The Insulin Plant
Currently, an estimated 537 million adults ages 20-79 years old suffer from diabetes according to the International Diabetes Federation. While many of these individuals seek out western medicine practices, others prefer a more holistic approach, one of which is using…
DIY Spring Fever Tincture
Spring is finally here and you may already be excited about it and feeling like you have a bit of Spring Fever. What’s Spring Fever? While not necessarily a bad thing, it generally evokes restlessness and brings about a change…
Better Than Sleeping Pills
Pills, teas, and tinctures are all great methods of utilizing plants as sleeping aids and there is even the potential to grow your own ingredients (depending on your climate of course). Choosing which method will depend on which plants you…
What Happens If You Eat Chili Peppers for Breakfast?
Before we start talking about eating chili peppers for breakfast, let’s understand why chili peppers were used in the first place. Yes, chili peppers add flavor to food but spices played a role beyond taste in the past. They actually…
Foods and Herbs For Heavy Metal Detox
Many aspects of this modern life can make us feel sluggish and fatigued and suffer from a few or many chronic conditions. Suppose you lead a relatively clean lifestyle where you eat the right foods and look after yourself holistically.…
DIY Skin Soothing Chickweed and Vinegar Bath for Rashes
Here's a simple DIY Chickweed and Apple Cider Vinegar bath recipe for soothing itching, redness, irritation, rashes, and more. Whether you suffer from chronic skin rashes or conditions such as eczema or psoriasis— or have minor burns, insect bites, or…
12 Stomach-Soothing Herbs
An upset stomach is a nuisance that hampers your daily activities. Often than not, we find ourselves or someone dear to us suffering from this kind of mishap. It can be caused by indigestion, bloating, gas, stress, and food poisoning,…