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Kuzu is a starch made from wild mountain kuzu root, which you can find in most natural and specialty food stores or online. It’s got a number of great benefits—kuzu tea is one of my favorite ways to get calm. Here’s everything you need to know about kuzu and how to make your own calming kuzu tea.

Native throughout Asia, the kuzu plant is a cl...

Halloween is known for its indulgence. So can a green, eco-friendly Halloween be any fun?

I’m all for celebrating and having a good time — especially when yummy treats are involved! — but I’ve never been a huge fan of Halloween. I know, I know, it makes me sound like such a grump! But I always wonder where these commercial holidays come from, and how we end up spend...

I’ve never served this dish to anyone who didn’t freak out about how delicious it was. Warm, nourishing, and great for winter, serve these beans with a simple bowl of rice and steamed greens. If you can’t find kabocha, butternut squash will do, but kab...

Our washers and dryers work hard for us day in and day out. Just ask any great- or great-great grandmother who used to wash by hand and they will tell you: the washing machine is one of the world’s greatest inventions! Yet, most of us have never been taught how to clean these appliances properly. That’s right, all washers and dryers (top-loading and front-loading) need regula...

If you’ve eaten takeout or fast food in the last few years or used long-lasting cosmetics, there’s a good chance you got a little something extra with your order: PFAS chemicals (Perfluorooctanoic acid). Better known as forever chemicals, here’s what you need to know about these toxins.

A 2020 report published by Toxic-Free Future found that many m...