After a long, stressful day it’s nice to make a cup of tea and take a hot bubble bath to help you sleep...but we don’t always get the chance or have the time for that. Many women turn to herbal supplements to help with mood, energy, sleep, and calmness on a daily basis. You’ve probably […]

We have many options available to us today to ease stress and anxiety. There’s prescription medication, exercise, meditation, and natural remedies such as herbal supplements. Many people don’t like the side effects of prescription medication, and we don’t always get as much time as we’d like to both exercise and meditate. Herbal supplements are a […]

Many people take a daily vitamin to ensure they get the nutrients they need for improved health and energy. We need vitamins for our body’s basic functions and interactions between cells. Taking an herbal supplement is another way to get health benefits, but we don’t think of herbs as readily as vitamins. Imagine taking a […]

If you find yourself struggling to make it through the day, you’re not alone. So many people these days feel drained from doing ordinary tasks...often because we’re stressed out and overwhelmed. Our brain spins and we can’t think straight. Coffee or other caffeine doesn’t fix it anymore. We’d all love more energy...but without the jitters […]

When I hear “Magnolia” I think of the term “steel magnolias,” referring to the strength of women in the South. The term probably came about because the tree is beautiful and strong—and very hardy, giving it properties that help our health. Magnolia actually encompasses more than 200 different species within the Magnoliaceae family of flowering […]

We live in a culture of chronic stress culture, where we’re expected to hold multiple roles and multitask every day. On top of that, it’s harder than ever to get down time and take care of ourselves. Yet, we have more power over our stress and how we react and handle it than you may […]

When you’re feeling acute stress and want to calm down, you can take some deep breaths, meditate, or drink a cup of tea. Enjoying a cup of hot tea is a comforting way to relax for a few minutes, and not counting water, it’s the most widely consumed beverage in the world. Tea is soothing, […]

We could all use a little brain power boost during the day—especially when that afternoon slump hits. Many people turn to coffee or energy drinks, but those make you crash after an hour. Drinking water or tea, meditating, or taking a walk are better ways to clear your head for clearer thinking afterwards. You can […]

We have a large array of medicine available to us today: painkillers, stomach meds, sleep aids, and mood stabilizers. We spend quite a bit of money on these too. Americans spent $34 billion on over-the-counter medicines in 2016. That’s double what we spent on medicine just a decade ago. That might be due to all […]

Chamomile might be the most famous calming herb, most often drank in sleep time tea. It’s a comforting, hot drink at bedtime, and some use it during the day to fight stress too. Chamomile is actually more than a calming herb. It’s many uses include supporting normal digestion, reducing stress, and promoting sleep. It’s been […]