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Natural Remedies for When Summer Leaves its Marks

July 3, 2017 Lydia Buschenfeldt Leave a Comment

Tis the season…no, not for hol­i­day cheer, but for spend­ing more time out­side! This increased out­side time comes with a lot of fab­u­lous perks, like increased vit­a­min D, and decreased sea­son­al affec­tive dis­or­der and bet­ter moods. How­ev­er, all of that fun time out­doors can lead to some unpleas­ant side effects, name­ly sun­burn, insect bites and stings, and poi­son ivy or oak.

Sun­screen, bug spray, and anti-itch creams can be lit­tle bot­tles of haz­ardous chem­i­cal explo­sions, mak­ing it tricky to enjoy the out­doors safe­ly and with health in mind. Luck­i­ly, there are some nat­ur­al ways to both pre­vent and treat these sea­son­al annoyances.

Per­haps you missed a spot at the beach or while doing yard work and are left with an uncom­fort­able sun­burn. Did you know that the old pota­to in the dark cor­ner of your pantry can soothe even your deep­est red shoul­ders? Every­day Roots has a great list­ing of the pota­to trick and oth­er nat­ur­al ways to soothe that dis­com­fort at 17 Nat­u­ral­ly Sooth­ing Sun­burn Treatments

If you acci­den­tal­ly wan­der off the trail on a hike and dis­re­gard the “Leaves of three, let it be” say­ing, then look no fur­ther than your pantry and refrig­er­a­tor. Here are some won­der­ful all nat­ur­al ways to try and get relief from itch­ing:  Poi­son Ivy Home Reme­dies: 10 Rash-Relief Treat­ments | Read­er’s Digest

And for bug bites, like­ly the most com­mon of the three mal­adies, here are some ideas (we all know how I feel about the mag­ic of apple cider vine­gar!): How to Treat Bug Bites Nat­u­ral­ly: Home Reme­dies You Need to Know

Most of all, when you are enjoy­ing the great out­doors this sum­mer, take time to be pre­pared — wear your sun­screen (check out Skin Deep to find a safe option), wear tall socks and long sleeves while hik­ing, and bring along ade­quate hydra­tion. Now pack your favorite snack and get moving!

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Healthy Living — Great Recipes and Ideas!

Trail Mix

Bulk Bin Trail Mix

September 4, 2018 Leave a Comment

Sure, it’s tempt­ing­ly easy to grab a bag of pre-made trail mix –col­or­ful, effort­less, and with such fun names to boot! But have you ever stopped to glance at the nutri­tion facts of that bag of seem­ing­ly healthy options? More specif­i­cal­ly, check out the sug­ar con­tent. Some com­mer­cial brands of trail mix have as much sug­ar as a 16 oz bot­tle of soda! The main cul­prit is sweet­ened dried fruit, and some brands add can­dy as well. If that deli­cious mouth­ful of sweet and salty is your taste­buds’ desire, don’t despair. There are plen­ty of ways to make a deli­cious AND nutri­tious trail mix, all with ingre­di­ents from your gro­cery store bulk bin! [Read More…]

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Meal Planning

Meal Planning

July 31, 2018 Leave a Comment

One of the trick­i­est parts of most people’s healthy rou­tines is the meal plan­ning com­po­nent. Luck­i­ly for you, we have that cov­ered with the lat­est install­ment in our Hatch Video series! More…

Bloat Buster Smoothie

Bloat Buster Smoothie

June 4, 2018 Leave a Comment

Now that we are head­ing into the warmer months of the year, you may find your­self want­i­ng to spend less time in front of the hot stove top or oven. For­tu­nate­ly, smooth­ies are a great way to pack a lot of nutri­tion in one place. Check out the video below for one of my favorite smooth­ies — the bloat buster!

Pan roasted plantains

Pan-Roasted Plantains

May 1, 2018 Leave a Comment

Pan roasted plantains with mashed avocadoDespite the fact that plan­tains close­ly resem­ble a banana, they have a com­plete­ly dif­fer­ent fla­vor and are def­i­nite­ly not to be con­sumed raw (you’ll only make that mis­take once!). Plan­tains are actu­al­ly a veg­etable, chock full of fiber, cal­ci­um and vit­a­min C. Pan-roast­ing the plan­tains allows them to caramelize, keep­ing the out­side a lit­tle bit crispy and the inside nice and soft. Cin­na­mon, gin­ger and turmer­ic add a tri­fec­ta of anti-inflam­ma­to­ry good­ness and a lit­tle sprin­kle of sea salt makes these plan­tains absolute­ly irre­sistible. Enjoy as is, or my favorite way –- with mashed avo­ca­do! More…

Energy bites

Energy Balls

April 2, 2018 Leave a Comment

Gluten, Grain, Dairy, Soy-Free and Vegan

Seeds need ener­gy in order to grow, and cul­ti­vat­ing your own healthy habits can take a lot of ener­gy too! Ener­gy bars and ener­gy balls are every­where we look these days. They are super easy to whip up your­self, but many peo­ple are intim­i­dat­ed by the thought. More…

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I was a happy, healthy, newlywed 4th grade teacher when a random virus paralyzed my GI system, along with parts of my … More...

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I’d say Lydia Buschen­feldt has changed my life, but that would­n’t be exact­ly true. What she does is even more pow­er­ful. Any­one can tell some­one else what changes they ‘need’ to make to live a health­i­er life. It takes some­one spe­cial to enable and empow­er you to change your own life. Lydia is that some­one spe­cial. Dur­ing every ses­sion, at every twist and turn and bump in the road, Lydia meets me where I am with an incred­i­ble amount of knowl­edge and patience, and helps me iden­ti­fy one or two steps for­ward to accom­plish the goals I have for myself. She knows that each jour­ney is dif­fer­ent, and cus­tomizes our ses­sions so our dis­cus­sions are tai­lored toward what I need in that moment to help me build the health, future and hap­pi­ness that I deserve.
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