PUMPKIN SEEDS RECIPE INGREDIENTS

• 1 ½ cups raw whole pumpkin seeds

• 2 teaspoons olive oil or coconut oil

• 1 pinch sea salt

  PUMPKIN SEEDS RECIPE DIRECTIONS

• Step 1

  Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).

• Step 2

  Toss seeds in a bowl with the melted butter and salt. Spread the seeds in a single layer on a baking sheet and bake for about 45 minutes or until golden brown; stir occasionally.

Turmeric makes a great beverage!

I promise you once you have this warm, delicious, and healthy beverage called Golden Milk, you will become hooked like me.

Curcumin (Curcuma longa - Haldi) is the key healing compound found in turmeric that makes the spice so healthy for us. It is a very powerful antioxidant, and holds a high place in Ayurvedic medicine as being a “cleanser of the body”.

Now more than ever, is the time to boost your immune system and give your body its best chance to fight off any disease that may try to enter your system. Many chronic diseases today can be attributed to systemic inflammation. Inflammation, a localized physical condition in which part of the body becomes red, swollen, hot, and painful, is a reaction to injury or infection. To help resist COVID-19, the flu, a cold, and any other virus, here’s what you need to know about Turmeric:

1. Turmeric is both spiritual AND medicinal. Turmeric is used in Indian rites and rituals. In the Ayurvedic tradition, which comes from the culture in India and some parts of the Middle East, people eat turmeric at every single meal and mix it with red pepper to magnify its properties. It is a spice that has been around for 5,000 years, native to India, and cultivated throughout the tropics. Turmeric is a sterile plant that does not produce any seeds, and grows from 3 to 5 feet tall with dull but pretty yellow flowers.