Amanda Rose – Page 31 – Fresh Bites Daily

About the Author

Amanda Rose, Ph.D., lives in the Giant Sequoia National Monument of California where she forages and wild crafts for food and remedies from local native plants. She is increasingly known for her weight loss success ("half her size") via her website http://www.EatLikeABear.life/

Dec 18

Ginger Powder: How to Make Your Own and What To Do With It

By Amanda Rose | Ginger

Amanda’s note: I always love opening up my emails from Ramya because I get to read great new content like this one. Ramya writes from a coconut farm in India where she shares traditional solutions to daily problems and some of her best kitchen techniques. Drying your own ginger is one of those techniques. Find […]

Dec 16

An upset stomach remedy in a soothing drink

By Amanda Rose | Natural Remedies

When I read Ramya’s post about how to make coconut milk from fresh coconuts (here), I took note of the little nugget in it: If you have an upset stomach, combine coconut milk and cardamom powder with a little sweetener as a beverage to sooth your stomach. It’s hard to go wrong with coconut milk […]

Dec 15

A lower-carb chocolate chip cookie (gluten-free to boot)

By Amanda Rose | Coconut

This cookie is surprisingly popular in our household. I am surprised at its popularity in part because the presence of a chocolate chip within in a cookie sets up expectations for a “Tollhouse”-like experience. The fact is, like most human beings, I would love to live on Tollhouse-like cookies for at least three meals a […]

Dec 11

Your handy elderberry “flu shots” and what research says about using it for the flu

By Amanda Rose | Elderberry

Home remedies for common illnesses such as the flu are exciting by all counts, but this fruit may be particularly exciting because, in our case, it grows wild near us. We can harvest it easily and for free. We use it in elderberry syrup and elderberry tea. Is elderberry really effective against the flu? In […]

Dec 10

A rose-based facial toner with a variation for dry skin (in a lesson from India)

By Amanda Rose | Natural Body Care

Amanda’s note: I always love opening up my emails from Ramya because I get to read great new content like this one. Ramya writes from a coconut farm in India where she shares traditional solutions to daily problems. Caring for our skin with a rose-based toner is one of those solutions. Find Ramya Venkateshwaran at […]

Dec 09

Lemon Balm – A slick tea for anxiety (so great that I planted a hillside with it)

By Amanda Rose | Lemon Balm

Anxiety attacks really make no sense to a rational mind. They come on strong and there is really very little you can do in that moment, completely overtaken by smothering emotions. I woke up one morning last week completely consumed with anxiety over my son’s teeth. Mind you, he had not been in an accident […]

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