Salt & Light Natural Wellness

05/20/2024

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Foods that Lower Blood Pressure
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* Fruits: apple, banana, blueberry, cranberry, fig, grape, orange, pomegranate.

* Vegetables: beets, broccoli, celery, dandelion greens, garlic, mushrooms, parsley, potatoes, seaweed, spinach

* Drinking eight ounces (a cup) of beetroot juice (best cooked, but raw will do) a day, every day, decreases blood pressure about as quickly and about as much as most drugs. It is loaded with nitrate, which turns into nitric oxide in the body, widens blood vessels and increases blood flow.

Read more here:
https://www.wisewomanmentor.com/healing-archive/foods-that-lower-blood-pressure
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03/16/2024

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Natural Easter Egg dyes!

03/08/2024

In celebration of International Women's Day, we want to honor our fellow women herbalists from all over the world! We see you, we honor you, we are grateful for you! Who is your favorite woman herbalist?

Celebrating Women Herbalists on International Women’s Day Laura Pardoe| March 7, 2024 | Figures of the Herb World, Herbalism International Women’s Day seems an appropriate time to acknowledge and bring thanks and attention to the many women herbalists who have kept the tradition of Western Herba...

12/31/2023

That’s still a big deal and should be celebrated!

06/27/2023

🍄☕️Mushrooms are all the rage these days! When in truth, they have been used in Traditional Chinese Medicine for thousands of years, for their numerous benefits. Cordyceps is an adaptogenic fungus that, despite what The Last of Us would have us believe, is quite beneficial. It reduces fatigue, and has anti-aging properties, and fights inflammation. The adaptogenic properties help the body deal with stress and anxiety, which are also found in schisandra.

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05/20/2023

💚 My newest favorite morning drink! 🍄 Since I can’t do coffee but want something warm and yummy, this is a delicious substitute. ☕️ Plus the mushroom blend helps boost mental clarity, focus & alertness, immune health, and helps me manage everyday stress! 🌱
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11/28/2022

Do you have a weighted blanket? We love ours!

TreeCube King Size Weighted Blanket 20 lbs (78" x 85"),Adult Weighted Blanket with Pure Glass Beads , Premium Fabric Heavy Blanket (Grey)

10/01/2022

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Good advice for this first day of October 🍂🧡

09/21/2022

I love folk medicine stories like this!

North Carolina folk healer, Emma Dupree (1898-1996).
The following is from Harriet's Apothecary (follow them on Instagram for more inspirational stories on Black healers and wellness leaders):
“Born in 1897, the traditionally lucky seventh child (among 18 siblings), Dupree grew up on the Tar River and was known in her family as "that little medicine thing" because of her early understanding of herbs. "All that we see, everything that is growin' in the earth is healin' to the nation of any kind of disease," Miss Dupree would always say.
From the time she could walk, Dupree felt drawn to the land. She would roam the woods, plucking, sniffing, tasting weeds. She grew up that way, collecting the leaves, stems, roots and bark of sweet gum, white mint, mullein, sassafras in her coattail or a tin bucket. She'd tote them back to the farm, rinse them in well water and tie them in bunches to dry.
In the backyard, she'd raise a fire under a kettle and boil her herbs to a bubbly froth, then pour it up in brown-necked stone jugs: A white-mint potion for poor circulation; catnip tea for babies with colic; tansy tea - hot or cold - for low blood sugar; mullein tea for a stomach ache. Mixed with molasses or peppermint candy to knock out the bitterness.
Her kind of folk medicine dates back centuries. As an elderly woman she shared much of her knowledge with doctors and medical anthropologists, who came to her so they could understand more about the medicinal properties of native plants."
Photo by Mary Anne McDonald

07/22/2022

Let's talk about pawpaw. No, not your father. We’re talking about the pawpaw tree.

What makes pawpaw special is its fruit—the largest edible native fruit in the country, pawpaw fruit is sweet and resembles a green, squash-like potato. They are said to taste similar to custard or mango, with hints of vanilla. It’s not all sweet, however. Its flowers are said to give off an unpleasant smell when in bloom.

Pawpaw is a native tree found along the western edge of NY and in the southern US. A small tree, it best grows on lowland river-bottom soil, in shrubby thickets. Pawpaw fruits grow to 5-6 inches long, peaking in September to October.

Learn more about pawpaw at https://on.ny.gov/3OtMVLJ.

Photo: Plant Image Library, flickr

05/11/2022

My legacy comfrey patch. Passed down from generations.

04/15/2022

It’s in!

04/05/2022

Many backyard favorites!

Ensure you are harvesting ethically and legally folks! No need to pull up the whole bulb of the ramps 😘

03/09/2022

This sounds like a really fun opportunity for those that enjoy drawing!

02/13/2022

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FREE TREE ALERT—Everyone’s favorite statewide streamside protection initiative, Buffer in a Bag, is back! Landowners with at least 50 feet of streamside property can apply for 25 free tree and shrub seedlings to help prevent erosion, improve water quality, and create habitat for wildlife along their stream.

Qualifying NY landowners will be selected on a first-come, first-served basis now through April 11, while supplies last.

Find more info including how to apply at https://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/77710.html

12/30/2021

This list is for all of us who have survived the last few years, in whatever form that looks like, and will be crawling, falling, rolling, or dragging ourselves into 2022 and beyond, forever changed.

https://www.saltandlightnaturalwellness.com/single-post/startnewyearright

2020 was such a different year for all of us that 2021 and beyond poses some unique challenges. This list is for all of us who have survived 2020 and are looking for ways to make the best of this challenging season.

