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.
Herbs for Summertime First Aid
Dwelling amidst the rich flora of the Appalachian mountains means that I am never too far from a tall blooming yarrow, some golden-glowing Hypericum perforatum (St. John's wort) plants, or a little comfrey, plantain, or calendula for the moment. But I also carry preparations with me ready at a moment's notice for life's summertime troubles.
Reishi Chocolate Bar Recipe for Revitalization
Whether you know it as the "mushroom of the gods" or "fungus of immortality," reishi has some special accolades to its name, rightfully so. Given the fact that this wild...
Five Essential Herbs to Carry With You
Here are five herbal preparations that are some of the most essential to supporting everyday health issues. Carrying these five herbs around with you may just change your life, improving your self-reliance, herbal and health know-how, and your ability to care for yourself and your family with safe, effective herbal helpers. Don't be caught without them!
Nutritive Stinging Nettle Soup Recipe
Ready for a family-friendly main course concocted from the plant thought to be the most nutritive on the planet? Get your harvesting gloves out, grab your scissors and a bag or colander, and let's get snipping. The recipe is super adaptable to whatever you have in your cupboard + nettles (or even other spring greens).
Herbal Infused Oils for Your Botanical Skincare Regimen
A plant-powered skincare regimen is an excellent way to build your relationship with herbs and bring the potency of plant constituents into your life in an everyday way. The clear...
