Sari, Author at Alive+Fit

By Sari Huhtala

Feeling thirsty? That’s mild dehydration, and scientists say its impact on the circulatory system, even in healthy young men, is nearly the equivalent of smoking a cigarette.

A degree of two per cent dehydration, the point at … [More...]

Natural Healing

April 27, 2023 Sari

Make your own oil of oregano

By Sari Huhtala

It’s no secret oregano is potent antibacterial medicine. Hippocrates used oregano to ward off respiratory ailments, digestive disorders and for antiseptic purposes. A thousand years ago, Europeans would chew on oregano leaves to reduce symptoms of a … [More...]

Snacks and sundries

April 27, 2023 Sari

Grab-and-go energy bars

By Sari Huhtala

Traveling? On the run? Don’t get caught snackless and starved and have to pull into the nearest donut shop for a quick fix. These fast and fabulous energy bars will satisfy the taste buds and keep hunger … [More...]

Natural Remedies

April 27, 2023 Sari

Garlic each day may keep cancer away

By Sari Huhtala

Eating one single meal made with two teaspoons of raw crushed garlic activates the expression of seven human genes, which turn on proteins and natural killer cells that prevent cancerous tumours, and help destroy bacteria and viruses.… [More...]

Snacks and sundries

March 29, 2023 Sari

Morning muesli

By Sari Huhtala

This simple breakfast idea nourishes from head to toe, takes very little effort and makes a perfect breakfast for people on the go, whether traveling or enjoying as a quick meal before a morning meeting.

Plus, you … [More...]

Remedies

March 29, 2023 Sari

The “miracle” edible oil every medicine cabinet needs

By Sari Huhtala

What an evolved world we’d live in if, when you visit the doctor with your child, who has a case of impetigo, or severe acne, or you have an itch below, the doctor looks at you and … [More...]

Recipes

March 29, 2023 Sari

The go-to chocolate chip cookie recipe

By Sari Huhtala

Change doesn’t happen overnight. In fact, it took 27 years to perfect this chocolate chip cookie recipe. As I evolved in my awareness of healthier options, so too did the cookie – becoming healthier than the average … [More...]

Holistic Nutrition & Prevention

March 29, 2023 Sari

Pesticide, insecticide use linked to leukemia

By Sari Huhtala

I watched a neighbour last year spraying his half-acre, perfectly-manicured cottage lawn with pesticides and thought, I wonder if he had any inkling, as he obsessed over his lawn, that he was increasing his risk of developing … [More...]

Vegan

March 29, 2023 Sari

Let’s hear it for the beans!

By Sari Huhtala

Do you remember that cheesy ground beef and macaroni casserole your mom would make for dinner? Or you would make for dinner? Well, just one serving of that meal gave you 75 per cent of your daily … [More...]

Snacks and sundries

February 22, 2023 Sari

Fast and fancy focaccia bread

By Sari Huhtala

Baking bread in a cast iron frying pan tops my list of brilliant ideas created by grandmothers from generations gone by. This bread requires no kneading. Hurray! No waiting for hours for the dough to rise. Hurray! … [More...]

Author: Sari

Mild dehydration hard on the heart

Make your own oil of oregano

Grab-and-go energy bars

Garlic each day may keep cancer away

Morning muesli

The “miracle” edible oil every medicine cabinet needs

The go-to chocolate chip cookie recipe

Pesticide, insecticide use linked to leukemia

Let’s hear it for the beans!

Fast and fancy focaccia bread