St. Patrick’s Day Slow-Cooker Corned Beef Dinner

It’s St. Patty’s Day and whether you have a dash or a giant dose of Irish in your genes or not, it is hard to resist celebrating this fun and festive day. For me St. Patrick’s Day is not just about swilling beer and getting black-out drunk (which seems to be the way of most),…

Yoga For Balanced Eating (YFBE) at The Dancing Elephant FAQs

DATES and TIME: Sundays 3-5 pm Four sessions in person at The Dancing Elephant Yoga Studio 16 School St Rockland, ME, 2 sessions online using Anymeeting online forum. In Person sessions: February 8, March 8, April 12&26 Online sessions: February 22 and March 22 Through YFBE, participants will learn the when, where, why and what…

One Simple Brine Equals 1000’s of Possibilities

You all know by now how much fermented foods are near and dear to my heart. Fermented foods helps to create a healthy gut micro flora which aids in better digestion, a boosted immune system, and reduces toxic build up in your body.  It is one of the easiest and most beneficial diet additions that…

3 Reasons to Start Your Own Sourdough Today

I have been on a big fermented foods kick for the past 3 or 4 years now. Ever since I was first introduced to Kombucha, hated it, and then grew to love it. One of the reasons I grew to love it is that I found that I was getting fewer colds and when I…

Eating Your Friendly Bacteria

Our digestive tract is full of 100 trillion microbial cells and 1,000 microbial species that aid in the digestion and assimilation of the foods that we eat. When these microbes are out of whack, we may not be getting all of the nutrition from our food that we can. When we are chronically deprived of…