Each Thursday for the past couple of years, I've contributed to an autoimmune support community on Facebook called My Mountain, My Lupus.  I was invited to write a Healthy Living Thursday column by the community's founder Bridge Gardiner and happily agreed.  Over the weeks, months, and years I've shared whole food as well as plant-based recipes, offered tips on how eating a clean diet helped me overcome my autoimmune struggles (read On Her Plate to learn more), encouraged those suffering far worse than I in their afflictions, and shared a little bit about me and my family from time to time.
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Yesterday, was my first full day home since Christmas vacation.  I'd been off of social media for the duration of our cruise to Cozumel and Progresso, so there was a bit to catch up on...including the calendar! It took one of my 7 year-olds to remind me that although yesterday was her first day back to school it was not Monday, but THURSDAY! I'd seriously lost track of the days of the week, but not the date of course!  It's 2019!!
Realizing it was Healthy Living Thursday, I put my hands on a copy of a recipe for Nature's Flu Shot I've had for several years and shared it with the My Mountain community.  Today I share it with you.  Hopefully, you'll find it useful in the unfortunate event you come down with, or feel like you're coming down with, some kind of crud. I have no personal testimonies of my own since I've yet to use it.  If you use it, will you please let us all know how it worked for you?  I'd love to read about your experience.

Nature's Flu Shot Recipe:
Ingredients
the Juice of 6 Fresh Lemons
1 bulb of Garlic
2 tsp Ginger powder
2 tbsp honey
3 cups Pineapple Juice
1/4 tsp Cayenne powder

Directions
Blend All Ingredients thoroughly and store in a mason jar. Take 1 cup 4 times a day until your symptoms are resolved.

One more thing I'd like to share is a blog post a college classmate of mine Dr. Erin Stair recently wrote and shared: 
​Twelve Natural Tips for Fighting the Flu, Respiratory and Sinus Infections

Erin Stair, MD, MPH is the founder of Blooming Wellness, a NYC-based holistic health, wellness & lifestyle site that focuses on promoting positive lifestyle changes and disease prevention, so as to enhance both physical and mental well-being. 

In her spare time, "Dr. Eeks" interviews really interesting people on all sorts of health topics and shares them in her blog.  She's a prolific writer who keeps it REAL!  Her writing is lighthearted, sometimes sarcastic, informative and always research-based!  Check her out at Blooming Wellness to learn more about the other cool stuff she does!  
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Cheers and Happy New Year!!
Allison

On Her PlateWhile On Her Plate can already be ordered from my website, I'm super excited that the copies I purchased to take to events and book signings will arrive at my doorstep in just a few days!   

I have yet to hold a copy of the book, but I've seen it on a FB Live the publisher conducted.  It is gorgeous to say the least - full color with a magazine quality about it!!  I'm really looking forward to holding my own copy in my hands!  This book is going to help so many people thanks to its rich content.  Not only are there true stories of women who've overcome a health crisis or are learning to manage one, but the recipes shared by Sindy Ng, Samantha Cifelli, and Margie Cook are as delicious as they are colorful - I got to check out the recipes before the book was published!

On Her Plate is available to order through my website, but just like everything else it's also available on Amazon.  If you chose to order through Amazon, please know that you will not receive the FULL On Her Plate experience since Amazon does not sell books printed by the publisher. What does this mean? While the content is exactly the same, the look and feel of the book is not. The publisher has taken great care and love to produce and beautiful reading/learning experience.  If you'd prefer the full experience and my 20% OFF code of any book on the publisher site, you'll definitely want to order from here!

Cheers!
​Allison