Herbal Academy @herbalacademy - Tumblr Blog

The Nature of Herbalism

In today’s world of processed food and manufactured drugs, a growing number of idealistic individuals have eschewed the mass-produced mainstream options to embrace the benefits of the natural, organic, and traditional. In particular, more and more people are recognizing that herbal remedies, compared to many conventional medicines, are often safer, easier to use, and simply better for one’s…

View On WordPress

The China Study: All-Star Collection Review & Giveaway

When I was younger, my mother had a cookbook in the kitchen that she’d pull out every week to try something new. It’s a fact that when we cook our foods from scratch, we have to think more about what we’re putting in our bodies. In today’s day and age where we unconsciously shove highly processed foods into our bodies while we rush about our busy day, it’s good to slow down and think about what…

View On WordPress

How To Use Lemon Balm As A Natural Bee Sting Remedy

When it comes to natural bee sting remedies, what herbs do you think of? I’m sure there are many, but the first one I’ve always thought of right off the bat is plantain…until recently that is.

Plantain is a great natural bee sting remedy, but I recently learned about lemon balm and its amazing ability to calm and comfort bug bites, including bee stings.

Although you may have your favorite natural…

View On WordPress

Yarrow as a Natural Remedy for Fever and Flu

Yarrow is a lovely wildflower. You can find it growing on roadsides, fencerows, fields and meadows, the white bobbing flowerheads buzzing with butterflies and bees. It is often overlooked and that is rather unfortunate, as it is also one of the most useful, potent herbal allies that I can think of!

It seems rather innocuous, this lovely white flower, but yarrow has earned many expressive titles:…

View On WordPress

How To Make A Homemade Sugar Scrub with Calendula

How To Make A Homemade Sugar Scrub with Calendula #calendula #herbalism #herbs

Over the last 8-10 years, I’ve become more focused on living a healthier lifestyle and raising my kids with that mindset as well. Because of this decision, I’ve had to change a lot of things in my life–things that most people may see as harmless, but I can see that they do more harm than good. Switching out the skincare products I use on a regular basis with less toxic versions is one of the…

View On WordPress

#DIY #recipes

How to Use Chamomile to Reduce Stress

In our crazy, stressful, overly-busy and hectic lifestyle, people have lost the ability to slow down, relax, and nourish themselves. We keep trying to please everyone – our bosses, spouses, children, and random strangers on the street – to the point that we live in a constant state of agitation and hyper-defensiveness, and we lose the ability to slow down, relax, and enjoy life.

(more…)

View On WordPress

#DIY #recipes

How To Make And Use A Simple Herbal Burn Salve

This past month, my four-year-old landed a second-degree burn on his leg, thanks to a cup of accidentally spilled hot cocoa. Thankfully I had an herbal burn salve in our medicine cabinet that was a perfect remedy for this painful situation.

(more…)

View On WordPress

#recipes

DIY Sweet Oranges & Rose Perfume

For Mother’s day this year, I wanted to make my mother something extra special that I knew she would adore. It wasn’t that hard to come up with the scent for this special gift–something with roses and sweet oranges, my mom’s two favorite scents.

In my Etsy shop, I sell all kinds of aromatherapy roll-ons, but none for perfume. I was suddenly struck with the idea to make my mother a perfume using…

View On WordPress

#DIY

Crafting a Natural Bug Repellent with Essential Oils

The warm weather has finally arrived. And so have the bugs. What kind of bug repellent do you wear? If you’re the type of person who prefers to use products with plant-based ingredients then you may just want to craft your own with essential oils and other simple ingredients. I have enjoyed crafting my own natural bug repellent for me and my family with essential oils for years and with great…

View On WordPress

#DIY #recipes

Bee Informed: The Bee Population Decline and What To Do About It

There are blares from car horns in the lines of traffic that stretch endlessly along paths of asphalt. We travel to and fro: to work, to school and to leisure. The sights, scents and sounds of everyday life consumes us, leaving little time or energy to notice the natural world that teems around us. We are human and we populate this earth with over 7 billion strong.

But the fact remains, we are…

View On WordPress

Cool as a Cucumber - 5 Ayurvedic Tips for Summer

Cool as a Cucumber – 5 Ayurvedic Tips for Summer

June 1st marks the start of a new seasonal cycle in Ayurveda. We’re transitioning out of the thaw of spring and lightening the load, but we should also be preparing for nature’s warmer months and its more sharp and penetrating qualities. According to Ayurveda’s elemental theory, Fire and Water are most at play during the summer months.

It’s the time of year when the energy of the Pitta Dosha…

View On WordPress

Sweeten Your Breakfast With Dandelion Flower Syrup

Everywhere that I turn, dandelions are popping up out of the ground. Many find them a nuisance, thinking they are just weeds, but dandelions are a wonderfully nutritious herb! Rich in vitamins and minerals, dandelions are known for not just for their medicinal properties, but also their delicious taste in salads, cookies, and syrups.

Most of the world sees dandelions for its medicinal value and…

View On WordPress

#recipes

How to Harden Seedlings and Protect Your Garden

Gardening is a popular past-time, and many people invest a large amount of money every year in plants and seedlings, only to be rewarded with droopy, wilted, dead plants within a few weeks. Fix.com has created an infographic entitled 9 Steps to Harden Seedlings, giving you all the info you need in order to give your plants the best start possible.

(more…)

View On WordPress

#garden

How to Make a Happy Uterus with Lady's Mantle Tea

How to Make a Happy Uterus with Lady’s Mantle Tea

Lady’s mantle cups her hands to hold the morning dew. Gardeners adore her despite her inconspicuous flowers for the dew drops that glisten on the tips of each of her scalloped leaves and captivate even the most casual observer who strolls by. The herbalists adore her for her powerful traits to aid in healing, particularly, for women throughout their life span. The mystics have adored her for it…

View On WordPress

Put the Healthy Back Into Summer With High-C Herbal Ice Pops

Summertime in Texas usually means extreme heat and sunshine. After a day of fun out in the sun, we are all usually overheated and in need of something to cool us down and replenish our electrolytes. When this happens, my first act is to go to the freezer and see what ice pops we have on hand.

As a child, my mom always made us delicious homemade ice pops. I found them way tastier than the…

View On WordPress

#DIY #recipes

Tips to Reduce Shopping-Related Plastic Waste

According to statistics, in 2012, the United States produced a staggering 32 million tons of plastic waste and only recycled a mere 9 percent of that (EPA, 2014). This non-degradable plastic not only takes up lots of space in our landfills, but both large and small pieces of plastic waste find their way to our oceans and landscapes, causing harm to wildlife. With such a huge amount of waste being…

View On WordPress

#green living

Don't Itch About It: Quick and Easy Itch Relief Recipe

Don’t Itch About It: Quick and Easy Itch Relief Recipe

I had been longing for spring to come. Daily hikes through the nature preserve, with our family dog and my four-year-old son, were all that I could think about throughout this crazy cold winter in Texas. Our very first hike through the woods welcomed me to spring with a lovely rash all over my ankle and calf. I had somehow found the one poison ivy plant that had already started to sprout from the…

View On WordPress

#DIY

Trending Blogs

Recently Viewed Blogs

Herbal Academy