A shrub is essentially a vinegar that is infused with fruit and sweetened. Herbs are always fun to add!

The Mediterranean diet is touted to be one of the healthiest diets in the world. I think it is reasonable to say that the inclusion of rosemary into this diet could be one of the contributing factors to it being so healthy.

Rosemary has been considered a “cure-all” medicinal herb throughout the ages. It helps build health and well being in a variety of ways throughout the human being.

Rosemary is native to the warm rocky coastlines of the mediterranean sea, both on the Southern European and Northern African coasts. It has naturalized throughout most of Europe and is cultivated throughout the world.

Rosemary’s botanical name was Rosmarinus officinalis. Recently it has been changed to Salvia rosmarinus, which places it in the same genus as sage. The name Rosmarinus is derived from Latin, meaning Dew (ros) of the Sea (marinus).

History:

Rosemary and humans have a long history together that is steeped in magic, medicine, food, and ceremony.

This time of year it's easy to feel rundown, exhausted, and overwhelmed.

The nourishing infusions will build you up.

They will get you through the winter, with more nutrition, more energy, and an immune system ready to protect you.

They may not prevent us from getting cancer, catching the flu, having an injury, or developing a genetic disease, but they will give us the nutritional foundations needed to support our health.

They carry us through life's difficult health journeys, allowing us to navigate them with more ease, grace, and resiliency.

Are you going to keep drinking the infusions?

I hope that your answer is, "Of course!"

Not drinking infusions would be as crazy as not eating vegetables. In fact, it would be even crazier!

It's easy to make new year's resolutions, but when it comes to keeping them, or even starting them, it's usually not so easy.

Here are 5 ways to make resolutions you can keep.

1. Be specific.

For a resolution to be easy to keep, it needs to be as detailed and specific as possible. Complex goals with vague details will be harder to reach.

When we clearly define what we want to do, we can easily carry through with our goals.

For example, instead of saying, "I want to do more yoga," say, "I will do 1 hour of yoga, every Wednesday, from 3:00-4:00 PM, starting the first week of January."

2. Make it something you care about.