๐ ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐: Donโt forget to ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ to what you eat and drink! I know, I knowโฆone more to do. BUT as someone with a FT job, Iโm all about over indexing on things that pack a punch. Herbs are small, but mighty powerhouses that have so many medicinal benefits and impart so much flavor. There are so many, but the four below are my fav. Do you use herbs? Dry or fresh? What are your fav?
๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฃ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐: Getting a small herb garden ๐ฑโ๏ธ๐ฟ going in our outdoor patio โจ
*๐ง๐ถ๐ฝ: Keep your store bought herbs fresh and lasting longer by immediately washing, then cut a bit of the bottom stems and store with water in a glass jar in your fridge.
Below is a quick rundown of some of the benefits of each of these herbs and some suggestions for how to use them.
๐๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ผ - It can help lower blood sugar, fight infections, and promote heart, brain, skin, and digestive health. It can also remove poisonous metals such as mercury, lead, or aluminum from the body. ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ: great as a topper in stir fries, curry dishes or my fav, a cilantro lime dressing.
๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ - Particularly rich in vitamins K, A, and C and antioxidants that prevent cell damage, called free radicals. Contains cancer-fighting substances, has nutrients that protect your eye, antibacterial benefits and much more! ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ: add to your chimichurri sauce, salad dressings, smoothies, juices etc.
๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ - A powerhouse for aiding digestion with both antiviral and antibacterial properties, just to name a few. ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ: I love brewing a mint tea, adding to my smoothies, making a mint mojito โบ๏ธ or even adding to the water I sip throughout the day for extra flavor.
๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐น - so many different varieties of this kind, but I typically grab Italian. Benefits are again too many to list, but here are a few: prevents memory loss due to aging, helps reduce depression, improves blood sugar, blood pressure and prevents against certain cancers. ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ: add to your salads, top your pizzas, make a yummy pesto.