Did you know that the very first original sodas were carbonated herbal drinks? The original ginger ale was blended to help people with indigestion and stomach upset. Find out how to make a healthy homemade ginger ale recipe with honey! Unlike the junky stuff you find...
St. John’s wort oil is one of my most-used home remedies! It is a superb massage oil, but it also helps with cuts and scrapes, minor burns, and muscle pain. Actually, I can talk for several hours about all the situations I’ve seen this oil help… but let’s just...
I am wondering if you can help me out! I am trying to come up with what to call the medicine cabinet! Here are some of the things I’ve come up with: Home Wellness Tool Kit Wellness Cabinet Prevention Cupboard Herb Cabinet I kind of like Wellness Cabinet, but it...
I have a great chai honey recipe on page 143 in The Herbal Kitchen. However, for those of you who have been with me for a while, you know I have a hard time following recipes, even my own! I started messing with the Chai Honey recipe in The Herbal Kitchen almost as...
I see so many people suffering from their spring allergies. There are definitely steps you can take to knock them back so you can suffer less and enjoy the beauty of spring. Here are some of the tips that have helped my clients and students over the past 25 years of...
Are you a parent, feeling frustrated, like you should know how to take better care of everyone during cold season? You know the story, first it’s a runny, nose, then it’s an ear infection, or a stomach ache….. Do you wish you knew how to stop a cold or even prevent it...
You know I am all about focusing on solutions and how we can continue to work with nature to heal ourselves and take care of each other. Every once in a while, though, I have to dredge up the dismal news. It helps us remember why we work to create a nourishing kitchen...
Ok, I hope you don’t ever need to use this cayenne pepper home remedy to stop bleeding, but if you do, well, it’s a good one to know about. This is my son Gabriel. He likes to climb trees, tinker with things, fix things, ride horses, ride his bike really fast, read...
Save your rose petals! Any rose petal can be used as long as it is not sprayed with chemicals. Yes, the pink, red, purple, yellow, gold, white, and orange petals from your rose bushes have numerous medicinal and culinary uses. There are hundreds of ways to use rose...
Let me ask you, do you ever treat your feet to prevent a cold? We don’t necessarily think of using scrubs and taking care of our feet or our skin as a cold prevention remedy, but this is a great natural home remedy that can help you fight off a cold. This scrub...
