Category: - Holistic Living: Your Pathway to a Balanced Life

Top Gut Healing Herbs & Best Digestive Remedies

1/11/2026

Gut healing herbs & remedies

We will soon be wrapping up our ongoing gut health series (in fact, there has been so much interest in this topic of late, that I'm starting a new blog just on this specific topic - you can check out the new site here - more content coming soon!), but I have a helpful post for you today on the best gut healing herbs to promote gut health and relieve digestive symptoms.

As you likely know by now, your gut does more than just digest food – it's the foundation of your overall health. And fortunately, when digestive issues strike, nature provides powerful botanical remedies that can help restore balance and healing. Whether you're dealing with occasional discomfort or chronic digestive problems, these time-tested herbs offer relief without the side effects of conventional medications.

Today's article explores why healing your gut naturally doesn't have to be complicated. The right herbs can reduce inflammation, repair damaged tissue, and restore proper function to your digestive system. These remedies have been used for centuries across different healing traditions and now have scientific research backing their effectiveness. Learn more about these gut healing herbs and remedies below...

The Art of Arnica: Free Herbal Oils Workshop

3/2/2025

Making arnica oil video tutorial

Welcome to March! With the start of a new month, that means it's time for your monthly freebie, and this month, I've got something a little different for you. Rather than a downloadable guide that you have to read and follow figure out how to put into action to get results, I'm sharing a hands-on, step-by-step video guide to making your own healing herbal oil!

Kami McBride is one of the most well-known herbalists out there, and she is dedicated to helping those with no herbal experience to become self-sufficient in handcrafting their own safe and natural herbal remedies. I love Kami's no-nonsense, hands-on teaching style, and I think you will too!

Check it out now to get access (this week only) to her series of healing herbal oil tutorials - starting with arnica - a highly effective and accessible remedy for topical pain relief.

The Benefits of Alternative Therapies in Holistic Health: From Acupuncture to Yoga

10/15/2023

Alternative therapies in holistic health

We're back this week after a quick break! This is the busiest time of year on the homestead, and this year is no exception. Between harvesting, preserving food, cleaning up the garden, and getting everything ready for winter, I've been hard pressed to keep up with the blogs, but this week, I've got the next episode for you in our Holistic Health series.

So far, we've covered the mind-body-spirit connection, exercise, nutrition, and sustainability. This week, we're addressing some of the common alternative therapies that you may come across in holistic health circles. While each of these modalities has its own benefits and limitations, all of them have been used by humans for hundreds - if not thousands - of years before the advent of modern medicine, and each has its own place in the holistic health approach.

Learn more below, and be sure to check out the other posts in this series for more on the holistic health approach!

The Psychedelic Healing Summit (FREE 5-Day Event)

5/7/2023

Psychedelic healing

After nearly a 50-year stint underground, psychedelics are re-emerging as a viable medical treatment and a hot topic of study.

While psychedelics have been used for centuries in traditional medicine and shamanic rituals by indigenous peoples, in recent years, there has been a resurgence of scientific interest in their potential therapeutic benefits. A growing body of scientific evidence suggests that psychedelics may be effective in treating a range of mental health conditions, including anxiety, depression, addiction, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

I recently read the book, How to Change Your Mind, by Michael Pollan - a fascinating look at the history and potential uses of psychedelics, so I have been paying attention to all the new buzz around this topic. I was intrigued to see this event being offered for free this week, and thought I would share it with you so you can learn more about this promising new field in the health world. Learn more below, or click here to register for the free event - going on this week only!

Your FREE Ticket to the Home Medicine Summit

3/12/2023

Home Medicine Summit

I'm sorry I'm a little late this month with your March freebie, but I've got it together for you now, and it's a great one! This month's gift is a little different... Instead of a free downloadable resource, I've got a whole weekend of awesome resources for you on taking charge of your own health!

One of my favorite homesteaders and herbalists is sharing the best of her popular Home Medicine Summit with our readers, and it's all coming up in just a few days, so be sure to register now to grab your free ticket!

Learn more below about this very special event that will help you learn to make your own safe, natural, and effective medicines and herbal remedies at home.

[December Freebie] Power of Herbal Healing Guide

12/4/2022

Power of Herbal Healing Guide

It's December and that means...

It's time for your monthly freebie!

This month, we've got a helpful guide on the healing power of plants. Whether you're concerned about chronic disease, longevity, or exposure to environmental toxins, there are many plants that can help to support your bodily systems and improve your overall health in these areas.

This month's free resource provides you with a list of 22 protective and healing plants. You'll learn what they are, what they do for your health, how to use them, and more. And, as a lead-up to the upcoming awesome holistic healing event in January, Health Means is making this special guide available to you at no cost!

You can go grab your copy here right now, or learn more below...

[August Freebie] Mushrooms As Medicine

8/8/2021

Mushrooms as medicine

Welcome back! I apologize that your August freebie is a bit late this month, as we returned a bit later than expected from our annual Tennessee trip last weekend. (It has been quite a busy summer, to say the least!)

