Sari, Author at Alive+Fit

By Sari Huhtala

One of the best odour eaters for your fridge doubles as a deodorizer to keep your armpits smelling fresh and clean all day. This two-ingredient DIY deodorant is about 20 times cheaper than any store-bought pit stick, … [More...]

Soups

November 25, 2024 Sari

Make a no-cost medicinal broth

By Sari Huhtala

The next time you’re chopping vegetables, peeling onions or garlic, don’t toss those nutrient-dense scraps in the composter, instead toss them into the freezer for later use to make a mineral-rich broth.

Although we don’t often think … [More...]

Snacks and sundries

November 25, 2024 Sari

Fat-burning fuel bars

By Sari Huhtala

I ended up with a huge bag of organic coconut flour this summer, which I bought from our small, local grocer because I wanted to support her efforts to stock some healthier items. This led me to … [More...]

Remedies

November 25, 2024 Sari

Mullein cough remedy a TB cure in 1800s

By Sari Huhtala

Bet you’ve driven or walked past this common weed many times, and never even realized its use as a tea to successfully cure tuberculosis in the late 1800s, not to mention its efficacy against the staphylococcal bacteria … [More...]

Beverages

October 24, 2024 Sari

Pumpkin Spice Latte

By Sari Huhtala

Craving pumpkin spiced lattes this season? You’ll love this homemade latte that doubles as a health elixir.

If you’re in the habit of grabbing a pumpkin spiced latte from Tim Hortons, your body is getting a blast … [More...]

Holistic Nutrition & Prevention

October 24, 2024 Sari

Eat your carrot greens for immunity and longevity

By Sari Huhtala

If you haven’t harvested your crop of carrots yet this year, be sure to save those nutrient-dense carrot tops for antioxidant-rich health boosting throughout the winter. Aside from freezing them and adding them to soups and stews, … [More...]

Desserts

October 24, 2024 Sari

Health-boosting pumpkin pie

By Sari Huhtala

A friend once told me he can eat an entire Costco pumpkin pie in a day because it’s so good, and so cheap. Only in North America would people get excited about getting their hands on a … [More...]

Natural Healing

September 24, 2024 Sari

Stress and body breakdown

By Sari Huhtala

Leafing through the pages of her textbook, Jamie Lynne Shaw shoves a spoonful of Honey Bunches of Oats into her mouth from a rather large bowl of cereal, licking her lips as she satisfies her usual evening … [More...]