--- title: Botanical Kitchen Blog | Health (2) description: Health | Explore Food as Medicine. Discover the power of plants. Learn how to cook with confidence and Eat to thrive. 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Learn practical, anti-inflammatory ways to prepare nutrient-rich ingredients at home.[Read More](https://blog.botanicalkitchen.com/what-is-healthy-cooking) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.botanicalkitchen.com/what-is-healthy-cooking#comments-listing) January, 21 2026 ## [What Is Celeriac?](https://blog.botanicalkitchen.com/what-is-celeriac) [Health](https://blog.botanicalkitchen.com/topic/health) [Anti-Inflammatory Recipes](https://blog.botanicalkitchen.com/topic/anti-inflammatory-recipes) [Food as Medicine](https://blog.botanicalkitchen.com/topic/food-as-medicine) Discover celeriac (celery root) with our simple guide. Learn how to cook celeriac, explore easy recipes, and understand the health benefits of this root vegetable.[Read More](https://blog.botanicalkitchen.com/what-is-celeriac) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.botanicalkitchen.com/what-is-celeriac#comments-listing) January, 19 2026 ## [What is Food as Medicine](https://blog.botanicalkitchen.com/what-is-food-as-medicine) [Health](https://blog.botanicalkitchen.com/topic/health) [Anti-Inflammatory Recipes](https://blog.botanicalkitchen.com/topic/anti-inflammatory-recipes) [Food as Medicine](https://blog.botanicalkitchen.com/topic/food-as-medicine) How to use food as medicine to reduce inflammation, improve digestion & support overall health with an anti-inflammatory diet + functional nutrition tips.[Read More](https://blog.botanicalkitchen.com/what-is-food-as-medicine) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.botanicalkitchen.com/what-is-food-as-medicine#comments-listing) June, 01 2019 ## [Sugar, and Why It’s Not-So-Sweet](https://blog.botanicalkitchen.com/sugar-and-why-its-not-so-sweet) [Health](https://blog.botanicalkitchen.com/topic/health) We are what we eat and what we eat affects how we feel & behave. Some foods impact our physical and mental state much more than others sugar is a BIG one\![Read More](https://blog.botanicalkitchen.com/sugar-and-why-its-not-so-sweet) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.botanicalkitchen.com/sugar-and-why-its-not-so-sweet#comments-listing) February, 18 2019 ## [A CHEFS RESPONSE & why I love;   Look out, Bone Broth; Mushroom Broth.......by Michelle Rabin](https://blog.botanicalkitchen.com/look-out-bone-broth-mushroom-broth-might-be-even-more-magical-.-by-michelle-rabin) [Health](https://blog.botanicalkitchen.com/topic/health) Botanical Kitchen's response on mushroom broth as the new magical bone broth article by Michelle Rabin from The Modern Farmer.[Read More](https://blog.botanicalkitchen.com/look-out-bone-broth-mushroom-broth-might-be-even-more-magical-.-by-michelle-rabin) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.botanicalkitchen.com/look-out-bone-broth-mushroom-broth-might-be-even-more-magical-.-by-michelle-rabin#comments-listing) February, 07 2019 ## [Food for Inflammation and Nourishing the Inflamed Body](https://blog.botanicalkitchen.com/eat-to-thrive-nourishing-the-inflamed-body-by-karina-hines) [Health](https://blog.botanicalkitchen.com/topic/health) Discover foods for inflammation, ways to nourish the inflamed body, eat to thrive with confidence while combatting Inflammation, Auto-Immune Disease and Chronic Pain. As a chef, herbalist and person w\[...\][Read More](https://blog.botanicalkitchen.com/eat-to-thrive-nourishing-the-inflamed-body-by-karina-hines) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.botanicalkitchen.com/eat-to-thrive-nourishing-the-inflamed-body-by-karina-hines#comments-listing) [Previous](https://blog.botanicalkitchen.com/tag/health/page/1) [All posts](https://blog.botanicalkitchen.com/all) ### About Me ![Karina Hines](https://blog.botanicalkitchen.com/hubfs/Botanical_Kitchen_January2019/Images/About-image-1.jpg) Karina Hines ~ chef ~ gardener ~ herbalist. Passionate about growing & cooking vibrant food & connecting communities. 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