I think it’s safe to say that thyme is best known for its culinary uses, where it forms the basis of many dishes. It’s sweet, fragrant, with strong herbaceous notes, and is robust enough to withstand long, slow cooking.

Thyme is one of the first herbs I add to steam pots—it helps to relieve inflammation and break up congestion. Combined with its antispasmodic and expectorant properties, thyme is a traditional remedy for painful, hacking coughs, including conditions like whooping cough and bronchitis.

All parts of the nasturtium plant are edible: flowers, leaves, stems and young seed pods (mature seed pods have a very hard, unpleasant seed inside). All of these parts have a distinct peppery flavor similar to radishes. That bite is strongest in the seeds and lightest in the flowers. The leaves can sometimes have a very slight bitter taste that isn't present in the rest of the plant.

While the whole nasturtium plant is edible, each part has various uses, like using the stems in place of chives or large leaves as wraps.

Metabolically balanced, simple and wholesome.

Top with berries and more whipped cream.

Using small mason jars makes these easy to pack for children snacks and lunches.

All parts of the nasturtium plant are edible: flowers, leaves, stems and young seed pods (mature seed pods have a very hard, unpleasant seed inside). All of these parts have a distinct peppery flavor similar to radishes. That bite is strongest in the seeds and lightest in the flowers. The leaves can sometimes have a very slight bitter taste that isn't present in the rest of the plant.

While the whole nasturtium plant is edible, each part has various uses, like using the stems in place of chives or large leaves as wraps.

Elderberry: One of the Most Important Herbs You Can Use During the Cold & Flu Season

Sambucus nigra (Blue or Black Elderberry) is one of my favorite antiviral herbal remedies to have on hand. I personally keep it with me 24/7 and take it whenever I travel or if I feel as though I’m becoming sick. Not only does this powerful botanical help to reduce the length and severity of illness, it also can help protect you from getting the flu in the first place. It’s safe for use by children and the ripe berries can be made into a tincture, syrup, wine, or cordial.

For thousands of years, people around the world have steeped petals and leaves into oils, extracting the beneficial constituents from plants to apply to their bodies.

These herb-infused fats are massaged into the skin, which drinks in the lipids and the plant compounds within them. This is herbal body oiling.

Referenced in many of the earliest medical texts, it’s one of the oldest known practices for supporting full-body wellness.

Depending on your heritage, you might’ve grown up with scalp oiling as part of a weekly hair care ritual – or you might be wondering why anyone would purposely put oil on their head. (After all, don’t we wash our hair to get the oil out?)

For me, this was a a weekly event.

This practice can ease nervousness and stress of all kinds. Over the years, I’ve gathered many insights into the art of scalp oiling, which will help you avoid common mishaps and make it easier to tap into that sacred healing state.

If you’re feeling heavy and dull, give your digestive fire a little boost.

Fresh ginger and fennel seed do the work of stoking digestive fire and promoting heat and movement.

Try this simple digestive tea to get things moving. I make a hot pot in the morning and store in a thermos to sip throughout the day...⁠

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It’s time to leap into spring! Soon, flowers will be blossoming. Generating heat and movement internally will support balancing the cold, wet and heavy qualities of spring. While helping to prevent common spring imbalances such as congestion, sluggishness and stiffness. A natural antidote for producing internal warmth to break-up and move stagnation within the body are heating spices.

The flavors and aromas will inspire cooking. While their medicinal qualities will bless the meal with the ability to help heal.

When it comes to bloating, flatulence, hyperacidity, heartburn, and the supporting the digestive system, the combination of three culinary spices—cumin, coriander and fennel are a game changer.

Commonly known as digestive aids, these three spices make the Indian tea called CCF. A gentle, yet effective decoction to support the digestive system.

Tisane tea is an herbal tea made from parts of a particular plant. “Tisane” and “herbal tea” are the same thing. The correct term in the tea industry for teas made from anything outside of the tea plant (Camellia sinensis) is a “tisane.”

The tea and herbal industries market tisanes as a tea; however, tisanes are not a true tea.

What are Mulling Spices?

They are spices used to add seasonal flavor and aroma to wine, cider, and syrup which and so much more, steeped in hot liquid and discarded. “Mull” is an infusing process that enhances the flavor for fall and winter.

What exactly is compound butter? It is softened butter, whipped with various sweet or savory ingredients.

While the concept is simple, the potential flavor combinations are endless.

There are three things that I believe to be the root causes of metabolic dysfunction or a slow metabolism.

This past few years has been really tough on everyone. With the many things many have been vigilant about and think we have been handling social distancing, wearing masks, and not going outside as much as normal really well, there is still a collective trauma that has taken place.

It is safe to say that our brain has been in a "fear state" for quite some time from constant terrible news in the media, an illusionary divide created on social media platforms that occasionally show up in real life, and also from always seeing people with their faces covered up for over a year now.

Neurotransmitters are your body's chemical messengers that transmit information from one nerve to another. Neurotransmitters can either excite, inhibit or modulate the neuron it is acting upon.

We are going to discuss a few of my favorite neurotransmitters, what they do, and what it might look like if you have a deficiency in one of them.

There are three things that I believe to be the root causes of metabolic dysfunction or a slow metabolism.

So you've been working on your gut health and feeling great, when all of a sudden, *BOOM* it hits you - belly bloat!

I'm no stranger to feeling bloated either, it can be really uncomfortable and frustrating if it happens all the time. While there can be other underlying issues, working on optimal digestion usually helps alleviate most causes of bloating. Here are some ways to help get bloating under control.

We often think that we need to get more done, that we need to catch up – and THEN we’ll feel less overwhelm. It might feel like if you take a break, if you pause, you’ll end up getting less done.

And that’s actually true!...

But …