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Sage Holistic Health Tip of the Month

COCONUT MILK ICE CREAM

Base Recipe:

2 cans coconut milk; 2 Tbs. arrowroot powder; 1/2 cup agave nectar or sugar; 2 tsp. almond extract

Empty cans of coconut milk into a medium size saucepan. Whisk to an even texture. Pour 1/2 cup coconut milk into a small bowl and add arrowroot powder. Whisk until no lumps remain, while heating the saucepan's contents on medium heat. Add arrowroot mixture to saucepan and whisk on medium heat until mixture starts to boil. Turn off burner and remove from heat. Cool to room temperature and add almond extract. Chill if desired. Process in ice cream maker according to directions. Enjoy!!

This recipe is easily altered for full gustatory delight:  Like chocolate?   Melt 2-4 baking chocolate squares in the saucepan before warming the coconut milk.  Try other extracts for flavoring.  Fruits of any type can be pureed then added to the warm mixture. Have some fun with it!

Tip of the month
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Botanical Medicine

Many plant substances are powerful medicines. An herbalist generally utilizes the entire plant either singly or in combination with complimentary herbs as extracts, teas, or dried encapsulated preparations. When properly utilized, most botanical medicines can be applied effectively with minimal likelihood of side effects.

Many drugs commonly used in modern medicine were originally derived from medicinal plants. In these cases, an active ingredient of an herb was identified, isolated then chemically synthesized to form a drug. It is thought that the use of a single component may be responsible for some of the adverse side effects commonly experienced because of the absence of other components found in the whole plant.

Both Chinese and western herbs are used at Sage Holistic Health and are combined to provide the best formula for each unique individual.