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Hi! We're Amy and Eileen- Clinical Herbalists & Nutritional Therapists with a deep love of nature co

08/07/2025

✨Late Summer —> Earth Element🌎

In the late summer, during the harvest season, we strive to nourish our Earth Element - the Spleen and Stomach. The earth element is the root of our post-natal Qi aka where we derive our day to day energy from and is SO important there are whole schools dedicated to it. A common quip is if the earth is strong, recovery is good. Basically, if this element is robust in our bodies, we have the strength to fight disease. In TCM the Stomach breaks down food and the Spleen builds blood, two very vital functions to create energy. It might not surprise you that in the west we call this the digestive system.

A few ways to nourish the element this season.

1. Eat warming foods.
Start incorporating more soups, stews, bone broths, fermented foods, etc into your diet as you begin moving away from the raw salads of summer. Stoke the digestive fire and eat foods that are easy to digest.

2. Take time for self care.
The earth element is one of the nurturing caregiver. Making sure that you’re tending to yourself while tending to others helps balance the spleen. Perhaps spending time out in nature and seeing the earth could be a good practice.

3. Try to see the big picture.
The earth element is related to pensiveness. This can look like over-thinking details and swirly thoughts OR taking a step back to have gratitude for the great harvest (the many blessings we have in our lives). You might find some profound revelations make their way to you if you give yourself some mental space.

4. Think about talking to a Chinese medicine provider about incorporating slightly sweet herbs that tonify spleen qi like Da Zao (jujubes), Gan Cao (licorice), and Bai Zhu (atractylodes rhizome).

5. Eat an easy to digest, protein and fiber rich meal before 11a.
The energy going to your spleen and stomach is the most powerful between 7-11a! Having nourishment in the morning sets you up for a good day.

If you feel fatigued, bloated, hazy, restless or heavy limbs, and insomnia you could probably use a little earth element support.

01/24/2025

A lil taste of Winter from your Herb Girls 💁🏽‍♀️💁🏻‍♀️

12/05/2024

Phew, this semester has been LOADED with coursework that I haven’t had time to share about a very fun local collab 🤩

I’ve been shadowing the skilled acupuncturist .galis.internal.arts at as part of my MS in Human Nutrition & Functional Medicine at UWS. I had an elective option and jumped at the opportunity to get some in-person experience since online grad school can be 🤯😱😵‍💫😵 at times. And while is the acupuncturist-in-training of this duo, I hold a profound respect and fascination for this ancient art. It’s been pretty special getting to witness healing in action and I’ve been LOOOOOVVVINGGGGG picking Tony and ‘s ( their other exceptional acupuncturist and herbalist) brains about Chinese Herbs- hands down my favorite part and something I hope to continue to expand and apply in my own practice one day 😌

So if you’re local to Athens and you haven’t visited Thrive yet, do yourself a favor and get over there! They also have massage and chiropractic care which I can attest are also both incredible 🤩

08/05/2024

Happiest birthday to the one and only, Leenie Panini 🫶🏼
Eight years of birthdays, and celebrating you just gets more fun. You effortlessly radiate joy, warmth, & strength, you are summer in a person. Being your friend and biz partner is such a gift. I hope today is filled with delicious ice cream, lots of sun, laughs, love, and levity. Love you much, Herb Girl 🫶🏼🍄🌞🌻🌊🌈

06/21/2024

Happy Summer Solstice y’all! 🌞🔥❤️

You know we are crazy about Chinese 5 Element as a means of understanding the human body, so here’s a tee that represents the FIRE element, which is associated with SUMMER and the HEART. And of course we’ve got Reishi and Rose, 2 of our favorite heart-supportive herbs, on here too! 🌹❤️‍🔥🍄

This top comes in a few colors and is the perfect length crop- not too short or too long. 👚💁🏽‍♀️ Oh, and I () did the art! 🧑🏾‍🎨 You can purchase on our Etsy page- link in bio ❤️❤️❤️

06/05/2024

Playing this lil “fav things” game with ! Amy legit got them all right 😲 (what can I say, I love oranges 💁🏽‍♀️ 🍊)

Color: orange
Food: oranges, all olive products, brown lentils with parsley, lemon, feta, and olive oil (basically foods that calm my stomach hehe)
Herb: Orange Peel! or Ginger
Animal: Gulf Fritillary, any cat, Tufted Titmouse, raccoons
Dream date: surfing in Costa Rica, date must end with pistachio gelato in a cone

06/04/2024

Let’s play a game!
Here’s a fun lil “fav things” list I made so you can get to know us better 💫

Let’s start with the one and only Mrs. Amy Saleh.
(TBH when I sent these questions, I only knew her fav herb!)

Color: Green
Food: Biltong (South African jerky), Thai green curry, or Carbonara (this ones hard bc I just love the experience of food in general)
Herb: Rose
Animal: Elephant, octopus
Dream date: Eating a Publix sub watching the sunset over the Grand Canyon in a camper van 🚐🌅🫔

04/02/2024

Just two herb girls bein herb girls.

Crazy to think that we haven’t lived in the same city for over 4 years, but we somehow keep our relationship strong and growing deeper every year - our perennial root structure going strong, baby!

I love this pic of us. I love making you giggle (tehehehe!). I love how different we are because it means we are always learning from each other.

The water to my fire, the love to my light - I’m proud of our adaptability and resilience together ♌️ ♏️ 🤍🔥!!!! Feeling grateful today for the opportunity to create with you 🙏🏽

03/18/2024

When the world don’t make sense, Chinese 5 Element (5E) always does. 🪵 🔥 🌎 🤘🏽 🌊

In 5E, Spring is associated with the upward-moving energy of Wood element and the Liver - Gallbladder system. Cholagogues like Dandelion & Fringe Tree are some of our favs for Spring support. All of this is captured in an original art tee by that YOU CAN WEAR TOO!

Rep the wisdom + wonder of 5E with our Spring crop tee - tis the season to support the liver!

Link in bio for purchase 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

02/08/2024

What if….

Plants aren’t just inert things for us to use. What if they are conscious beings that we work WITH.

What if they aren’t reduced down to what they’re “good for” but instead we see them as a whole.

What if they give us more than constituents and active compounds but instead also share their energetic print with us, just like the people and animals we interact with.

What if they’re aware of us just as we are them. What if we could slow down and respect this exchange.

How would it change your relationship with them?

01/31/2024

“The mind is impressionable but the heart knows.”

This is a quote Amy and I have been ruminating on this Winter season… but how can we hear the heart if the mind is always yelling? Winter beckons us to listen.

I chose this pic as a “see ya later- I’ll be at the beach for a week!” post because the driftwood is reminiscent of a naked tree, stripped bare by Winter’s revealing nature. Even though I’ll be sunning my bum, I’m stoked (perhaps for the first time) to carry the spirit of Winter with me. Reveal me, baby! If the heart knows, I want to listen! ✈️❄️🏝️

12/21/2023

2 cozy herb girls very grateful for life and all its peaks and valleys, and the common thread or reverence and admiration of both plants and the healing power of bodies that keep us doing this entrepreneurial, dreaming and scheming thing. Thanks for being part of our journey! And happy Solstice ❄️ 🌙 May it be slow, thoughtful, and enriching 🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼

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