Sari, Author at Alive+Fit

March 19, 2021 Sari

5 easy everyday energy movers

By Sari Huhtala

Feeling out of sorts lately? Lack of get up and go? Stressed? Depressed? Commit to 5 minutes daily to flow through a few simple body movements to elevate your life on all levels.

Chakras are considered “energy … [More...]

Natural Remedies

March 19, 2021 Sari

Ginger baths, teas and ancient medicine

By Sari Huhtala

Fresh ginger is more than just a culinary essential in Asian cuisine. It’s medicine and bath and beauty care all wrapped in one powerful plant. Thousands of years of ginger use as an ancient remedy can’t be … [More...]

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March 19, 2021 Sari

Strep, chronic UTIs linked to virus

By Sari Huhtala

Reflecting back on her childhood and teenage years, Lisa Darling can see now how recurrent strep throat and tonsillitis – to the extent she had a tonsillectomy at age three – were merely symptoms of an underlying … [More...]

Natural Healing

February 18, 2021 Sari

Fatty liver disease: how a death sentence transformed a teen’s life

By Sari Huhtala

Editor’s note: This article first appeared in Alive and Fit Magazine in 2014.

Purging her cupboards of all processed foods was no small feat for Julie MacDonald, who was a self-proclaimed “bulk buyer.” She remembers loading boxes … [More...]

Healthy Recipes Recipes

February 18, 2021 Sari

Kitchari: a medicinal meal that doubles as a dinner

By Sari Huhtala

Taking stock of my pantry, I came across a bag of whole mung beans. These lovely whole green mung beans I typically use for sprouting for true live food nutrition. This time around, though, I thought I … [More...]

Weight Loss & Fitness

February 18, 2021 Sari

Cross-crawl for a better brain

By Sari Huhtala

Just about to write an exam? Attend a meeting? Working on a project? Do the cross-crawl. Who knew that the simple act of reaching your hand across your body to touch the opposite knee or foot actually … [More...]

Natural Health Remedies

February 18, 2021 Sari

Coconut oil: the miracle anti-viral

By Sari Huhtala

Maintaining good health, or for some gaining back their health, while protecting against viruses, can’t get any easier than this.

For over 4,000 years coconut oil has been used in Ayurvedic medicine and it’s a top-notch germ … [More...]

Snacks and sundries

January 22, 2021 Sari

A healthier scone

By Sari Huhtala

Reminiscent of a tea biscuit, this healthy scone, made with wholesome spelt flour, adds a new twist to an old-fashioned English afternoon teatime treat. Spelt is my go-to flour choice for swapping out ingredients in recipes that … [More...]

Remedies

January 21, 2021 Sari

Have gout? Clap it out, along with other health ails

By Sari Huhtala

As a child I was a clapper, literally clapping all the time. Who knew that the ‘habit’ my family deemed bizarre was simply an expression of my all-knowing intuitive self striving to maintain balance, mentally and physically?… [More...]

Remedies

January 21, 2021 Sari

Prune power for bone health, and more

By Sari Huhtala

Move over kale! There’s a new superfood kid on the block – and it’s not just for grandpa any more, despite the fact researchers are touting its potential to slow the progression of osteoporosis and build better … [More...]