I've never been able to drink alcohol — not even a glass of wine. Having non-alcoholic fatty liver disease paired with a compromised digestive system makes alcohol one of the hardest things for me to handle. Only a sip or two will have me sleeping in short order and will leave my digestive syste...

 I grew up drinking sun tea like it was going out of style. I could never get enough of it! My mom always made it using Lipton tea bags in one of those big gallon containers with the brightly colored design on the outside. She would fill it up, set it in the sun, and then top it off with sugar.  ...

Summer is definitely a time for ice-cold drinks. I grew up drinking Lipton’s sun tea all summer long! Nowadays, I still love a good sun tea but made with higher quality loose-leaf tea instead of tea bags. There are so many wonderful cold drink options for summertime, including Starbucks teas and ...

Rice Krispie Treats were my favorite thing growing up. They were a must-have in the summer at every family gathering, reunion, or potluck, and they were probably the first things gone from the table too. But when I later discovered that I had a sugar allergy (and had a near-death reaction to corn...

Roses are not only beautiful, but also useful in so many ways. Today, I will share a few recipes using rose petals, along with some new ideas for bringing the garden into your home.   Roses are among my favorite flowers to grow in the garden, especially the kind that smells like raspberries! I ...

How many of you are growing a garden this year? Are you growing medicinal flowers?   We started ours with basic things that could be eaten. It was a way to help cut down on food costs and to know the story of where our food was coming from. Knowing which growing methods were used, where the see...

If you struggle with hormonal imbalance, you are not alone! This is a super important topic to me as someone who has struggled with endometriosis and infertility. Balancing my own hormones has been quite a journey, but I’ve learned so much along the way.   Hormone balance tea has been a super h...

Food dyes have been front and center in the news lately because of the harmful side effects they have on our bodies. The dye known as Red 3 has even been linked to cancer! It’s important to keep chemicals like these out of our diet.   We’ve got some good news for you, though… You can make your ...

“Are there microplastics in tea bags?” I spent all last week answering this question in my many tea and herb groups on Facebook.   We often get asked about the safety of tea bags and always recommend avoiding them due to plastics. In fact, microplastics are the main reason that we only sell loo...

I’ve always been an advocate of taking care of our own health as much as possible in a non-emergency situation (when there’s no extreme bleeding, you don’t have a broken bone, etc.). With too many personal experiences of doctors letting me down or prescribing me something that didn’t solve the ro...