Long before they were used in the culinary world, spices, herbs and plants were used throughout history for their medicinal purposes. Science has proven the many health benefits of spices and herbs.

Adverse drug events and injury resulting from the use of medication, result in over 700,000 visits to hospital emergency departments (CDC, 2016).

My parents have told me stories about going to their local pharmacy for medicine when they were younger. The staff and pharmacists knew their name, knew their family, and sincerely cared about them as members of the community and what sounds like a real friend.

I’ll admit it, my diet is BAD. Ok, not bad, like very bad, all the time bad. It’s more like, “life is too short,” there are days my diet is bad. Here is how I manage.

We all know it can be a struggle to get the kids to eat healthy! Plus, when they’re at school they have access to all kinds of vending machines full of junk food. That’s why it’s important to teach children about quality food and get them eating healthy at a young age.

It is important that we keep up with the health of our children’s eyes. Sometimes they don’t know when to speak up and let us know when something is wrong.