by Spiraea Herbs | Mar 4, 2015 | Natural Health
Don’t believe everything you see/read on the Internet. Common sense nowadays and most of us know this right? But it seems that there is one area where we forget this fact. One phenomenon that my peers, my friends and I fall victim to on a regular basis....
by Spiraea Herbs | Feb 24, 2015 | Emotional Health, Herbalism, Materia Medica, Natural Health, Seasonal Affective Disorder
Hello everyone! Today I thought I would share with you my personal herbal formulation for Beating the Winter Blues. It will be quite helpful to read through my two previous blog posts on this subject as they will explain how the formulations are made and why I chose...
by Spiraea Herbs | Feb 17, 2015 | Cold and Flu, DIY Herbal, Herbalism, Natural Health
You have no idea how excited I was when I finally got my hands on some horseradish root! I’ve been wanting to make Fire Cider all winter and now I can. And even better, now I can share the recipe and process with you. Ideally you would want to start this in late...
by Spiraea Herbs | Feb 11, 2015 | Digestive Health, Emotional Health, Herbalism, Materia Medica, Natural Health, Seasonal Affective Disorder
In the first part of herbal formulations I talked a lot about the important role the digestive system plays in our overall health, including the health of the nervous system (i.e. depression, anxiety, SAD etc). You can find my first post here. I highly recommend you...
by Spiraea Herbs | Feb 9, 2015 | Detoxification, Fermented Foods, Natural Health
So now that I’ve convinced you to drink kombucha tea, you need to know how to brew it! If you missed my first post about the health benefits of kombucha tea check it out here. While brewing your own may seem complicated and intimidating it’s really a...
by Spiraea Herbs | Feb 5, 2015 | Detoxification, Fermented Foods, Natural Health
Kombucha is a fermented beverage that provides drinkers with a wide range of health benefits from digestive support to joint care. I have been brewing kombucha for over six years now (my first batch was about a year before Monkey Man was born). All these years later I...