Wise Ways

09/13/2022

I love this particular species of hibiscus! It’s a really yummy snack if you enjoy tart/sour things. Which I do! Especially when I’m pregnant.

The taste of sour can help with nausea. It’s also really cooling and great for folks with hot constitutions. If you tend to have heartburn, sweat easily, are impulsive, quick to anger, or have a tendency toward inflammation, this could be an ally for you!

Hibiscus is my kind of herb 💖
Hibiscus is highly medicinal and nutritive and easily prepared in a hundred different ways. It’s incredibly safe—it is a traditional food, after all. Both the immature leaves and calyces are edible.
The tart young leaves can be eaten raw or cooked, and they are a popular food in many tropical cuisines, especially southern Indian and Burmese. They are high in soluble fiber—like okra and oatmeal—and are helpful for supporting healthy intestinal flora and reducing excess cholesterol.
The flavor of the juicy calyx is often likened to rhubarb or cranberry. It can be eaten raw or cooked. Its sour flavor, coupled with its natural pectin content, readily lends itself to jams, pies, sauces, and chutneys. Find my recipe for flavonoid-rich Hibiscus Chutney here:
https://chestnutherbs.com/hibiscus-chutney-recipe/
And for all of our very favorite hibiscus recipes (plus our guide to growing and using this ruby red beauty), join us for our Online Herbal Immersion.
❤️ www.chestnutherbs.com/immersion ❤️
(Hibiscus sabdariffa).
Photo © Juliet Blankespoor
And for all of our very favorite hibiscus recipes (plus our guide to growing and using this ruby-red beauty), join us for our Online Herbal Immersion. of your identification before ingesting any plant or mushroom.

09/11/2022

No one said it would be easy to break the cycles of abusive parenting practices. But I promise it is worth it. Give yourself some grace. Own your s**t and apologize when you mess up. It lets the kiddos know you’re a human being. And lets them know that mistakes aren’t the end of the world. ❤️

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09/11/2022

Ah, a simple yet helpful graphic to help you know what to say and do to help others. How do you show up for your family, friends, and community?

How can you support those around you?

09/11/2022

Ooooooh! Definitely will be trying this! Though I wonder what the alcohol content will be at the end, as this is the same basic process for making some of our favorite adult fermented beverages, lol.

Want to make fizzy ginger ale, root beer and other probiotic-rich drinks? Well then, this three-ingredieng ginger bug recipe is for you.

09/11/2022

I discovered this recently this summer whilst gardening. All the years I have worked with violet and I had never noticed!

Did you know violets possess a second kind of flower, which is colorless and subterranean?
These secret flowers are readily visible this time of year if you gently move away the soil from the base of violet plants.
Most people are familiar with violet flowers (Viola spp., Violaceae), readily identifying the group by their heart shaped leaves and distinctive white or purple blooms. However, I would venture to say that most folks are not savvy to violets' second kind of flowers, which grow hidden underground, never opening their petals to the light of day.
These cleistogamous flowers (Greek for 'closed marriage') do not open to pollinator or breeze, yet produce viable seeds. The white cleistogamous flowers pictured here will never turn blue, as there is no need to attract a pollinator. The fruits will develop underground and release their seeds directly into the soil or close to the surface 😮
To learn more about violets, visit our Violet Hub:
💜 https://chestnutherbs.com/uses-and-benefits-of-violet/ 💜
Photo © Juliet Blankespoor
*Please research any new herb and consult your health care providers for possible drug/herb contraindications and precautions before ingesting. Be sure of your identification before ingesting any plant or mushroom.

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08/21/2022

Mamas, papas, and pares!

“Human gestation is 18 months. 9 months on the inside. 9months on the outside. During this 9 months on the outside called exogestation, I like to think of the Mother and Baby still connected through an energetic umbilical cord.

Physiologically Mama and Baby need to remain close for at least the first 9 months of postpartum.

Breastfeeding, baby wearing, bed sharing this all physiologically necessary for a baby to truly flourish.

It is very similar to Kangaroos, where the baby is born but stays in the Mother’s pouch until around 8 months. Human gestation has evolved to be born at 9-10 months due to the size of the human head but a baby’s brain is really only 25% developed when born compared to other mammals who are fully functioning and able to walk and get themselves around. Human babies need their Mothers to get around, to be fed, to be protected and cared for.

So Mamas keep your babes close.
Hold them.
Love them.
Sing to them.
Eye gaze with them.
Breastfeed them.
Share a bed with them.
You are energetically still pregnant and nourishing them, just from the outside.” Found on:
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08/21/2022

AfroGoddessMama
Full Spectrum Birthing Care including:

🌸Pre-Conception Spiritual Counseling
🌻Pre-Conception Womb Wellness
🌸Family Counseling
🌻PreNatal Doula
🌸PreNatal Yoga
🌻PreNatal Massage
🌸Inner Love Work
🌻Ancestral Work
🌸Family AstroDivination
🌻Birth Blessingway
🌸Belly Beads
🌻Belly Casting
🌸Baby Blessing

I honor the of the Granny Midwives who are the Indigenous Black Birthworkers of North So called America who were targeted and decommissioned only for their work and practices to have been used as the foundation for Gynecology and Birthwork as we know it.

I also honor the work of as the contemporary Champion of the modern resurgence of Womb Wisdom and Womb Wellness 🌸

Deep bows of Gratitude



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