It is so easy to get herbs in your diet!

by Pam Broekemeier | Oct 3, 2014 | Herbs in Your Diet

With all the different wonderful herbs out there, how is one able to get them in their body?  I am not a pill popper, so taking a pill for every conditions is not an option.  So now what?

                 Food! 

Herbs right in your cupboard!

Yep, it all starts right in your spice cabinet.  Many of the everyday spices we use are essential to a healthy diet.  Not only do these herbs add taste to dishes, but they all have properties to improve your health and body work to its fullest potential.

With fall here, this is a very easy way to get herbs in your body and your families bodies that will help fend off colds and the flu.  Thyme is an expectorant, which helps clear the lungs of mucas and other unwanted materials.  Garlic is a must for this time of year.  It helps boost the immune system to help fight viruses, like the flu.  It is best taken raw with a little honey, but is still pretty strong, so garlic supplements will do. Cooked garlic doesn’t have the same drive as in the raw form, but can still be used to help. (more…)