Sari, Author at Alive+Fit

By Sari Huhtala

Someone once told me constipation runs in her family. That’s ridiculous. How can a symptom run in one’s family? Horrible dietary habits run in the family, but that’s another story. Want to know the world’s easiest, cost-free … [More...]

Holistic Nutrition & Prevention

April 20, 2022 Sari

The unexplored cause of depression, anxiety

By Sari Huhtala

There’s a reason why the Old Order Amish communities are not plagued by depression and anxiety like the 621 million plus people globally who currently are – and it may not be so obvious as living a … [More...]

Salads

April 20, 2022 Sari

Noon hour nourishment

By Sari Huhtala

I made a ridiculously simple bean salad over the holiday weekend, and found myself writing out recipe cards for everyone to take home. I’m not sure if it was the simplicity of the recipe that left people … [More...]

Weight Loss & Fitness

March 22, 2022 Sari

Try backyard blazed salmon for a new twist

By Sari Huhtala

While conventional barbecuing offers up a quick and easy way to grill salmon, for those who wish to experiment with outdoor cookery, a Finnish Loimulohi – blazed salmon cooked over an open fire – serves up a … [More...]

Recipes

March 22, 2022 Sari

Easy peasy slow cooker beans

By Sari Huhtala

These homemade beans are perfect for people on the run, and oh so tasty. If you haven’t read the ingredient label on canned beans lately, now’s a good time to start. Conventional canned cooked beans are prepared … [More...]

Remedies

March 22, 2022 Sari

Homesteading: stocking up your spice rack

By Sari Huhtala

If you’ve ever grown oregano in your garden, you probably realized this prolific perennial produces enough to satisfy the ongoing needs of an Italian eatery. I’ve discovered an amazingly easy way to dry and save those excess … [More...]

Vegan

March 22, 2022 Sari

Power-packed vegan grilled “cheese”

By Sari Huhtala

Give this vegan grilled “cheese” sandwich a try. You may find it tastier than a grilled cheese made with those plastic-wrapped, fluorescent-coloured, cheese product slices, and undoubtedly much healthier.

Ingredients

1 ¼ cups water

1/3 cup rolled

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Natural Healing

March 22, 2022 Sari

Exercise, statins, age deplete CoQ10, vital for heart health

By Sari Huhtala

Who knew that taking statins, cholesterol lowering drugs, can interfere with your body’s natural ability to produce a coenzyme vital for heart health? Seems a little counterintuitive, but researchers have found statins “routinely result in lower levels” … [More...]

Weight Loss & Fitness

February 25, 2022 Sari

Between the lines: Cancer surge linked to mass marketing aimed at women

By Sari Huhtala

For over 40 years women used caustic Lysol and Dettol as a vaginal douche, even recommended by doctors, or so the media touted, and until the late 60s Lysol was considered the number one birth control agent … [More...]

Holistic Nutrition & Prevention

February 25, 2022 Sari

Health savvy: ways to avoid toxic BPA in canned foods

By Sari Huhtala

When I first started publishing Alive and Fit in 2007 I had an interesting conversation with a naturopath. She was treating a three-year-old who had started her menstrual cycle. The cause? Xenoestrogens, estrogen mimickers, from bisphenol A … [More...]

Author: Sari

Try the world’s easiest, cost-free constipation cure

The unexplored cause of depression, anxiety

Noon hour nourishment

Try backyard blazed salmon for a new twist

Easy peasy slow cooker beans

Homesteading: stocking up your spice rack

Power-packed vegan grilled “cheese”

Exercise, statins, age deplete CoQ10, vital for heart health

Between the lines: Cancer surge linked to mass marketing aimed at women

Health savvy: ways to avoid toxic BPA in canned foods