Many people are reluctant to use insecticidal head lice treatments on themselves and their families. Natural remedies can work just as well, or sometimes even better.

Information and a list of herbs that have specific healing effects on the cardiovascular system.

The lymphatic system is a network of vessels, structures, nodes, and organs containing lymph fluid. The lymph works closely with the circulatory system to maintain cellular health.

I made an herbal punch that got rave reviews and I thought I'd share the recipe with you. This would be a fun punch for any celebratory event.

This is a wonderful and versatile recipe to make your own lip balm. You can play with it to create your own blend by adding different fixed vegetable oils, butters, or essential oils.

This recipe is an ever-popular blend from my book Naked: Botanical Recipes for Vibrant Skin and Healthy Hair. You can use this delectable butter on your entire body including your face.

This aromatic balm is useful for coughs, congestion, colds, respiratory infections, and bronchitis. It can be rubbed on the chest, back, and neck.

An herbal pill is a combination of powdered herbs or extracts rolled into a small sphere. The herbs are combined with an excipient, which moistens and binds the herbs and allows them to be formed into small balls.

The Winter Tonic Herbal Switchel is delicious and very versatile. I hope you enjoy it and that it might even become one of your family’s go-to remedies for the fall and winter months.

While the Rhythm Method is notorious for its high failure rate, FA is extremely reliable, based on sound scientific knowledge and research.

I am amazed at how many shades of green plants come up with. These rich colors fill some deep, wild part of me.

Dandelions are truly wonderful plants. Because really, who wouldn’t love dandelion once they got to know it?

Shrines help bring the divine into our daily life. With this in mind, I wanted to get to know herbs in a different way.

Herbal cough drops are lozenges that can be sucked to relieve a cough or sore throat. These honey cough drops taste great and are very effective!

This is a solid lotion bar that is handy to use for travel. I have also given you a deodorant bar variation on this recipe below.

What could be better than receiving a healthy gift that someone else took the time, energy, and thoughtfulness to make?

There are some basic and fundamental things we can do to be healthy. I recommend the following lifestyle practices to all of my clients and students.

Plants that grow near us are exposed to the same environment as we are – the same air, water, weather, and the same seasons. Because of this, I believe they are uniquely able to nourish and heal us in ways that other plants can’t.

An herbal salve recipe made from plants that are easy to grow and can be found in many herb gardens, maybe even yours!

Skullcap is a relaxing nervine that is useful for stress, irritability, and anxiety.