Cumin spice support digestion

Used as a medicine in ancient Egypt, cumin is still extolled for its health benefits: It's believed to stimulate the pancreatic enzymes responsible for digestion and the liver enzymes that handle detoxification. Incorporate cumin into black beans, or make a simple spice butter to service on corn on the cobb.
Just re-stocked my cupboard, going to alternate both cayenne and cumin in my water for the next few days, great way to support body cleansing, don't you just love it.

Curry up!

Curry powder- This spice blend contains nutritional heavy hitters like fenugreek, which relieves everything from bronchitis to menstrual cramps, and tumeric, whose potent antioxidants helps prevent cell damage. We like curry on most anything...eggs in the morning, delish with fresh herbs for salad dressing or a heavy dash in potato soup, comfort food.

Cinnamon a natural antiseptic

Cinnamon- Most cinnamon in the market today is actually cassia, the dried bark of a tropical laurel tree. The real stuff is lighter in color and sweeter in flavor. Cinnamon oil is a powerful antiseptic, and the spice is believed to help regulate blood sugar and cholesterol. Try a stick in your tea or Latte, delicious sprinkled on apple with raw peanut or almond butter. I like sprinkled on kefir, too.

another spicy tip...Black pepper

Black pepper- The world's most popular spice is so ubiquitous that its health value is often overlooked.(Capsaicin, the alkaloid that gives pepper its bite, stimulates digestion, circulation anf perspiration.) It is also a cooling agent. For a refreshing drink, try an Indian-style glass of sweetened lime juice and soda garnished with pepper.

A Fire Cider Tonic

Fend off viruses with zesty herbal vinegar. Try a tablespoon as needed when you're feeling unwell; drizzle on veggies for an immune boost.

Step 1 prep ingredients: 1/2 cup chopped ginseng root, fresh or dried, 1/4 cup grated ginger root, 1/4 cup grated horseradish root, and 1/8 cup chopped garlic.

Step 2 Add cayenne to taste. Pour in enough apple cider vinegar to cover the herbs by an inch or two, then seal tightly. Let sit for 4 weeks.

Step 3 Strain the herbs from the vinegar. Sweeten with raw honey or have it straight up, like I do. Burn baby burn, clears up the sinuses too.

A Rose is Just a Rose...never true in my book

Rosebud (rosa spp.) Rosebud is beneficial to the heart and brain and relieves colds, coughs and kidney complaints. Rosewater tastes sweet and revives tired skin and eyes. I love a few drops of Rose Absolute in my bath...along with some salts for tension relief.

Soothing Salts

A hot bath infused with dried herbs and salts helps to rejuvenate and relax the body.

Bath salts are fun, easy, and inexpensive to make. Personalize the mixture by adding the garden aromas of home-dried lemon-verbena, scented geranium leaves, rosemary, lavender flowers, or calendula petals. A few drops of your favorite essential oils, intensifies the fragrance.

My favorite salts
Epsom Salt: A hydrated form of magnesium sulfate named for the mineral-rich spring waters of Epsom, England.

Celtic Sea Salt: A brand of unprocessed salt with trace minerals from coastal France.

Himalayan Salt: A rock salt mined in Pakistan that sometimes has a pink tinge from iron oxide.

Healing combinations:

Invigoration, headache, and indigestion
2 cups salt
4 to 8 drops peppermint essential oil
1 or 2 Tablespoons dried rosemary leaves

Dermatitis
1 cup salt
1 cup Epsom salt
1/2 cup baking soda
4 to 8 drops lavender essential oil
1 or 2 Tablespoons dried calendula petals

Relaxation
2 cups salt
4 to 8 drops lavender essential oil
1 or 2 Tablespoons dried lavender flowers and rosebuds

Sore Muscles
2 cups salt
4 to 8 drops wintergreen or lemongrass essential oil
1 or 2 Tablespoons dried lemon verbena leaves

Tomorrow edition, A fire cider tonic, sure to cure just about anything, easy to make, store, and gentle on the budget.