By Amanda Rose | Intermittent Fasting
It’s a funny thing. Many, many women are interested in hearing how I lost weight. Men secretly contact me to ask about it too. It entertains me because the women, for the most part, have FAR more pounds to lose. A bunch of guys out there have like 30 pounds to lose. We ladies would […]
Continue readingBy Amanda Rose | Dandelion
Springtime now means dandelion tea. It’s springtime for all intents and purposes here in California. We’re recovering from winter around here, trying to get some fresh air and exercise as our bodies adjust to the beginning of the pollen onslaught. A friend asked me about fluid retention — she’s retaining a lot of water right […]
Continue readingBy Amanda Rose | Intermittent Fasting
When I’m out and about in the community, people ask me nearly constantly how to do intermittent fasting and, more pointedly, how to get started with intermittent fasting and my weight loss diet in general. Intermittent fasting is basically just a structure of eating in which you eat in a specific “window” of time during […]
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By Amanda Rose | Citrus
Here in central California we are lucky enough to have access to some sort of fresh citrus much of the year. However, the motherlode really does hit in the spring when friends end up with back yards smelling of fermenting orange and lemon after months of picking limes then lemons then oranges. By mid-spring you […]
Continue readingBy Amanda Rose | Nettle
My 10-year-old son has increasing problems with seasonal allergies — we brace ourselves as spring comes with its pollen because this kid really reacts. Last year we kept him comfortable with over-the-counter medications, local honey, regular elderflower tea, lavender oil in a nebulizer/diffuser concoction as he sleeps, and a chest rub of lavender and eucalyptus […]
Continue readingBy Amanda Rose | Dandelion
Amanda’s dandelion vinegar note: I would like to welcome Carol Little as a writer for Fresh Bites Daily. I asked Carol to write about this because of her long-time experience as an herbalist. She provides a depth of experience that is unusual to find and this simple vinegar recipe is one good example. Any of […]
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