11/25/2021

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Sage:
Ever wonder why we put sage in stuffing?
Today we understand that sage is an antibacterial herb. Our ancestors also knew that to insure food safety, it was best to add an abundance of sage to the stuffing or 'belly pudding', and rub the bird inside and out with salt before filling the cavity (where we know today bacteria is most likely to form). Scientific studies can now help us understand why many of our 'classic flavor combinations', demonstrate that our ancestors knew a great deal about preserving food, food quality and health - leading to the old adage that 'The cook is half a physician'.
Sage is also synonymous with wisdom. In fact, it might be said that many an 'old sage' gained her wisdom from the use of sage. "As far back as 1597, herbalist John Gerard wrote that sage was 'singularly good for the head and brain and quickeneth the nerves and memory.' Half a century later, Nicholas Culpeper, claimed the herb 'heals the memory, warming and quickening the senses".
The Latin name for Sage is Salvia which translates to "Life"...so add some life to your holiday foods this season with Salvia officinalis or our common perennial garden sage!

11/13/2021

Time to stock up on all our favorites!

08/28/2021

The Wellness Shop has a bunch of great products on clearance this week! Grab them before they are gone! www.saltandlightnaturalwellness.com/shop

07/22/2021

Local friends, this looks to be a great event! FLX Fermentation Festival at Cu***ng Nature Center August 14th and 15th.
Fermented foods are an awesome addition to any gut-healing diet, and there are so many tasty options!

https://rmsc.org/cumming-nature-center/nature-center-programs-and-events/item/649-fermentation-festival

August 14 – August 15 Join us for a fermentation-filled weekend of hands-on workshops, presentations, and tastings! August 14 | Festival ActivitiesAug...

06/28/2021

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Tea vs Coffee

Are you a TEA or COFFEE person, you maybe surprised at these natural benefits 😲

https://www.healthline.com/health/caffeine-in-tea-vs-coffee

06/13/2021

How fun is this T-shirt?! 🎁 A birthday gift from one of my sisters who gets my love of herbalism and my love of Harry Potter! 🌱 🪄

04/13/2021

More “old tymey” medicine from my collection. This one circa 1900, Swamp Root, given “to flush the kidneys and bladder, thereby aiding in their work of eliminating waste matter.
10.5% alcohol in a syrup base, Active ingredients:
Buchu leaves
Peppermint herb
Rhubarb root
Mandrake root
Cape aloes
Scullcap leaves
Colombo root
Golden seal root
Valerian root
Sassafras
Cinnamon
Oil of Juniper
Oil of Birch
Balsam copaiba
Balsam tolu
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Over all, one of non-toxic traditional medicines of the day. Many good herbs for kidneys, an overall tonic. I’d imagine the sassafras, cinnamon, and balsams are more to disguise the stinky feet smell of the relaxing valerian root. Given that amounts weren’t included on the label, this was at best a mild tonic/diuretic/laxative, and at worst a bit of sweetened alcohol that did nothing more than raise your blood sugar.

02/21/2021

As a naturally optimistic person (most of the time!), I find this news exciting!

https://info.bioticsresearch.com/researchforum/study-finds-positive-outlook-slows-memory-decline

A new paper published in the journal Psychological Science showed that people who were generally more cheerful and enthusiastic were less likely to suffer steep memory decline later in life. This propensity to experience positive emotions is known as “positive affect” in psychology. The national...

02/19/2021

Cilantro is a powerful mobilizer of heavy metals! I personally love the taste, how about you?

Famed chef Julia Child hated cilantro with an unbridled passion. She banned it from her home, her kitchen, and all of her sous chefs from using the herb. And now we have a scientific explanation as to why. 10% of the population has an olfactory gene that makes cilantro tastes like soap. Explains so much.

01/23/2021

01/22/2021

My first attempt at Nomato sauce was a huge success! I followed this recipe: https://www.food.com/recipe/basic-nomato-sauce-tomato-free-tomato-sauce-359835

With a few adjustments:
Added an extra beet for color, loads of garlic powder since I didn’t have any fresh, loads of dried Italian seasoning blend (oregano, marjoram, basil, thyme, rosemary, sage), sea salt, and a drizzle of EVOO.

It made almost exactly 1 quart size jar. Tastes amazing and I can’t wait to make my gluten-free, dairy-free pizza tonight!

01/18/2021

Pad Thai with roasted tofu for dinner 🍲 🥢

01/02/2021

Since life has been such an adjustment for all of us, and because we are still in the midst of a pandemic, it may be more prudent to relax on the new years resolutions for the time being. Or at the very least, focus on small, short-term goals, that can be adjusted as needed. It is perfectly fine to have long term goals kept in the back of our minds, but the key is to be flexible in this season, adaptable, and able to flex if we find ourselves in quickly changing situations again. Setting rigid resolutions in a season of uncertainty will most likely result in failure leading to feelings of inadequacy, guilt, and possible depression. Focusing on survival, flexibility, adaptability, and keeping our focus short-term will better preserve our emotional state and keep us in good mental health.

Read more on starting the year right at: https://www.saltandlightnaturalwellness.com/single-post/startnewyearright

2020 was such a different year for all of us that 2021 and beyond poses some unique challenges. This list is for all of us who have survived 2020 and are looking for ways to make the best of this challenging season.

12/03/2020

It’s a good night for a cup of herbal tea. 🫖☕️