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What are Tonics? How do I use them?

What are Tonics? How do I use them?

As an herbalist, I am dedicated to telling folks that using herbs as tonics (regularly, while well) will help keep them well, instead of only using them as remedies (when...

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What are Tonics? How do I use them?

As an herbalist, I am dedicated to telling folks that using herbs as tonics (regularly, while well) will help keep them well, instead of only using them as remedies (when...

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Digestive Bitters for Gut Health

Digestive Bitters for Gut Health

We all learned in school that we had taste receptors on our tongue: sweet, salty, sour, and bitter (we never learned about umami back then...). We even had a little map...

Digestive Bitters for Gut Health

We all learned in school that we had taste receptors on our tongue: sweet, salty, sour, and bitter (we never learned about umami back then...). We even had a little map...

Bioregional Herbalism, or how to love local!

Bioregional Herbalism, or how to love local!

I became an herbalist because I believe that nature provides everything we need for a healthy life if we know what we are looking for and listen carefully. I believe...

Bioregional Herbalism, or how to love local!

I became an herbalist because I believe that nature provides everything we need for a healthy life if we know what we are looking for and listen carefully. I believe...

Product Profile: Under the Weather Tisane

Product Profile: Under the Weather Tisane

This herbal tea (known in herbalism as a tisane) has a combination of medicinal herbs that help with all kinds of cold and flu symptoms (congestion, mucus production, itchy eyes,...

Product Profile: Under the Weather Tisane

This herbal tea (known in herbalism as a tisane) has a combination of medicinal herbs that help with all kinds of cold and flu symptoms (congestion, mucus production, itchy eyes,...

Skin Care and the Products We Choose, Part Two

Skin Care and the Products We Choose, Part Two

In part one of this series, we talked about what types of ingredients we do use in our formulas (organic, ethical, pronounceable, and effective remedies, tonics, and body care). This post is...

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Skin Care and the Products We Choose, Part Two

In part one of this series, we talked about what types of ingredients we do use in our formulas (organic, ethical, pronounceable, and effective remedies, tonics, and body care). This post is...

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Skin Care and the Products We Choose, Part One

Skin Care and the Products We Choose, Part One

Your skin is your body's largest organ- and it absorbs at least 60% of what you put on it. This includes the water from our baths and showers, soaps, topical...

Skin Care and the Products We Choose, Part One

Your skin is your body's largest organ- and it absorbs at least 60% of what you put on it. This includes the water from our baths and showers, soaps, topical...