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Massage Your Boobies!
The breast tissue likes to move and be massaged just like the rest of you! Tucking your breasts away in constrictive bras--along with...
Erika Siegel
Feb 14, 20182 min read


Fire Cider Vinegar
Rosemary Gladstar, one of my herbal heroes, has a mission to help bring medicinal herbalism back into people’s kitchens. She perfected...
Erika Siegel
Dec 15, 20172 min read


Details on Vitamin D
It seems that every few years a vitamin becomes famous. Vitamin D has been enjoying the spotlight for a few years now as the “it”...
Erika Siegel
Nov 2, 20175 min read


Pumpkin Muffins
My husband says that fall is lovely for a week or so but then it’s a slow and sometimes sad prelude to winter. He is singing a different...
Erika Siegel
Sep 20, 20172 min read


Natural Solutions for Common Childhood Conditions: Allergies
Environmental Allergies This post addresses seasonal, environmental, and animal dander allergies; the kind that make for running noses,...
Erika Siegel
Aug 15, 20174 min read


Strawberry Basil Lemonade
Strawberry basil lemonade is the perfect afternoon refresher. We need to step up our hydration efforts in this warm weather, and this...
Erika Siegel
Jul 29, 20172 min read


Ladies: How is your Luteal Phase doing?
Maximizing Fertility with a Healthy Luteal Phase This great diagram shows the hormonal influences and activities over the course of a...
Erika Siegel
May 19, 20173 min read


A Few Words From the Leftover Lady
Greetings, fellow food recyclers! I bet you also get great satisfaction in recreating leftovers into something fresh and new. Giving...
Erika Siegel
Mar 25, 20174 min read


Chia Seed Pudding
Chia seeds are a remarkable food. They swell in liquid, revealing a soft, slippery inside, chock full of impressive nutrition. The word...
Erika Siegel
Jan 8, 20172 min read


Pumpkin Power: Seeing Beyond the Pie
Pumpkins don’t get much culinary love. Like turkey, pumpkin has its one week in the spot light and then is mostly forgotten for the rest...
Erika Siegel
Dec 12, 20162 min read


Optimizing Male Fertility (It Takes Two to Tango)
Successful conception and a healthy child depends 50% on the woman and 50% on the man. Your state of health at the moment of conception...
Erika Siegel
Oct 16, 20166 min read


Summer Berry Cobbler
What’s better than a cobbler fresh out of the oven? Few things compare to a simple mixture of seasonal fresh fruit topped with a crumbly,...
Erika Siegel
Aug 21, 20162 min read


Super Poop (and happy bellies)
Let’s face it, we all love to have great poops. When we are constipated we feel, well, crappy. Not only is it more comfortable to have...
Erika Siegel
May 21, 20168 min read


Pesto Four Ways
Beautifully green, full of flavor, and surprisingly nutritious: pesto brings an exciting and rich flavor to many dishes. Scroll down for...
Erika Siegel
Apr 3, 20165 min read


Holy Fermentation! (Why and how to get cultured food into your diet)
Traditional peoples around the globe have celebrated the eating of cultured foods (fermented food products that are rich in friendly...
Erika Siegel
Jan 30, 20165 min read


Parent, Nourish Thyself
As new parents, we often forget how to care for ourselves. Birthdays pass unnoticed, hair is ignored and even teeth go unbrushed. It’s...
Erika Siegel
Nov 16, 20154 min read


Asian Portobello Burgers with Beet-Carrot Slaw
Vegetarian and meat eaters alike can really dig a well-made Portobello burger. This recipe combines a juicy, Asian-style marinated...
Erika Siegel
Oct 4, 20153 min read


Decadent Raw Pies with Coconut Whip Topping
These pies are decadent, beautiful, creamy crowd pleasers. Every time I make one, friends say, “What is in this?!” It feels good to say,...
Erika Siegel
Sep 19, 20155 min read


What the Heck Do I Pack for Lunch?
This is the time of year when we start to reign in our free-spirited eating habits of summer and hunker down with packing healthy lunches...
Erika Siegel
Sep 12, 20153 min read


Five Summer Veggies Not to Miss (but you just might have)
Walking into a Portland Farmers market mid-summer is almost intoxicating. The array of nature’s colorful bounty fills my cells with...
Erika Siegel
Aug 1, 20154 min read
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