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08/01/2024

Herbal spotlight: hydrangeas 🩷💜💙

Hydrangeas are so beautiful, but did you know that they have been used for centuries to cure ailments in the body? The part of the plant that is used medicinally is the root, and it usually is taken in a tincture, tea, capsule, powder, or syrup.

Hydrangea is commonly used as an antilithic, meaning it prevents kidney stones. It does this by acting as a diuretic and flushing the kidneys, while decreasing other factors that lead to stone buildup; it reduces the acidity of urine, and reduces blood urea nitrogen (BUN).

Hydrangea is also used medicinally to reduce inflammation, treat urinary tract infections, reduce prostate size, fight autoimmune disease, and lower blood sugar. There are antioxidant constituents in hydrangea root, as well as constituents that benefit the liver. ☺️

07/15/2024

Herbal spotlight: rosemary 🌱

Rosemary, Rosmarinus officanalis, is a plant in the Lamiaceae (mint) family. It is considered aromatic, spicy, warming, and drying. One of its main constituents is rosmarinic acid. It also contains iron, calcium, and vitamin B6.

Rosemary is used medicinally as a nervine, astringent, diuretic, anti-spasmodic, antioxidant, hepatoprotective, antibacterial, antidepressant, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antidiabetic, and cognitive enhancer. Rosemary helps soothe the nervous system, and can be useful for stomach aches, headaches, circulatory, weakness, and low blood pressure. The essential oil can be used as a circulatory stimulant.

Rosemary is said to “gladden the heart” and it helps people think more clearly. (It’s ability to decrease inflammation helps the brain.) A research study with mice using rosemary tincture showed an antidepressant effect that appeared to be mediated by the monoaminergic system. A separate study with mice showed that drinking rosemary tea for four weeks also showed antidepressant effects. Rosemary has also been shown to interact with dopamine receptors and it elevates the brain’s dopamine level.

Using rosemary medicinally is contraindicated during pregnancy, due to a potential emmenagogue effect. (It can stimulate blood flow to the uterus, encouraging menstruation.)

This rosemary plant is in my lil herb collection on my front porch because I love rosemary and use it often. 😊

05/26/2024

Are you familiar with colloidal silver? Have you ever used it before?

Colloidal silver is an all natural antibacterial. To be more specific, it is distilled water with microscopic silver particles suspended in it. Silver is a well-documented antimicrobial, and is highly effective at killing bacteria, fungi, and certain viruses. It is perfectly safe for use around pets and young children. 🐶🐱👶🏼

Colloidal silver can be used to clean up germs in the kitchen, the bathroom, on booboos - literally wherever you need to kill germs! I was super impressed by how quickly it cleared up my son’s pink eye a while back.

At Santa Rosa Holistic Health, we proudly make our own colloidal silver, and you can buy it at our office here in Pace; or, if you aren’t local, you can buy some on LearnHowNatureHeals.com. 😊

04/18/2024

I think it’s so fun to get my ears candled that I decided to get certified to candle other peoples ears too! My 6 year old son, Henry, is now obsessed with having his ears candled. Have you ever tried it? What did you think??

Some people think that the point of ear candling is to remove ear wax. And while it can - due to the vortex action of the smoke - the real reason ear candling has been used for centuries is because of its relaxing ability. It can shift your brain into a relaxed and calm state, activating your parasympathetic nervous system, commonly known as the “rest and digest” system.

At , we only buy the best ear candles made from double wrapped organic cotton, food grade wax, and a patented safety tip. 🩷

*Do not have your ears candled if you have a ruptured or perforated eardrum or if you have an acute ear infection.

04/10/2024

Herbal spotlight: mint 💚

There are many varieties of mint, with the 2 most popular being peppermint (Mentha piperita) and spearmint (Mentha apicata). Mint belongs to the Lamiaceae family, and most of the plants in this family can be easily identified by their square stems and leaves that are directly opposite each other.

Mint is a cooling herb, and it can help with digestion issues like colic, nausea, abdominal pain, and heartburn. Mint tea can help with a sore throat and reducing cold symptoms. The smell of mint can make a headache subside. Mint is also very nutritive and contains vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. ☺️

Some well-known plants that you might not know are in the mint family are lavender, catnip, lemon balm, basil, oregano, and thyme. 🌿

The plant in the picture is sweet mint, Mentha suavis. It is part of my personal collection of herbs. 🥰

01/18/2024

Herbal spotlight: Stinging Nettle 💚

Stinging Nettle, or Urtica dioca, is one of my most commonly used herbs. I drink it in a tea almost every day, and I recently took several gallons of it to an event, where it was a huge hit.

Why stinging nettle, you ask?

