Subtleties of Life Reflexology and Healthy Alternatives

09/10/2024

10/26/2020

Listening to one of my favorite motivational speakers, Les Brown
He quoted Norman Vincent Peale who said ‘Fear is the most subtle and destructive of all human behaviors ‘
He then said “Guard your mind against negative influences. TURN OFF YOUR TELEVISIONS”
No tv here for a year and I am just fine! 😊❤️👍🏻😎

08/04/2020

I’m living proof 😊❤️😎👍🏻

05/15/2017

Skullcap casts a calming net of nervine support in a highly stimulating world. It brings peace and restoration to those who are deeply anxious, easily agitated, sleep deprived, or experiencing nervous exhaustion. It relaxes without being overly sedating and is generously gentle—it’s safe for children.

For deep, refreshing sleep, skullcap is one of our best and most favored hypnotic remedies. Stronger than lemon balm (Melissa officinalis) and chamomile (Matricaria recutita), it is on par with both hops (Humulus lupulus) and valerian (Valeriana officinalis) and is often used in combination with these herbs. A strong infusion is generally more sedating than the tincture; drink a cup of the tea about an hour before bedtime—this way you (hopefully) won’t awaken to p*e!

—This is a wee excerpt from our Online Herbal Immersion; the most comprehensive online herbalism program available that features botany, foraging, cultivation, medicine making, and therapeutics! For all the details: www.chestnutherbs.com/immersion

(Scutellaria lateriflora, Lamiaceae).
Photo © Juliet Blankespoor

05/15/2017

05/14/2017

The more I study herbs and the medicinal properties of plants, I'm realizing that most of the "w**ds" I've been trying to remove from my flower beds are the exact plants I've been using for years. Friday the lawncare guy w**d -whacked everything around the house! I was going ballistic. He took out the wonderful catnip I had, some "w**ds" to the unknowing eye, and my flowers I planted last year.

You’ve stepped on it, ignored it, and tried to eradicate it from your lawn. However, this innocuous little w**d is one of the most useful medicines on the planet, just begging to be harvested. There are two major types of plantain in BC, Canada: Lance and Broadleaf. Generally, all 200-plus varieti…

05/14/2017

Tick Repellent Recipe:

05/14/2017

The sticky underside of a calendula flower. The resin that coats the green bracts is highly medicinal—anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory and wound healing. Thus, the "petals" (without the green bracts) are a weaker medicine than the whole flowers.

Curious to learn more about calendula and how herbs work their magic in the body? Take a p*ek at our 1000-hour online Herbal Immersion—the most comprehensive online herbalism program available--which focuses on botany, foraging, medicine making, herb cultivation, and medicinal uses!
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(Calendula officinalis, Asteraceae).
Photo © Juliet Blankespoor