I was happy to chat about how we can stay well and avoid illness with my sweet Kitchen Pioneers during this month’s live stream on October 21, 2021. We switched things up a bit this month and had our live stream during the day to allow some new members to join us.
Along with talking about our immune system, we also had a lot of fun traveling down a few rabbit trails chatting about family stories, including a few dog stories!

This live stream replay is available to Kitchen Pioneers who have joined my YouTube membership community—The Traditional Foods Kitchen Academy.
Note: I am not a medical doctor, a medical professional, a dietician, or a nutritionist. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or proper nutritional advice. (Read my full disclaimer text.)
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Table of Contents
Boosting Our Immune System to Avoid Illness
As cold and flu season approaches, we need to make sure that we do everything we can to boost our immune systems to try to avoid illness. And if, by chance, we do get sick, we need to make sure we have lots of traditional foods and home remedies on hand to assist in our recovery.
This is such an important topic, so not only did I want to chat about this in our live, I am also planning an upcoming three-part series here in our member group where I will delve deeply into this subject. I’ll post links to these member videos in my Mary’s Nest YouTube Community, so you’ll get notifications of them in November.
Home Remedies
Here are some home remedies you can try to help boost your immune system to avoid illness or recover from illness.
Join the Traditional Foods Kitchen Academy
These live stream replays are available to members of the Traditional Foods Kitchen Academy, who we call Kitchen Pioneers. You can learn more about my optional YouTube membership community, including members-only videos and exclusive perks.
This membership community is optional. I’m still publishing my weekly detailed instructional cooking videos on my public YouTube channel that you can watch for free. (Thanks so much for being a Sweet Friend and subscriber!)
In addition to links to the latest Kitchen Academy vodcasts, this blog post lists some of the public videos that I talk about in my live stream.
More Kitchen Pioneer Videos
In addition to live streams, I publish exclusive videos for my membership community. In case you have missed any of my past videos, be sure to catch up with the videos below.
- Traditional Foods Kitchen Academy video playlist (Optional Membership Community)
Here are a few of my previous member videos:
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- Subscribe to My YouTube Channel for Traditional Foods Videos (Free) - When you subscribe, be sure to click on the notification bell that will let you know each time I upload a new video.
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- Join the Traditional Foods Kitchen Academy - For more detailed videos and exclusive members-only perks, join my YouTube membership community.
- Order The Modern Pioneer Cookbook - Get a hardcover book of Mary's nourishing recipes from a Traditional Foods Kitchen. This bestselling cookbook is published by Penguin Random House with their DK imprint.
- Order The Modern Pioneer Pantry - Get Mary's latest hardcover cookbook about preserving food and making delicious meals from your Four Corners Pantry. Mary's second cookbook is also published by Penguin Random House.
I look forward to having you join me in my Texas Hill Country Kitchen!
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Favorite Kitchen Supplies
- Favorite Aprons
- Spice Grinder
- Countertop Burner (On my kitchen island in many recipe videos.)
- Handheld Vacuum Sealing System
- Vacuum Lids
- Whisk
- Silica Gel Packets (Helps keep moisture from building up in your mix)
- Cast Iron Dutch Oven
- 8-Quart Slow-Cooker
- Fat Separator (Clever kitchen device to help you decant bone broth)
- Flour Sack Towels
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Recommended Reading
- The Modern Pioneer Cookbook
- The Modern Pioneer Pantry
- Nourishing Traditions
- Deep Nutrition
- Spontaneous Healing
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