Lemon Balm
Lemon balm is one of my favorite herbs to grow and use. From helping light sleepers finally get a restful night’s sleep to supporting emotional well-being, soothing cold sores, and comforting sore mouths, this gentle herb has earned a permanent place in my garden and herbal apothecary. Discover why I reach for lemon balm again and again and how I like to use it both fresh and in herbal preparations.
Trip Prep Worked!
Just took a trip to Madeira! And all my trip prep worked! Went hiking above the clouds. The hike was ranging between 5,000 and 6,000 feet. Neither I, nor my friend had any issues hiking. Last time my friend hiked in the Colorado mountains she had gotten altitude sickness… Here’s all the things I did […]
Identity In Illness or Christ?
Is your Identity in Your Illness? Or in Christ? When Illness Becomes an Identity and How the Limbic System Keeps Us Stuck Chronic illness has a way of slowly reshaping how we see ourselves. “I have these symptoms.” Is how it innocently startsThen it becomes: “I’m dealing with this condition.”And before we realize it, it […]
Lipedema: A Clinical Herbalist’s Perspective
Learn from a Clinical Herbalists perspective on how to support those with Lipedema and what its all about.
Lack of Sleep and Stress are a Root Cause of Disease
In keeping with my topic on sleep as a root cause of many diseases. I like this statement by Casey Means in her address to the RFK Roundtable…. “Five nights of sleep deprivation can cause full-blown pre-diabetes.” Check out this great talk here: https://youtu.be/6wOOhvZISwI?si=Poh6ewO4renzqGz3 Of course, this is reversible… get more sleep! Lack of sleep affects […]
What do you do for Self-Care?
As a health and life coach, I learned that asking clients to do self-care is very important for their “health.” I’ve been struggling to get some of my clients to focus on their own self-care. I recently figured out that maybe that is because I struggle with my own self-care. I was recently introduced to […]
All About Magnesium – Herbie Freebie
Most experts believe our food is drastically reduced in Magnesium. So even if you are eating foods rich in magnesium, likely, you are still low in magnesium. Our farming practices lower the magnesium content in the soil, and the processing of our foods also causes them to lose about 80% of their magnesium content. I […]
It’s Not in Your Head!
Have you been told what you are feeling is just in your head? Or were you made to feel like that because you haven’t been listened to? Or have you been told you’re just depressed, and you’re not? Or have you been told to take this medicine and it will solve your problems, only to […]
Herbie Freebie
Do you just need to make it through the next couple of weeks till the end of the school year??? Don’t discount Chamomile tea! A 4oz tea, doesn’t typically make someone sleepy during the day unless you are in sleep debt. It can be very calming to the nervous system to sip on throughout the […]
Nutrient-rich Herbal Infusions
Nutrient-rich Herbal Infusions