Stinging nettle is an incredibly nutritive herb. It is high in many minerals, like calcium and magnesium, and vitamins, like C and K. It can help reduce inflammation, blood sugar levels, allergy symptoms, and blood pressure.

Stinging nettles are not contraindicated for too many people, that’s why it’s a great choice to take to an event. However, nettles may not be right for you if you have low blood pressure or diabetes currently being managed by medication, or if you are pregnant or breast-feeding, due to lack of research.

12/08/2023

Sauna blanket and a sound bath… I feel like a whole new person. ☺️❤️

Do you sauna? Or do sound baths? Are you familiar with the benefits of both?

09/30/2023

Herbal spotlight: American beautyberry 💟

There are tons of beautyberry bushes in my backyard. I think the berries are so gorgeous so I always love seeing them pop up, but did you know that these are also super useful plants?

American beautyberry, or Callicarpa americana, is an old-time mosquito repellant! It has been used for decades, and in 2006, a chemist identified 2 compounds in the beautyberry plant - callicarpenal and intermedeol - that repel both mosquitos and blacklegged ticks, which are carriers for the bacteria that causes Lyme disease. The beautyberry constituents were shown to be as effective as DEET!

It is very easy to make beautyberry mosquito repellant. Put 1 cup of crushed beautyberry leaves into a jar. Cover the leaves with 4 ounces of alcohol and let stand for 2 days. Strain the leaves from the mixture. Pour into empty spray bottle.

*You can use rubbing alcohol, witch hazel, vodka, or everclear.

Beautyberries are also edible, although they dont taste that great. They can be made into jelly, and the addition of sugar makes them taste much better. 😋

Do you have beautyberries growing near you? Have you ever used beautyberry mosquito repellant?

03/22/2023

Herbal spotlight: milk thistle

Milk thistle, Silybum marianum, is a member of the Asteraceae or Aster family. The part that is used medicinally is the seed. Milk thistle is bitter, oily, and nutty tasting.

Milk thistle is a useful antioxidant, hepatoprotective (protects the liver), hepatorestorative (restores the liver), neuroprotective, cardioprotective, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, and choleretic (increases bile).

Silymarin, the main active constituent in milk thistle, supports liver biotransformational capacity and prevents the depletion of glutathione induced by alcohol and other toxic chemicals. Silymarin has been shown to increase the level of glutathione in the liver by up to 35%. (Glutathione is necessary in both phases 1 and 2 of of liver conjugation.)

Milk thistle is helpful for liver diseases, including hepatitis, cirrhosis, and fatty liver.

Research on silymarin shows it is a direct free radical scavenger and is many times more potent in activity than vitamins E and C.

Silymarin appears to be incorporated into cell membranes and increases the resistance of the membranes against injurious influences.

I personally take milk thistle tincture daily, and in fact, taking it just now is what inspired me to create this post. I am currently taking this one from . I attend all of their webinars and I know they know their stuff, so I trust their products. 👍🏼
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03/13/2023

Herbal spotlight: Passion flower 💜💛

Passion flower, or Passiflora incarnata, is a member of the passifloracea family. The leaf, roots, and vines are used medicinally. It is a cooling and relaxing herb and is a useful antispasmodic, hypotensive, sedative, anti-inflammatory, cerebral vasorelaxant, and anticonvulsant.

Passion flower is a relaxing nervine that can be helpful in alleviating heart palpitations, muscle twitching, restless agitation, nervousness, and sleep disturbances. Passion flower brings a sense of calmness and acts as an antidepressant. It can be used for tremors, tics, and convulsions.

A double-blind randomized trial compared passion flower with the sedative oxazepam, showing it was just as effective as the big pharma drug, but with a lower incidence of impairment.

Long term studies show reduction in anxiety and also improvements in memory, with the apparent mechanism involving GABA receptors.

Passion flower is frequently used for epilepsy and studies show that it is effective against pentylenetetrazol-induced seizures, due to opioid and GABA receptor activity.

The constituents harmine and telepathine act as MAO inhibitors and thereby increase serotonin in the brain.

Passion flower is contraindicated in pregnancy because it can stimulate the uterus.

*This info was compiled from several of my school books, primarily Herbal ABCs by Dr. Sharol Marie Tilgner. I really love and highly recommend this book, if you want to know more about herbs.
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03/13/2023

This account has really been growing (thank you!) and I’m getting a lot of messages asking who I am/how I got into holistic health, so I shall explain.

I grew up wanting to be a psychiatrist. Because I wanted to go to medical school, I studied my butt off to get straight As and graduated high school as valedictorian.

