This beautiful nutritious salad is perfect for the holidays. Spring greens, pomegranates and apples support your body with vitamins, minerals and antioxidants building up your immune system as you enjoy these delicious flavors.
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When I launched My Medicinal Home in 2020, it fulfilled a longtime dream. I love getting to share all I’ve learned about healing and nutrition over the course of my life, and all I’m continuing to learn about new and effective ways to help heal our bodies.
In 2021, I’ve focused less on writing posts or sharing recipes and more on investing in my personal healing. Still, the site stays active with daily views. Thank you to everyone who has left me a comment, shared a post, or written an encouraging message!
Here are the most viewed posts in 2021:
6. 9 Favorite Zucchini Recipes That Are Gluten Free, Dairy Free and Egg Free
This was my favorite post of 2021! I love each yummy and healthy zucchini recipe, especially since I had a bumper crop of zucchini in my garden this year.
5. Homemade Immune Boosting Root Beer Recipe
Homemade root beer is a real treat! It’s a two-day process, using the overnight Crockpot method. This recipe makes a lot, but the root beer concentrate keeps in your refrigerator for months.
4. How to Make Hawthorn Honey: Stress Relief & Immune Support
Hawthorn trees grow abundantly in our area. I still have some frozen berries in my freezer to make a little more honey this winter. Hawthorn berries support the heart and immune system.
3. Moisturizing Body Butter: Quick & Easy Healing Skin Care
If your hands are getting dry during the cool winter months, here’s some help. Only a dab is needed to moisturize your skin with this simple recipe using shea butter, coconut oil and a bit of Vitamin E oil. I use my Moisturizing Body Butter daily!!
2. Coconut Curry: Delicious Main Dish That’s Healing For the Body
Enjoy this healthy comfort food this winter. This is a recipe that makes a lot of food. I typically freeze the leftovers for a quick meal on a busy day.
1. DIY Lemon Vinegar and Household Cleaner – Safe, Inexpensive & Easy to Make
I’m not surprised this is the number one post for 2021. Making your own household cleaner is truly safe, inexpensive and easy! I use fresh lemons daily and add the rinds to a jar of vinegar under my sink. In just a few weeks I have lemon vinegar for my cleaning.
That’s a wrap on 2021! Thank you again for taking time to read my posts. I’m so grateful for you! If you would like to receive notifications for future posts, you can follow My Medicinal Home.
It’s been a crazy 2 years, but no matter what the future holds, we have the choice to bring in more peace and health into our lives starting now.
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You may have heard about the benefits of elderberries, but did you know their spring flowers also have medicinal properties? Both elder flowers and berries are used for minimizing the symptoms of the common cold and the flu.
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Do you need a new dinner idea? Broccoli & Mushroom Stir-Fry is a weekly meal in our home. It is a quick and healthy dish that is ready to eat in about 30 minutes. You can serve this main dish alone or with rice or gluten-free noodles.
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Taking elderberry syrup is an effective remedy to protect yourself from viruses. If you do get sick, it will help to shorten the duration of your illness. But you may have heard that elderberries are poisonous. Let me explain.
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This creamy and hearty dish is full of healthy, wholesome ingredients, and it’s vegan, dairy-free, and gluten-free. Winter Squash with Creamy Shiitake Sauce will convince you that a meal of vegetables is satisfying and delicious.
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If you’re looking for a tasty beverage to ring in the New Year, but aren’t too keen on alcohol, I highly recommend this recipe for alcohol-free mulled wine.
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I get excited for fall just thinking about eating this salad. It is loaded with immune boosting antioxidants in the kale, apples, sweet potatoes & herbs. It is a perfect dish to build up the body as we head into the flu and cold season. The colorful appearance and delicious fall flavors in this unique salad make it fun to serve to others.
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Most people would love to eat a bit healthier … but doing that is a lot easier said than done! Making a few smaller changes can be a great way to start. I recommend focusing on adding an abundance of healthy foods to your diet.
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We’ve all been there: you buy veggies with the best intentions, but they start to get old or wilted before you can finish them. When this happens to me, I know it’s time to make healing broth!
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When you think of root beer, “healthy” probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. But this homemade root beer isn’t your average sugary soda. It’s immune-boosting and full of medicinal roots and mushrooms.
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Drinking a dandelion root latte is one of my favorite ways to consume this medicinal plant. I have a special attraction and amazement towards this abundant NW plant. Dandelion reminds me that even when we try to push nature away, like when people try to kill dandelions as a weed, nature still loves us and provides medicine for us just about everywhere.
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I love eating wild foods and they’re great for your health! Hawthorn trees grow all around the Pacific Northwest. From mid to late September be on the lookout for the ripe red berries on this medicinal plant. I know I will be out gathering this healing plant and making one of my favorite honeys – Hawthorn Honey!
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