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I have finished my Health and Life Coaching Program and am just finishing up practice clients before getting certification. Enjoy 50% off NOW before I get my certification! I merge my knowledge as a Clinical Herbalist, with my knowledge as a Health Coach, with diet, lifestyle and habit changes to help you achieve your health goals.
I should have put this together prior to Valentine’s Day, but it’s been a month! My Dad has been in the ICU with active heart failure since Jan 28. Today, the 15th as I write this, he is getting his new heart!
Yesterday, on Valentines Day the herb Hawthorn was brought to my mind! Hawthorn has a long history of supporting and strengthening the heart. Both physically and emotionally. So here are some quick highlights on Hawthorn that I love.
The leaves and flowers of Hawthorn I typically use for High Blood Pressure in teas. I’ve never used it alone, but I use it in combination with other herbs and have found great success. The rest is a focus on the berries.
To experience the benefits of Hawthorn, it should be taken in large amounts.
PREPARATIONS:
If you have a tincture, you can evaporate off the alcohol and dehydrate it to have a nice concentrate!
Hawthorn has a natural pectin in it so you can do a 1:10 preparation in water. (1 Part Hawthorn to 10 Parts Water). Then just simmer until the water drops below the berries. Strain the berries, press all the juice out, add back to the pot, and continue to simmer. At one point, it will start to get pretty sticky, so continually stirring can be helpful. You can simmer it down until it is 1/10th what you started so it is a 1:1 recipe. You can then preserve it with 25% Alcohol, 50% Honey or glycerine. You can also freeze the juice in little cubes and pop them out when you need to.
This Hawthorn/Bilberry Syrup by Jim Mcdonald is another favorite way to make a hawthorn concentrate. Bilberries are also high in bioflavonoids to help support the heart.
Here is a lovely Hawthorn Berry Solid Extract by Herbalist and Alchemist. Eat a spoonful every day!
DOSAGE:
1 TSP 3-4 times a day of any of the extracts above.
Capsules: 4:1 Extract 2 caps 3x/day (T. Easley, 2023).
CAUTION: If you are in active heart failure or have Congestive Heart Failure and are on any heart medications, please work with an experienced herbalist.
REFRENCES
Easley, T. (2023). Understanding and Managing long COVID Patterns: A Holistic approach [Slide show; Class Lecture]. Eclectic School of Herbal Medicine. https://eclecticschoolofherbalmedicine.com/
STRESS IS LIKE WORRY
I didn’t see the correlation before preparing for this. Stress can be just another form of worry.
MATHEW 6:34 – Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow; tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
I used to stress about things, interrupting my regular daily schedule. You can read more about how I dealt with that here. When things interrupt my daily schedule, it can be hard to switch gears because I have a plan! And it was all scheduled out! However, when things get in the way of my plans, I can either choose to worry about things not getting done or leave it in God’s hand, knowing He has the ultimate plan for my life. Leaving it in His control can be much more freeing.
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March 2nd I’ll be opening one of my classes for my Family Herbalist Course to the Public.
You will learn about common ailments and what to do for your kiddos, so you have confidence in using herbs or other common spices and food in your home kitchen to support your little one’s health concerns. Gain confidence in supporting your kids at home so you don’t have to run to the doctor for every little thing.
Gain tips on how to get kids to take herbal medicine so it’s fun, not chasing them around the house with a spoonful of medicine!
IF you are here local, I have a few spots open. I invite kids 6+ to come and make some herbs with us.
If you are not local you are welcome to join us Live via Zoom. Or watch the recording at your convenience.
Classroom will be open for a year where you can ask 3 health questions concerning your child’s health during this year. This is a $35 extra Value for each question!
Recently, my father has been in the ICU, and I’ve been spending a lot of time at the hospital. Let me say that I am a very scheduled person. It makes me sane! I don’t like to deviate from my schedule. When things pop up and throw my schedule off, I get VERY STRESSED! That seems to be in the past, though!! I feel like I have handled this so well! I whole heartedly believe God also gives strength in hard times, but I also know He has given us coping techniques! I’m so thankful for the Health/Life Coach Program I started! It has taught me so much more than I already knew about lowering stress; and I have been working on it for a couple of years now. Take a moment to look back and read some other tips on lowering stress, here, here and here. Getting these habit changes in now before a truly stressful moment will be immensely beneficial for you as they were for me!
As an herbalist, of course, I’m using extra herbs! I thought I’d briefly share what herbs support me during stressful times and why I choose them. They might help you in the future!
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Herba Remedium 