We’re excited to share some moments from our first big harvest of the season, where we gathered key plants used in our medicinal tea blends and tinctures. This week’s harvest featured several memory-supporting herbs, including Sage, Lemon Balm, Peppermint, and others—each celebrated for their gentle, uplifting effects on wellbeing but also revered as potent plant […]
First Harvest Cultivating Memory, Connection and Care Read More »
Dementia Action Week is a national awareness campaign led by the Alzheimer’s Society, bringing individuals and organisations together to take action on dementia. Here we look at the known risk factors that influence brain health as we age and increase our risk of developing Alzheimer’s. We look at the preventative plant medicine, and the plant pharmaceuticals, that can work powerfully to decrease these risk factors, and treat the memory loss and associated symptoms of Alzheimer’s.
Don’t Forget This: How to Keep Your Brain and Memory Strong with Age Read More »
Over one billion people worldwide are living with obesity, and it’s estimated that 43% of adults over the age of 18 are overweight. In light of this, weight-loss drugs may seem like a godsend to many. Some of these medications, when taken alongside recommended lifestyle changes in clinical studies, are associated with 3–12% greater weight
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For generations, echinacea has been a staple in Native American medicine, primarily used for treating colds, coughs, and respiratory infections, healing wounds and skin conditions like burns and insect bites, relieving pain from toothaches and sore throats, and supporting the body’s natural defence system. These traditional uses laid the foundation for echinacea’s reputation as a
Echinacea: Traditional use and modern science behind its immune support Read More »
