Stress-Busting Lavender Milk
Ever wondered what happens when you pour milk over lavender buds?
The end remedy holds a surprising secret—one that could calm your mind, ease your stress, and transform your nights.
Here, I decided to share my recipe with you, so if you feel stressed out, or if your mind is wandering around and you can’t sleep, I hope this recipe will change your life, just as it did for me!
Lavender’s Little-Known Powers
Lavender remains a trusted ally for those seeking better sleep, and not only that.
The scent of lavender is so potent that even patients recovering from open-heart surgery experienced significant reductions in pain and blood flow during aromatherapy sessions. But that’s not all:
- Inhaling the fragrance would be just enough to help reduce the frequency and intensity of your migraines – one of its anti-inflammatory properties
- Lavender boosts your mood by promoting the release of serotonin in the brain. Its scent can reduce the levels of your stress and anxiety.
- Our ancestors used lavender tea to help settle stomach issues. It can help you relieve bloating, gas, and other digestive issues by relaxing muscles in the digestive tract.
- A lavender salve can help you with everything from chapped lips and cracked hands to eczema, rashes, and minor bleeding – thanks to its antibacterial properties.
- Last, but not least, lavender’s strong scent easily repels insects like mosquitoes, flies, and moths. It’s a safer alternative to chemical repellents and can be applied to the skin or used in sachets around the home. And if the bites and itchiness are what bother you, the lavender salve can help you with that. I tried it myself and it works wonders!
Lavender’s Secret Weapons
The lavender essential oil contains two compounds that are so powerful that their use in aromatherapy offers a non-pharmacological alternative for managing muscle aches, joint pain, and even menstrual cramps
This distilled essence contains linalool and linalyl acetate.
Think of linalool as the stressbuster. When you breathe in lavender, linalool is what helps calm your nervous system. It reduces anxiety and stress and can even make it easier to fall asleep.
Now, linalyl acetate is like the muscle soother. It has a gentle scent that helps your body unwind, which is why lavender oil it’s used for massages or baths. This compound helps relieve tension and can also improve your mood, giving you that peaceful, easy feeling.
Those compounds are not typically found as active ingredients in over-the-counter pills or prescription drugs. Why? Because they won’t patent something that comes from nature. Something that you can get for FREE or for less than what you’d normally pay on synthetic medicine.
They’d rather keep the power of lavender oil hidden than tell you just how useful it can be. And this is not the only plant they are gatekeeping from you.
Once the lavender milk finally healed my insomnia, I wanted to learn how to treat other health issues naturally, and that’s how I discovered Dr. Nicole Apelian’s The Lost Remedies Academy. I’ve learned how to craft my own remedies with plants I find growing in my own backyard or in green spaces in my area – that I would have otherwise ignored or even stepped on if it wasn’t for her class. The course is almost completely booked for this year, but if you’re quick, there might still be a spot reserved for you!
The Recipe That Changed Everything: Lavender Milk
Now, let’s get back to the recipe my friend recommended: lavender milk – a warm drink that will help you fall asleep (almost) immediately.
You’ll need:
- 2 cups milk (dairy or non-dairy)
- Nature’s Valium (Valerian Tincture – 40 drops per cup)
- 3 tablespoons dried lavender flowers or 10 drops of lavender essential oil
- 1-2 teaspoons honey (optional)
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional for extra warmth)
Instructions:
- In a small saucepan, heat the milk over medium heat.
- Once it’s warm (but not boiling), add the dried lavender flowers and the vanilla extract. In case you opted for essential oil, add the drops instead of the dried flowers.
- Allow it to steep for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Strain out the lavender using a fine mesh sieve.
- Sweeten with honey if desired, add the tincture drops and enjoy your calming lavender milk.
How to Use:
Drink one cup of lavender milk right at bedtime to relax and prepare your body for restful sleep.
After a few tries, I realized that I could make it even better by adding some other powerful ingredients to my milk – and you should do the same. One night you can use this anxiety & stress tincture, that helps with anxiety; next, try adding some drops of this lion’s mane mushroom tincture to boost the regeneration of your nerve cells and the overall health of your brain.
You can find over 250 potent remedies in The Forgotten Home Apothecary. These are recipes that your parents and grandparents used, but not many among us today know about.
If you’re like me and want to stop going to the pharmacy and start healing yourself naturally, I think you’re really going to like this book.
The Forgotten Home Apothecary lays the strongest foundation for someone who wants to recover all that forgotten knowledge that was killed by the rise of the pharmaceutical industry.
Here are some of the concoctions that you’ll find in this book:
- Memory Elixir
- Herbal Sleeping Pills
- The Tincture That Can Help Every Part of Your Body At Once
- The Backyard Aspirin
- Migraine Syrup
- Gum-Strengthening Mouthwash
- Painkiller in a Jar
- The Natural Anti-Fungal Patches (kill fungus in one week)
- Herbal Parasite Flush
…and many others.
If you want to check out the rest of the recipes, Dr. Nicole has made this short presentation for you. Watch it and pick one remedy that you’d like to learn how to make from scratch, with ingredients you probably have in your pantry already!
