Although I love a good deal anytime, this year I'm more excited than usual to snag gifts and favorite everyday items at steep discounts. My goal is give thoughtfully, restock on personal and household essentials, and support companies I love while saving money. If you've got the same goals, here are some deals on some of my favorite healthy [...] Continue Reading
Archives for November 2022
3 California Poppy Benefits + Tincture And Tea Recipes
Long before Spanish explorers nicknamed California the “land of fire” due to the vast fields of golden poppies blanketing the hillsides, indigenous communities were using these gorgeous flowers for a wide variety of therapeutic uses. You’ve probably heard of its more famous cousin, the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum), and you may be thinking [...] Continue Reading
Holiday Gift Guide 2022: Ideas for Everyone On Your List
When I was growing up, last-minute holiday shopping was part of the fun of the season, but now I can’t think of anything fun about standing in long lines! I’d much rather shop in my pj’s at home in my pj’s while sipping an eggnog latte, then use the time I would have spent driving from store-to-store doing . . . well, ANYTHING but that. If you [...] Continue Reading
8 Benefits of Linden + Tea and Tincture Recipes
Need a hug in a mug? That’s how Katja Swift and Ryn Midura, co-authors of Herbal Medicine for Beginners, describe linden tea. Made from the leaves and flowers of the fragrant linden tree, linden tea and tincture have a long history of use for releasing nervous tension, easing various types of discomfort, supporting the heart (both the muscle and [...] Continue Reading