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With so many ways to stay natural in your approach to healing, sometimes it's hard to narrow down which approach to take. I've found there's some confusion around these common methods: homeopathy, essential oils, and herbal tinctures. Here is a simple breakdown of the three in hopes of guiding you toward the right one!

Homeopathy

The concept of homeopathic medicine is ...

Sometime during the last few weeks of summer, bedtime quietly starts drifting. One night it is 9:00. Then it is 10:00. Before long, your child is still wide awake when they used to be fast asleep. It is a familiar pattern, and it is exactly what many herbalists expect to see this time of year.

Children naturally respond to the longer days, relaxed routines, and excitem...

Sometimes the body doesn't know the difference between a stressful transition and an exciting one. New schedule, new expectations, new social terrain: it all reads the same to the nervous system, whether you've been dreading it or counting down to it.

That's why the "back-to-school scaries" show up even in kids (and parents) who were fine on day one, but their nervous ...

The first day of school is around the corner, and your teen's skin starts to break out. Not a little. A lot. New backpack, new shoes, and a brand new challenge to their confidence.

What might feel like bad timing is actually pretty predictable. Disrupted sleep, rising stress hormones, a sudden return to sweaty practices and long days: all of it shows up on skin before ...

If you've ever tasted schisandra berry, you know it's unlike any other herb. One bite delivers all five flavors at once: sour, sweet, bitter, pungent, and salty. Herbalists have long believed those flavors offer clues about the plant's unique nature and traditional uses.

Known as Wǔ Wèi Zi in Traditional Chinese Medicine, schisandra has been treasured for more than 2,0...