Kombucha One of the controversial new health fads is a fermented beverage known as kombucha (kom BOO cha). According to reports, millions of Americans are drinking it daily. It can be “brewed” at home in a week by making a sweetened tea with green tea (or black tea) and adding a SCOBY. What is a […]
Surviving The Holidays As we enter the holiday season we sometimes brace ourselves for the highest stress times of the year. At a time when the days get shorter many animals cozy up in their burrows to contemplate or just snooze. Unfortunately, social responsibilities call for us to leave our cozy nests to fight traffic […]
Self-Heal, Prunella vulgaris, is a flowering member of the mint family long used in herbal medicine and more recently as a flower essence. It is a perennial herb found throughout Europe, Asia and North America, as well as most temperate climates. Other common names include: Self Heal Woundwort All-Heal Blue Curls Brownwort Brunelle Carpenter’s Herb […]
Sacred Native Plants San Diegans share the temperate climate we love with some fascinating native plants with a rich history in herbal lore. Sages Various sages grow from coastal areas to the mountains, covering entire hillsides in some areas around Ramona. The most common of this group of aromatic herbs are white sage, Salvia apiana, […]
Sleepytime Herbs Surveys show that as many as one third of all adults in the U.S. have trouble sleeping. This may involve trouble getting to sleep, staying asleep or with the depth of sleep. This problem in often compounded by taking barbiturates or the valium family drugs (benzodiazepines), like xanax, which can become habit forming.
Did you know we have discovered powerful techniques for creating radiant health, happiness, prosperity, peace and flow in our lives and relationships with pieces of our planet – crystals and stones? There are thousands of crystals and healing stones in our world! Ancient cultures such as the Egyptians, Sumerians and Mayans held crystals and stones […]
CBD You’ve no doubt heard about the global craze sweeping the planet. Researchers, scientists, doctors, health enthusiasts, and people with mental and physical health issues are raving about the benefits of CBD. Cannabidiol—CBD—is a crystalline cannabis compound or phytocannabinoid discovered in 1940 in hemp, a strain of Cannabis sativa. It is one of some 113 identified cannabinoids accounting […]
Here Comes the Sun Growing up in Michigan in the 50s, we would summer at a tent and trailer park on the bank of Lake Huron. Many hours were spent playing and running around outside, swimming and fishing in the lake and hanging out on the beach.
Top 7 Lemon Balm Benefits In this article, I will share with you the Top 7 lemon balm benefits. 1. Supports brain health and function 2. Used for centuries to promote relaxation and induce restful sleep 3. Powerful antioxidant properties 4. Supports normal blood sugar levels 5. Powerful antimicrobial effects 6. May relieve inflammation and pain […]
