Women of Power Balls – Herbal Health Treats Power balls, or Zoom balls as herbalist Rosemary Gladstar calls them, are a delightful way to treat your mind and body with medicinal herbs. They are a combination of nut butter, natural sweetener, and powdered herbs. You can vary the recipe depending on what ...
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5 Apps to Get You Through the Winter Months at Home
5 Apps to Get You Through the Winter Months at Home Winter is a tough time. Cold temperatures and short days make it really hard to stay active. The winter blues set in and we have a hard time staying motivated. And of course, there is the temptation of comfort foods. I have a practical solution for you. In ...
How to Make an Herbal Tea for Hot Flashes
Taken daily, herbal teas for hot flashes can reduce the frequency and severity of your flashes. Warm or iced - a simple tea can bring wonderful relief. Discover the best herbs to use and how to make an herbal tea for hot flashes. What can be more uncomfortable than breaking out in a sweat at any random moment? If ...
6 Things to Avoid When You Are Trying to Lose Weight After 40
Losing Weight After 40 Are you fighting a losing battle against hormones, a slowing metabolism, and difficulty maintaining your weight? New challenges require a new approach, and here are 6 things to avoid when you are trying to lose weight after 40. 1. Avoid skipping meals As our metabolism begins slowing down ...
Honey-Vinegar Cough Medicine
Preparing for Cold and Flu Season – How to Make an Herbal Oxymel and Herbal Cough Medicine Learn how easy it is to make an herbal oxymel and your own herbal cough medicine. Are you prepared for your next cold? Do you want to make your own herbal medicine but feel overwhelmed at finding the ingredients or preparing ...
Reduce Hot Flashes Naturally – Herbs and Natural Remedies for Hot Flashes
Hot Flashes Heat rising, face flushing, sweat pouring, a hot flash is an intense experience. It feels like a fire is burning inside me, and I feel as though the fire will burst forth at any moment. Once it's over, I am left feeling clammy, drained, and in need of a change of clothes. Not only uncomfortable, hot ...
10 Herbs for Menopause – How To Stay Sane When Your Hormones Are Making You Crazy
No one told me... Gray hair, wrinkles, sagging skin, and weight gains. I know these are the inevitable changes that come with aging. But no one warned me about the crazy roller coaster ride of ever-shifting hormones. Hot flashes – check. Mood swings – check. Irregular menstrual ...
A Holistic Approach to Weight Loss – Losing Weight After 40
I have no energy and my clothes don’t fit - The Challenges of Losing Weight After 40 Fat, frumpy, and old. That is how I feel these day. Despite eating healthy and staying active with regular exercise, I continue to gain weight. My clothes don't fit and I feel heavy and cumbersome. Is this what it ...
How to Make a Stress Relief Tincture – Stress Relieving Herbs
Relieve Stress and Anxiety Naturally The stress. The anxiety. It hangs over you like a dark cloud. Little things seem to nearly push you over the edge. Some days are better than others. Most days you hate how you feel but you don't know how to change it. I know, I've been there. I didn't even realize just ...
Changing Our Relationship With Food – A Holistic Approach to Healthy Eating
Changing Our Relationship With Food For years I battled for control over food and my body, and used food to medicate myself against loneliness, anxiety, boredom, and anger. I ate to take the edge off the rejection and disappointment I felt in my relationships and I ate to squash down the fear inside me that ...
Letter to Myself – Stop Putting Off Happiness
Stop Putting Off Happiness “There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” – Albert Einstein Why is happiness and contentment so elusive? Why, even when we accomplish our goals, or get what we want, do we so quickly find ...
Living in the Moment – Finding Peace in Nature
Sometimes we get so caught up life's dramas, don't we? We slide through our days preoccupied with unhappy thoughts, fretting over the past, worrying over the future, and despite our highly connected world, we feel deeply disconnected from ourselves. It’s too easy to live a distracted life. It’s easy to forget our ...
Seeking Joyful Simplicity is about living your best life after 40. I write about using a holistic approach combining herbal remedies, nourishing foods, and self-care to reduce overwhelm, manage our weight, and enjoy more vibrant health in our 40's, 50's, and beyond.