by Spiraea Herbs | Oct 6, 2016 | Cold and Flu, Emotional Health, Natural Health, Seasonal Affective Disorder
It was bound to happen; especially considering the pace I’ve been trying to keep up with all summer long. I’ve hit a wall. A big one made of bricks, mortar and stone that threw me flat on my butt. In full disclosure it didn’t exactly come out...
by Spiraea Herbs | Aug 11, 2016 | Cold and Flu, DIY Herbal, Herbalism, Materia Medica, Natural Health
Now that my son is a little older and I have a bit more free time to explore my craft and career, I’m experimenting with new remedies that I’ve never made before. I’ve spoken in the past about how my education was a little tincture biased; so for...
by Spiraea Herbs | Jun 15, 2016 | Cold and Flu, Detoxification, Digestive Health, Emotional Health, Natural Health, Pregnancy and Babies, Seasonal Affective Disorder
What is Bee Pollen? Falling into the category of “superfoods” bee pollen is the food of a young bees. From everything I’ve read collecting pollen is hard work! If you are interested in the exact mechanisms of how pollen is collected this website has...
by Spiraea Herbs | Apr 13, 2016 | Cold and Flu, Detoxification, Digestive Health, DIY Herbal, Emotional Health, Garden, Herbal Basics, Herbalism, Homesteading, Materia Medica, Natural Health
Spring is in the air! Although, I type this as I watch a flurry of snow fall from the sky… again. But alas, I know spring is around the corner and it’s time to get planning our gardens. IN a perfect world I would grow every herb in my materia medica, but...
by Spiraea Herbs | Jan 19, 2016 | Cold and Flu, Digestive Health, Emotional Health, Natural Health, Seasonal Affective Disorder
Oh will this grey weather ever end?! It’s not uncommon for southern Ontario to be grey in the fall and winter, but I swear I haven’t seen the sun in weeks! Since our brain needs sunlight to create serotonin this is putting a grey little cloud on my mood...
by Spiraea Herbs | Nov 17, 2015 | Cold and Flu, DIY Herbal, Herbalism, Natural Health, Pregnancy and Babies
I love garlic. Any of you that have been following me for a while know that I LOVE garlic. I talk about it a lot. Like in this post here or maybe this one here. Garlic is one of my go-to herbs during cold and flu season. The big guns as I refer to it. If I find...
