Health is wealth, so goes the saying. But too much health brings hell wrath! Well, health doesn’t mean belly pouring out or plump checks; rather fitness with stamina and disease free body is what marks a healthy body. The lethargic living of present day and a number of diseases are due to a fetish gain…
I have Celiac disease and the gut damage that comes with years of it going undiagnosed. There is a very common set of symptoms ravaging the “industrialized” nations including nutritional deficiencies; chronic diarrhea or constipation; skin rashes like acne, eczema and psoriasis (this is the body’s way of trying to remove toxins any way possible…
Are you looking for new ways to add self care into your routine? Let me introduce you to one of my favorite self care rituals: self massage. In Ayurveda, Abhyanga is the practice of self-massage using oils and herbs specific to your dosha. There are many benefits to self-massage, including increasing circulation and promoting blood…
One of the best ways to get to know an herb is to sit down with a nice herbal tea (known in the herbal world as a “tisane”) and enjoy the subtle flavors and nuances that you experience when drinking it. When I make an herbal infusion of rosemary tea, the light and invigorating pine-like…
Latin Name: Pinus spp. (including: P. edulis, P. ponderosa, P. aristata, P. strobus, P. contorta, P. strobus, P. sylvestris) Common Name: Pine Parts Used: needles, seeds, bark, resin, pollen, roots Needle Constituents: leucocyanidin, neoabietinic acid, pinosylvin monomethyl ester, strobic acid, antioxidants, volatile oils including α-terpineol (30.2%), linalool (24.47%), limonene (17.01%), anethole (14.57%), caryophyllene (3.14%), and…
If you’re reading this, I am going to guess that you love bees just as much as I do. With all of the news about colony collapse, massive bee die-offs and habitat loss, I am always looking for ways to help our beautiful bee friends. A couple of years ago I installed a bee house,…
Mix up a big batch of this tea and enjoy it at the first sign of immune system sluggishness. We can’t make “medical claims” but I can say that this tea is wonderful to take in large copious doses at the first sign of cold or flu (or pretty much any infection) to help kick…
This dual purpose bar includes plenty of hemp oil for a moisturizing, silky lather and jojoba oil, which is excellent at conditioning both hair and skin. Ingredients Oil Portion: 15.5 ounces Olive Oil 7.5 ounces Coconut Oil 4.5 ounces Hemp Oil 2 ounces Castor Oil Liquid & Lye Portion: 10 ounces distilled water 4.1…
Once you have chosen the herbs and oils that are beneficial for the project you have in mind, it is time to infuse the herbs into the oils. How to infuse herbs into oil: Hot and Cold Method There are two primary methods of infusing herbs into a fixed oil. The hot oil infusion…
This month’s herb is Hawthorn. We chose hawthorn because it is the herb every herbalist thinks of when they think of heart health. Hawthorn, valentines day, love, and general heart opening body loving goodness was the inspiration of these chocolates. They are the perfect way to get heart healthy herbal goodness into your body without…
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