Sari, Author at Alive+Fit

July 24, 2024 Sari

Lazy days detox salad

By Sari Huhtala

I consider this salad a lazy day salad because I can eat leftovers of it for five days and feel fabulous. Who doesn’t feel fabulous when they are eating raw and real food? This salad also goes … [More...]

Remedies

June 28, 2024 Sari

Super simple superfood pickled radishes

By Sari Huhtala

After researching the mountains of health benefits of radish this winter, I decided radish was going to be a plant companion for nearly everything in my garden. The result has been a ridiculous quantity of radish, which … [More...]

Desserts

June 28, 2024 Sari

Healthy chocolate caramel candies

By Sari Huhtala

Fiddling around with dates one day, after creating a few different healthy chocolate bars, I figured it was time to create the ultimate candy treat – chocolate-covered caramel bites – aka rolos.

These two-ingredient chocolate caramel drops … [More...]

Snacks and sundries

June 28, 2024 Sari

Foraged flower fritters

By Sari Huhtala

I realized it was fritter season when I spotted the chive flowers blossoming in my gardens. This year I got carried away turning everything I could find into a fritter, including daisies, red clovers and purple sage, … [More...]

Natural Healing

June 28, 2024 Sari

Could a cup of daisy tea a day keep the doctor away?

By Sari Huhtala

Aside from being a good source of vitamin C, that humble daisy popping up randomly in your yard is more than just a pretty face. In fact, she has over 300 individual compounds and bioactivities that scientists … [More...]

Snacks and sundries

May 23, 2024 Sari

Fast fermented Finnish lemonade

By Sari Huhtala

Growing up my mother always had a big red bucket on the counter in the spring time. Back then it seemed like this strange concoction with water, lemon rinds and raisins that magically turned into a refreshing, … [More...]

Desserts

May 23, 2024 Sari

Brain-boosting “bounty” bar

By Sari Huhtala

Back in my former life as managing editor of a business publication my idea of a quick pick-me-up snack during production crunch-time was a Coffee Crisp bar from the vending machine. No wonder I had to buy … [More...]

Weight Loss & Fitness

May 23, 2024 Sari

Mouthwash use may increase blood pressure, diabetes

By Sari Huhtala

Antibacterial mouthwash ought to come with a health warning label that alerts people frequent use of this product may increase blood pressure. Could one be inadvertently increasing heart attack risk by using mouthwash frequently?

A 2020 observational … [More...]

Weight Loss & Fitness

May 23, 2024 Sari

Fast first-aid sole solution

By Sari Huhtala

Aside from the ultimate wound-cleansing agent, Himalayan sole solution makes a perfect electrolyte drink to combat dehydration or symptoms of heat stroke. Years ago, I saved a dog’s life by giving it a teaspoon of sole solution … [More...]

Snacks and sundries

April 24, 2024 Sari

No fuss crusty spelt bread

By Sari Huhtala

It’s mind boggling that the food industry uses 16 plus ingredients in the making of a loaf of white bread, when this homemade, no fuss, crusty spelt bread only uses only four. It’s whipped up in less … [More...]