What’s the deal with collagen powder?

What’s the deal with collagen powder?

Healthy Tips

I always get asked “what’s the best collagen protein powder,” and that’s a tricky question to answer. Many collagen products are marketed as healthy, but don’t actually contain quality ingredients and some actually contain some pretty yucky stuff. Which is why I do...
How Sneaky Alcohol Sabotages Sleep

How Sneaky Alcohol Sabotages Sleep

Healthy Tips

We’ve all been there – that innocent glass of wine or one more cocktail, right? At 64 I am part of the generation where drinking WAS an activity! Holidays, birthdays, weekends, and celebrations in general, involved drinking. Sure, I still enjoy a yummy...
Can Extra Virgin Olive Oil Improve Arthritis?

Can Extra Virgin Olive Oil Improve Arthritis?

Healthy Tips

My mother had arthritis in her hands. Enlarged finger joints, bump where her thumb and wrist met, some twists at the top of the fingers on her right hand and some occasional locking up of the knuckles.. After years of being a culinary professional and overusing my...
Elderberry Immunity Fire Tonic

Elderberry Immunity Fire Tonic

Beverages, Healthy Tips, Special Stuff

Elderberries have long been used to strengthen the immune system and fight illness. Elderberries are one of the most common medicinal plants in the world and have been used in folk medicine to treat fever and rheumatism, sciatica, infections, and more.  Cider vinegar...