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Artsy Herby People

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I just saw this in my Instagram feed so wanted to pass it along since I know several artistic people through this blog who create art around botanical themes.

Share your art through the Journal of American Herbalist Guild!

Unlike in Great Britain and other countries, in the U.S., herbalism is not regulated at the state nor federal levels, therefore it is a self-regulated industry. The American Herbalist Guild serves that function though really only for clinical style herbalists. It’s a great resource for many reasons and checking out their site is worth it for all the herbal info available such as educational resources, webinars, symposiums, etc.

Their journal is accepting both articles and art submissions right now so if you have something you’d like to share, take a look and see if it is a good fit for you.

BTW, Valentine’s Day is coming up….time to review gift ideas!

♥🌿♥

Free Docuseries Replay

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Hello! If you have free time over the holidays, you might want to check out an episode or two (or nine) of Nick Polizzi’s series Remedy. I’ve shared it here before and seen most of the episodes myself at this point and think it worthwhile sharing every time it comes up as free. Here are the episodes to choose from:

I like the information in these and how it is presented by a variety of different people in multiple fields. For the most part, the people interviewed are reasonable and offer sound advice (there are a couple of exceptions) and they are actual practicing in their fields today so if you want to actually see someone, you can look them up and possibly book with them. The information is presented in a way that shows how herbs and other natural products and behaviors can support your optimal health, along with the modern medical system which is important and necessary. There are a few exceptions, as I said, but whatever feels reasonable and resonates for you, that’s up to you because we are all responsible for ourselves and accountable for our health, our behaviors, our judgement calls, and our patterns.

Watch if you like, or don’t, I’m not affiliated, just sharing because my mission regarding herbs is not only connection, but also that people take their health and well-being into their own hands so they are more confident and capable in all aspects of their lives. We all still need doctors and other health professionals in our lives, but if we can all move towards homeostasis bit by bit on our own, those interventions will be fewer and less invasive in the long term.

Happy Holiday Week!🎇🌿

Honey Lips👄

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I’ve been working on another writing project that has taken more time and energy than I expected, but I wanted to share this DIY lip therapy from the kitchen because it works crazily well. First of all I have to say that I have had dry lips all my life. I’ve tried every lip balm, both off the shelf and homemade, possible and still my lips continue to be dry. I have a theory this must have something to do with my intestines not being coated enough since I’ve always had digestive issues too and some face mapping would agree with this correlation, but I don’t have any proof of that nor does it really help my dry lip problem. Recently I read that some people use honey or beeswax on their lips to fight fine lines there, and I thought, ‘Of course! Honey is healing, why hadn’t I thought of honey before?’ I’ve had plenty of beeswax on my lips over the years but never honey so I thought I’d give it a try and wow, it works better than anything I’ve ever put on them, plus it tastes good! At first I just layered it on before bed, not a huge amount but a nice thick coating, but it worked so well I’ve begun dipping my finger in the honey jar in the morning too. I’ve been using this Manuka Honey from Manuka Health so I can’t say for sure regular honey will work as well since the healing properties of honey can vary widely.

Manka Honey from Manuka Health

Manuka honey is known for having superb healing benefits including wound healing, antibacterial, and anti-inflammatory. If you have dry lips or aging lips (thinning and lines) I highly recommend putting some honey on them. It’s the easiest DIY from the kitchen since one ingredient facial masks! I hope you are all well and making the best of this strange year. Maybe a little bit of honey will sweeten things up! 🍯