Real Herbal Healthcare
Keeping Your Cool with Herbs: Summer Allies for Heat & Stress
Luckily, the herb world knows exactly how to meet the overheating and overwhelm that can come with summer. Let's look at a few cooling herbal allies—plants that don’t just act as 'refrigerants' for the body, but also help us ground, unwind, and ride the heatwave with a little less fiery tension.
Lovely Lavender Lemonade with Honey and Elderberry
Cool, chilling, calming + hydrating and helpful to almost every organ system, this lemon-lavender combo does wonders for the mind and body. Preparing an easy lavender simple syrup with honey takes no time at all, and any leftover syrup can be stored in the fridge and added to smoothies, cocktails/mocktails, or even used on oatmeal or pancakes. The benefits of lavender are many, from its stress-taming and nervousness-easing to its ability to promote a healthy digestion and a good night's sleep.