However, I've got a fun little video class to share with you this month, and if you've ever been curious about the health benefits of mushrooms, you'll definitely want to tune in!

Did you know that humans have been using mushrooms for thousands of years for their health-promoting and medicinal properties?

In fact, there are thousands of edible mushroom species in the world - and approximately 250+ of them so far have been identified as having healing properties.

East Asian traditions and Indigenous cultures have always embraced mushrooms to treat all manner of ailments — and now Westerners as well are beginning to recognize their nutritional and medicinal superpowers for the body, mind, and even the spirit.

Dr. Christopher Hobbs, internationally renowned author, herbalist, botanist, mycologist, research scientist, and faculty at the University of Massachusetts, believes that "by incorporating mushrooms into our diets — fresh, cooked, or as dried adaptogens — we can help prevent and transform a myriad of debilitating issues."

And on this Wednesday, August 11, Professor Hobbs will share some scientifically supported benefits of making mushrooms a part of your daily regimen. He’ll tell you the ways that this fungi can strengthen and fine-tune your immune system to help stave off cancer, prevent heart disease, keep bones healthy, improve digestion, aid cognitive function, and much more.

Register here for Mushrooms as Medicine: Discover the Science-Based, Practical Benefits Mushrooms Add to Your Diet, Healing Regimen & Spiritual Evolution - or learn more below...

Recipe: Healing Violet Syrup for Cough & Sore Throat

5/24/2020

Healing violet syrup recipe

Violets are one of my favorite spring flowers! They are so bright and beautiful in the bright green spring grass, and I love picking them to add some color to our spring salads. We happen to have many of them growing on our property, so it's easy to collect a handful or two in just a few minutes.

While I've enjoyed eating violets my whole life, I didn't know until recently that they actually have some interesting healing properties.

For example, both their leaves and flowers have mucilaginous properties, helping to moisten and soothe inflamed and irritated tissues. This makes violets a great natural remedy for illnesses that involve cough or sore throat.

In fact, as Rosalee de la Forêt at LearningHerbs.com explains, violets have actually been used to soothe coughs throughout history in Native American, European, and Chinese medicine. One double-blind randomized clinical study of children with intermittent asthma found that violet syrup helped ease and significantly shorten the duration of coughs.

Violet-infused tea, syrup, or honey is also great for soothing dry and irritated sore throats, and may also help to move congestion and stagnant lymph related to upper respiratory infections.

Since it's violet season, I thought I would share this awesome recipe for quick and easy violet syrup. It may be a good remedy to have on hand right now - and you can also freeze it for later use during cold and flu season.

[Video Tutorial] 8 Health Preparations You Can Make At Home

10/5/2019

Home Remedies

Up until about the beginning of the 20th century, most people cared for their own family's health at home. Sure, they may have consulted a doctor or herbal healer from time to time for more serious illnesses, but for common ailments or minor illnesses, many people relied on tried and tested home remedies passed down through families from generation to generation.

The advent of allopathic medicine and our modern medical system changed all that, and while there have certainly been some marvelous medical advances in the past century, our current medical system is generally overburdened and inefficient. Not only do we over-use our medical system for things we could easily treat at home (i.e. minor wounds, colds and flu, etc.), but we are now seeing an alarming rise in antibiotic resistance and hospital-transmitted diseases as a result - not to mention skyrocketing medical costs.

Unfortunately, with our over-reliance on modern medicine, and our abandonment of traditional medicinal preparations and techniques, much of the herbal wisdom that had been passed down for generations has now been lost. Most people don't even know how to prepare the most basic of home remedies, and would be unable to identify most medicinal herbs.

Are you ready to change that? Would you like to learn the 8 simple health preparations that everyone should know how to make at home?

If so, you won't want to miss this 30-minute training class from esteemed herbalist and self-proclaimed "Medicine Woman," Marjorie Wildcraft! Click here to access the FREE training video now, or learn more below...

The Herbal Kitchen: Understanding the Hidden Healing Powers of Cooking With Herbs

3/3/2019

Herbal Kitchen book

Many people think of herbs as either simply a way to add flavor to your cooking, or as a mysterious and slightly sinister type of ancient "witch doctor" medicine that should be treated with either suspicion or scorn. Even many people who embrace natural remedies are intimidated by the thought of trying to make their own herbal medicines.

However, humans have been using herbs for multiple purposes for thousands of years, and as long as you learn how to properly prepare them, you can enjoy their healing powers without fear.

In fact, you may be surprised to learn that even the basic culinary herbs you probably already have in your kitchen have some powerful health benefits.

For example, did you know that stuffing your turkey with sage helps to keep away the colds that begin circulating around Thanksgiving? Did you know that adding ginger to a fish meal kills pathogens found specifically in fish? When you sprinkle thyme into your meat marinades it helps you to more easily digest the fat in the meat.

In fact, all of the common spices such as oregano, garlic, sage, cloves and pepper contain healing attributes that inspire good food and good health!

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