Herbal Remedies

Oh how I love a steaming mug of herbal tea! I’ve been known to throw all kinds of odds and ends into my tea, but there is a method to my madness. Depending on how I’m feeling, I will concoct an [...]

Girl, let’s be real. Periods can be a real nuisance. Many women experience cramps, bloating, fatigue, cravings, and irritability. But periods can also be a beautiful thing that we can take [...]

Spring is approaching and I am counting down the days (as if the weather will change on the calendar date)! It has been a long winter in the Pacific Northwest, with teases of sunshine but [...]

Raise your hand if you’ve been prescribed antibiotics at least once in your life. Chances are, most of us have. Antibiotics are being prescribed even for simple ailments like a cold and sore [...]

Tale as Old as Tea Teas go waaaaaay back. Tea has been a popular beverage around the world in every social class, from nomads in the Sahara to royalty in Great Britain. Legend has it that tea was [...]

Why does it seem that we slip into hormonal imbalance so easily? It’s always a balancing act to get those hormones in line! Well, my friend, it’s because of the many chemicals, pesticides, and [...]

I drink tea for two purposes: (1) because I think it tastes good (which many people might disagree with) and (2) because it is extremely soothing for me. When I am in the throes of type A, [...]

When I introduced my teas at my first wellness fair, I learned a valuable lesson: not to assume that everyone uses (or knows how to use) loose leaf tea. I’ll admit I still buy bagged tea for the [...]

Hi friends. Some of you might have figured out by now that I am a tea lover. I am slowly but surely becoming known as “The Tea Lady” (when I turned from a girl into a lady, I’m not sure, but I [...]

Hormones do a delicate dance and having too much or too little can cause symptoms. In last month’s blog post, we discussed estrogen and what happens when you have a little too much of it. But [...]