herbs

A Simple Thyme Tea Recipe for Cold and Flu Season

Here’s a quick and simple thyme tea recipe to try. Thyme helps with congestion, chest colds, mucus, and has been used for bronchitis and other illnesses.

Benefits of Growing And Using Lemon Verbena

Lemon verbena benefits us in many ways. From settling the stomach and expelling mucus, to easing anxiety and joint pain, it is a very useful herb to grow and have around.

Herbal Strategies to Help with High Blood Pressure

A lot of folks can benefit from using herbs for high blood pressure. The herbs listed here have been shown to reduce blood pressure by varying degrees. Read it over and find what works for you.

5 Reasons You Should Grow an Indoor Herb Garden

I LOVE my indoor herb garden! Once planted and placed in my window, they have grown great. I’m excited to watch them and use them in meals, all winter long!

Benefits of Sage and Using It to Support Better Health

People have long valued the medicinal qualities and benefits of sage. Let’s learn how we can use several varieties and applications to support better health.

Herbs To Use For Your Homemade Smudge Sticks

Last week I outlined how to make smudge sticks and wanted to follow that up by writing about some of the most common smudging herbs to use.

Learn to Grow, Make, and Use DIY Stevia Sweetener

Learn how to grow and how to use stevia as a sweetener. It is very easy to grow, and can be processed into powder or extract for use as a natural homemade sweetener.

Freshen Your Air With Homemade Smudge Sticks

Learn how to make a smudge stick and consider doing what I do, freshen the air in your home using the entire plant, not just one concentrated form of the plant, like essential oils.

20 Simple Ways To Add Extra Nutrients To Your Food

20 ways to eat more nutritious food! In this article we show you how to start using vegetables, fruit, and herbs to add powerful and nutritious boosts to the foods you’re already eating.

Three Simple Herbs to Grow for Beginning Gardeners

Growing parsley and getting started with these other easy herbs to grow is simpler than you think and will give you confidence to expand your herb garden each and every year.

Three Delicious Herbal Tea Blends for Better Sleep

You can use herbal tea for better sleep, you just need to know what kind to use! Enjoy these 3 recipes for tea blends that help deliver better, more restful sleep.

7 Nutritious & Medicinal Herbs You Need To Know

This list of herbs gives you a powerful set of plants to keep on hand for their high nutritional and medicinal values. I keep these seven herbs in my pantry at all times and would love for you to use and enjoy them too!

A Natural Cold and Flu Remedy In a Yummy Tea

Use this natural remedy for a cold and for flu. Nature has a bounty of organic solutions, you just have to know where to look and how to put them together.

Benefits of Rosemary and 10 Ways to Use It

The benefits of rosemary make it deserving of a prominent place in our kitchens. It’s uses range from eating in meals, to rosemary tea, to topical applications and more. Enjoy these 10 benefits and healthy ways to use rosemary.

9 Ways to Use Stinging Nettle for Health and More

Stinging nettle is a very useful herb, and one of my favorite. Uses range from eating them to allergy support tea to even making paper! Enjoy these 9 uses and be sure to try some that you’ve never tried before.

Echinacea Purpurea or Angustifolia: Which is Best?

Echinacea Purpurea and Echinacea Angustifolia are the two common types of echinacea used today. Let’s take a look at both and figure out which one is best or if both can be equally used to boost immunity and maintain health.

7 Immune Boosting Foods and Herbs for Back-To-School

These 7 immune boosting foods and herbs will help you boost your immune system for back-to-school time. As the weather cools it’s good to switch to warming foods like steamed greens, bone broths, and warm grains. Here are a few of my favorite plants that we work into our diet.

Adaptogenic Herbs: What They Are and A Helpful List

Adaptogens are plants that support the body’s ability to manage physical and emotional stress. Use this list to find which adaptogenic herbs may help you. They usually support the proper functioning of the immune system and are often used to help fight and prevent cancer.