Summer Bock is a Trained Herbalist and Master Fermentationist. Her mission is for everyone to have stellar health by naturally healing their digestion using herbs, ferments and food.
Your average bottle of good probiotics costs about $30 for a month’s supply. Your average batch of homemade sauerkraut contains a small organic cabbage, which costs about $6, plus some sea salt, which might run ya $2.00 for a huge box. That batch of kraut will probably cost $6.17. And it will be waaaay more…
Ethiopian food is my favorite. You eat it with your hands, it has delicious spices, and the bread, Injera, that comes with the meal is delicious… and fermented, which makes it a highly nutritious food that is basically predigested and easy for our relatively weak digestive systems to absorb. Injera is made from water and…
Drip coffee… Like intravenous. A Red bull douche. A new smart device that blows a horn whenever you close your eyes more than a second. A wall of fans. That crazy music vehicle from Mad Max… In your cubicle! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles that snap you with rubber bands when you space out. Hiring a…
The Is It Your Gut? 5 Day Easy Gut Challenge just ended! This series was by far one of my best. There are five videos in the series, but the one that got a big reaction was Lesson 4: Moods—The Emotional Connection. Did you know that your ability to handle stress is directly related to…
What I Wish I Could Tell Every Single Person Have you ever found something that you really love, that dramatically improves your life, and makes you love waking up each day? And you just want to shout it from the rooftop? For me it’s the steps I’ve taken to get in the best health of…
I had a great conversation with JJ Virgin on the Showcase Club a few weeks ago. First thing—I want to say that there’s a reason this woman’s the biggest hotshot in wellness. Here was my chance to talk to my total health hero, so I asked her my biggest, most favorite question of all—Why are gut…
Doing all kinds of things for your health—probiotics, exercise, spinach—but still having a heckuva time? Here’s a question for you: how’s your breathing? Breathing. It’s the most natural thing in the world. Until you throw in a little (or a lot of) stress. You start breathing shallower and shallower. Your body’s ability to thrive plummets.…
A few weeks ago I visited family for labor day and got smacked in the face with a reality that I’d forgotten: Many people—in my opinion far too many, people I care about—take their allergies for granted. They put up with it. They take pills, they spend five years getting allergy shots to numb their…
You can use sugar wax anywhere you want hairless glory. Legs, arms, eyebrows, bikini line, what-have-you. I found that sugar wax hurt less than going to a pro salon. Important: you’re going to want to know what to watch out for so you don’t ruin the batch! Also, tempting as it is, try not to…
Ever just wander into the kitchen looking for something to eat only to snack mindlessly? Sugar craving. Herba Flora lozenges are what I now grab instead. These are bitters in a lozenge form! With no alcohol, no sugar, glycerin, soy, corn, GMOs, or animal ingredients. Just pure organic herbs. And they’re delicious! Megan Hintz designed…