I attended the University of Alabama (🐘❤️🏈) and earned a Bachelor’s degree in psychology. I loved all my psychology classes. However, while I was in college, THREE of my close friends committed su***de. All three of them were taking prescribed antidepressants at the time. So I started asking my professors about these medicines, and I kept being told that yes, most antidepressants do have a well-known and documented “suicidal hump,” where they can make you significantly worse before they make you better, especially in adolescents. I started having panic attacks and was prescribed benzodiazepines, and realized these can have awful side effects too!

Needless to say, I was very shaken up and felt like I could never prescribe these drugs to anyone. So I opted out of medical school. I was lost and confused but I knew I couldn’t continue down that path anymore.

I floundered about career-wise for a bit. I took a job doing marketing for a company in Atlanta and quickly got burned out. I decided to move to the beach and sell real estate because if I was going to be marketing someone, I wanted it to be me.

I moved down to Destin on January 1, 2014 and began my real estate journey. A few short years later, I met this hot Marine who jumps out of planes for a living. I fell head over heels, got married, and had a kid.

I have enjoyed real estate; it can be a very lucrative career (especially on 30A!) and it’s fun to tour multimillion dollar beach homes all the time.

But then 2020 happened, and I started realizing that it’s not just benzos and ssris that are bad. 😭💔

I was introduced to naturopathy and something inside me instantly clicked. I could get back to helping people like I always wanted to - without having to prescribe petroleum pills! Our Creator has provided us with what we need to heal our bodies! 🙌🏼

What brought YOU to holistic health?

03/13/2023

Herbal spotlight: ginkgo 💚

Ginkgo biloba is a great herb for those suffering with poor circulation. Ginkgo increases blood flow to the limbs and brain and is an anti inflammatory and anti thrombotic. The leaves are used medicinally and they have a slightly sour taste.

Clinically, ginkgo is used for cerebral vascular insufficiency and impaired mental performance. It has the ability to increase blood flow to the brain and enhance memory, decrease platelet aggregation, and prevent strokes. It is used for migraines, and may delay mental deterioration in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease.

Ginkgo is used to treat tinnitus, vertigo, and deafness due to poor blood flow. It is also helpful for other conditions associated with poor peripheral blood flow, such as diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, cataracts, varicose veins, and even erectile dysfunction.

Ginkgo may lengthen a woman’s menstrual flow, or increase a wound’s bleeding, as it does work by increasing blood flow. Bleeding time will return to normal within 10-12 days of discontinuing the herb. Ginkgo is contraindicated in those with hemophilia.

*This info was compiled from several of my school books, primarily Herbal ABCs by Dr. Sharol Marie Tilgner. I really love and highly recommend this book, if you want to know more about herbs.
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03/13/2023

Chromotherapy, or color light therapy, has been used to treat medical conditions for decades. Let’s break down what each color can do.

- Red light stimulates ATP production, increasing cellular energy, in addition to increasing oxygen in the area by increasing circulation. Red light can encourage healing in diabetics and others who have slower wound healing abilities.❤️

- Yellow light stimulates collagen production, so it can be useful in wound healing, anti aging, and healing scar tissue. Yellow is also believed to stimulate various organs, leading to more balanced function.💛

- Orange light is made by combining red lights and yellow lights, and you get the benefits of both when you combine them. Orange light is great for fighting wrinkles, and can bring a glow back to your complexion. Orange light is anti-inflammatory.🧡

- Green light is a calming color and it has been shown to be effective at treating migraines and can reduce pain in fibromyalgia patients. Green light is very grounding.💚

- Blue light is a powerful antibacterial, even showing the ability to kill some types of bacteria which are very difficult to kill with antibiotics. It is an antidepressant and is helpful with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), as it stimulates the production of serotonin. Blue light feels cooling to the skin and some have coined it “ice in a light.” It is an effective anti-fungal, and is used as an acne treatment.💙

- Pink light is a combination of red and blue lights. Pink light combines the healing properties of red with the antibacterial and cooling properties of blue. Pink light is great at treating acne, healing wounds, clearing up skin infections, and recovering after hard workouts. Like the blue light that it contains, it can help with depression and SAD. Pink’s ability to improve circulation can help regulate blood pressure and may improve function of the heart, kidneys, and adrenal glands.💕

*Chromotherapy is similar to photobiomodulation, which also uses colored lights to heal the body but incorporates infrared light as well. This mask is photobiodulation bc it does include infrared. 😊
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03/13/2023

Are you familiar with PEMF?

PEMF stands for Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields. This technology sends electromagnetic waves through your body at whatever frequency you specify, in order to elicit a response from the body. PEMF can be very stimulating or very relaxing depending on the level.

1-3.5 is very relaxing and will put you into delta brain wave state, or help prepare you for deep sleep.

4-8 will put you into theta brain wave state, which is what you want if you are stressed out or anxious.

