My journey
I turned 60 in 2014 and have 3 children and 8 grandchildren. I want to be around them, and be healthy for them, for many years to come, so I started to blend some herbs and spices from my cupboard for an evening cuppa.
Thus began my research into healthy living, healthy aging, anti-aging, and food as medicine. I started to review the scientific research that is available through the internet. Soon PUBMED became my nightly go-to reading while my wife was hooked on the best of Netflix. Between episodes she’d call out “Honey, what are you reading?”
My answers were something like “the Krebs cycle” or “Intermittent fasting” or “Low-grade inflammation defined as the chronic production, but at a low-grade state, of inflammatory factors” or maybe “The Scripps Institutes recommends reducing inflammation in your body by 1. loading up on anti-inflammatory foods, 2. cutting back or eliminate inflammatory foods, 3. controlling blood sugar, 4. making time to exercise, 5. losing weight, and 6. managing stress.”
My categories
There is so much to share from all the research I have ploughed through that I have done my best to categorize what I think will be of interest to my readers. I try to add new blogs weekly to learn more for my own benefit and to share with my readers.
My back story:
I have been brewing my healthy herbal blends of the all-natural herbs and spices since 2016. I became very passionate about the enormous health benefits these ingredients provide. You probably have most of these in your pantry or fridge: ginger, cinnamon, lemons and limes, apple cider vinegar, honey, and possibly ashwagandha. The ingredients of my healthy herbal blends have been used by our ancestors for over 5,000 years, and some over 8,000 years.
Initially, I blended organic raw ingredients on the stove top with a little water, let them simmer, cool down and added honey. I blended 10 liters at a time, as my mate, (and primary taste critic) wanted 5 liters each time I made a batch. At the time, I did small renovations on homes and used to make my customers try each new iteration of my blends. They loved it.
Subsequently I have been able to source the natural and pure extract of each of these ingredients and now blend the powders to get the same wonderful flavors. After much testing, I provide the correct quantities of each extract to offer the appropriate and maximum quantities of each extract for our best health benefits. These quantities are based on my research of the science as provided thru PUBMED.
(I say appropriate and maximum because there are so very many products and/or supplements on the market that either lack any meaningful amount of ingredient or offer too much per serving.)
In 2022, I wanted to share my blends and now offer my blend on my www.crazyhealthybrew.com website.