I did a post on Instagram the other day and in the post I wrote (while drinking a blend of Calendula and Peppermint tea ) about visualizing and working on goals.  As mentioned on that post one of my many goals is to be a knowledgeable herbalist. This site is going to be a platform for some of my herbal experiences and findings.  Since starting my studies, I’m finding herbs that are new to me and it’s exciting!  Calendula is…

I don’t know why but for some reason the song “Let’s Talk About Sex” by Salt n Pepa kept playing in my head while preparing to write this post.   When I think about it, it actually flows pretty well replacing the word “sex” with hemp.  I could revamp the whole song and go on a national hemp tour with it.  “Let’s talk about hemp, Baby.  Let’s talk about you and me.  Let’s talk about all the good things, all the…

Continuing with our Clean Energy Drink series next up is a new plant I just recently became aware of, that being Guayusa (gwhy-u-sa). Trying new things in the plant, herb family is always exciting especially when they turn out to be delicious.  During my travels I tried guayusa for my first time as a tea.    I was doing a long distance drive and needed something to give me a pick me up.  My normal drink is matcha but after talking…

On the way back home from my most recent rode trip I decided I needed to stop halfway there to get a matcha latte, I needed a little energy for that last leg home.  I stopped in Raleigh, NC and found a wonderful juice bar and cafe called Raleigh Raw.  I was all set to get a matcha latte when I saw something on the menu that made me stop.  It was called Guayusa Tea and it was described as…

If anyone has grown peppermint before whether in a garden or in a planter on a window sill, you know that it grows like a weed.  I bought my peppermint from an organic farm in May of this year and I have had an abundance of mint this whole summer.  Even when some leaves have dried up and have fallen many more new leaves come up right after.   My mint grows in a planter in the kitchen.  I try and…

In my previous post about papaya, cinnamon made a cameo appearance in the blog.  I discussed very briefly about the anti-inflammatory properties of cinnamon and how nicely it pairs with papaya, which is also anti-inflammatory.  After writing the blog I realized cinnamon deserved a post all its own.  It’s a spice that’s well known but what’s not well known are the healing properties.  In this blog post this ancient spice is stepping up full force as the headliner. Most of…

Today while in a well known store that begins with the word “W” I noticed one of my favorite fruits over in the produce section.  Looking at the label sticker I saw that it came from the same country where I normally get my papaya from at the farmers market.  The price was marked to $1.28 a pound which was a steal so I had to pick up two!  As I was walking out of the store the woman at…

Chayote squash is something I must have passed by hundreds of times while in my local organic foods market but never did I notice or even think once to add it to my shopping cart.  This all changed when I downloaded the approved food list from Dr. Sebi’s nutritional guide and saw the word “chayote squash” listed under approved vegetables to consume.   I had never heard of this squash before and the first thing I did was to…yep you got…