8-12 will have you in alpha brain wave state, which is great for healing and meditation.

And 12-30 is very stimulating and you will be in beta brainwave state. This level is useful if you are feeling tired and need a boost, or something to help you focus.

My pets, as you can see, LOVE my PEMF mats. They are ALWAYS on one of them when it is turned on.
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03/13/2023

Herbal spotlight: thyme 🌱

Thyme, thymus vulgaris, is a plant in the Lamiaceae, or mint, family. The leaves and flowers are used medicinally. Thyme is warming and drying.

Thyme is a very powerful herb that needs to be used carefully. It is an effective expectorant, bronchodilator, antibacterial, antifungal, and vermifuge (a drug that causes the expulsion or death of intestinal worms, such as tapeworms).

Thyme is useful for infectious conditions of the respiratory and/or urinary tracts. Thyme essential oil can be added to v***r inhalations. Thyme tincture or a cup of hot tea with honey and lemon are both useful preparations as well. Thyme can also be applied externally to the chest in a balm, but never put thyme essential oil on the skin neet - always dilute it with a carrier oil like coconut or olive oil. Thyme essential oil is a hot oil, meaning it is very strong and can definitely cause burns if it is undiluted.

An overdose of thyme essential oil can cause gastrointestinal pain and the essential oil should not be used internally except for under the care of a qualified health professional. (Stick to teas and tinctures for internal use at home, as they are not as strong.)

Using thyme medicinally is contraindicated in pregnancy.

Thyme is the herb that I chose for the logo for my future business, . Yes, I did make a logo already even tho I’m not finished with school, it’s fine. I’ll be ready to hit the ground running when I graduate. 😜

*This info was compiled from several of my school books, primarily Herbal ABCs by Dr. Sharol Marie Tilgner. I really love and highly recommend this book, if you want to know more about herbs.
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03/13/2023

How often do you sauna? Are you familiar with the health benefits that saunas provide?

Saunas have been proven to help with:
- Improved cardiovascular health
- Lower risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease
- Improvements in pain and range of motion in people with rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis
- Decreased chronic pain for people with conditions like fibromyalgia and back pain
- Improvement in depression symptoms
- Reduced inflammation and decreased cortisol levels
- Excretion of toxins and heavy metals via sweat
- Reduced risk of stroke
- Decreased headache intensity in those who get frequent headaches
- Fewer colds and viral illnesses

Additionally, many saunas offer chromotherapy, which is different colored lights. I always love pink lights because pink is my favorite color, but did you know that pink light also has health benefits? (Every color does!! I will do a post on this soon!)

Pink/magenta light in specific can help improve circulation, help regulate blood pressure, and may improve function of the heart, kidneys and adrenals. 💖

I have always loved going into the sauna at the gym after a hard workout. In fact, it’s always been my favorite part of going to the gym. But after learning about all the amazing benefits of saunas, I actually convinced my sweet husband to turn one of our closets into a sauna.

Additionally, I have a sauna blanket that I take with me when I travel, so I can experience the benefits of sauna anywhere! I highly recommend these sauna blankets if you don’t have the space (or money) for an actual sauna sauna. I have also heard lots of great things about portable saunas, but I don’t have one of those myself.

P.S. Sauna hat is inspired by . Sauna hats help you not get overheated and make your head sweat less. (So I don’t have to wash my hair as often.)
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03/13/2023

Have you tried a coffee e***a?

Glutathione is your liver’s master detoxifying chemical, and doing a coffee e***a can boost your glutathione by up to 700% of your normal levels. This is why many healing protocols, such as the Gerson Therapy, recommend coffee e***as for their ill patients.

Max Gerson actually used coffee e***as, fruit juice, & soup to cure many many people of cancer and other “incurable” diseases. His story is fascinating and appalling, if you feel like looking into it. They actually kicked him out of the US for proving he cured people.

When I very first began school, I accidentally clicked the link for semester 3 instead of semester 1, and the first book I read was telling me alllll about how beneficial coffee e***as were and it really overwhelmed me. It seemed clear that I would need to teach future clients about these so I ordered an e***a kit so I could tell people firsthand how it really is, because it really seemed very intimidating to me.

I had my e***a kit for 2 months before I finally worked up the courage to try it myself. It really isn’t bad though. If you use body temperature coffee (I used to use a meat thermometer to make sure it was exactly 98°), you literally can’t feel it, and you just lay there in peace for 15 minutes. I love to incorporate red light therapy into my e***a time.

Pro tip for moms: coffee e***a time is literally the ONLY time of the whole day that my family is scared to bother me. For this reason, I do them for my sanity as much as I do them for my liver. 😋
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