is "root-y", I find adding a strong tasting non-caffeine herbal tea like peppermint works best. Avoid sugar, even fruit and grains while drinking. It will counteract what you're encouraging your body to do, push out toxins. Add a couple of drops of liquid Stevia (not dry, it has a bitter aftertaste) to balance the flavor. .

Crunch without Inflammation

Having adopted a Grain Free, Dairy Free Diet to reduce inflammation (as all functional medicine doctors advocate), crackers are an indulgence I surely missed. I found an almond dip that is outstanding but only cut veg to dip it but nothing to spread it on. I miss the crunching. A texture issue maybe. But what I didn't miss was how my body felt days after I decided to cheat.

Rice Substitute - No Grain Punishment

When I gave up grain on the anti-inflammatory diet, I couldn't believe how much better I felt. I already detoxed regularly, juiced, 80% plant based and cut the gluten. I really noticed it when I accidentally (or on purpose cheated) how bad and achy I felt the next day. Old injuries started aching. Even taking activated charcoal, it would take a full day to feel my energetic self.

But I missed rice, especially chicken/shrimp fried rice or sushi. With a food processor and a head of cauliflower, you won't miss rice. When you taste it again, it will taste old, not fresh.

Grass Fed Kerrygold for Crisp Brain

Not all fats are equal.. While many fats are harmful for you, others, like Omega 3's, are critical. Grass fed butter or ghee is one healthy fat that nourishes our brain functions. As not all fats are equal, not all butters are equal.
There's not many places in the world where green, non-chemical grass is available year-round. One of those places is Ireland. Many farms combined to form a cooperative company under the name Kerrygold. Most grocery stores in the US carry in their dairy case. While higher in price, the health benefits and the outstanding flavor is worth it. If you grew up on a farm or had family you visited as a child, it will remind you of homemade, full flavor and more.

Prebiotic Fiber - Tigernut To The Rescue

I just discovered TigerNut flour while searching for flour for those with nut allergies, specifically children. While its name gives you the impression it is a nut, it actually is a tuber which is a root vegetable.

It's prebiotic fiber resists digestion and becomes food for our bacteria in our gut or the popular term called the "microbiome". You can eat the dried tubers like nuts or ground up in your morning smoothie, it becomes gluten free, nut free and grain free flour to make all sorts of yummy things we used to make with wheat. I experimented and made Cacao pancakes with them. Delicious, great consistency. Less porous than coconut but hearty like almond. My recipe for Cacao pancakes by clicking more...