Who is this heart-opening herb?
This herb is known for...
🌿Soothing the physical and emotional heart
🌿Its sharp thorns and flavonoid-rich berries
🌿Its ability to relax the nervous system
Let us know who you think this plant friend is...
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Hannah Dare at healthstore&cafe @organicobantry, on amazing health properties of kitchen herbs& spices!
#Sage
Can help regulate temperature.
Red sage makes great tea for sore throats.
Protects brain from memory loss.
Antioxidant& anti-inflammatory.
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When you don’t move enough, the sedentary stasis ages you more quickly, putting you on track for increased risk of cancer and depression; lower cognitive ability; too-high blood sugar levels; diminished sex life; sleep disruption; disk degeneration and resulting back pain.
Cortisol, our stress hormone, binds to receptors on the hippocampus, the region of the brain that’s responsible for memory, and wears it down.
That’s why stress management is so important. Journaling, mindful meditation, exercise, or whichever practice works best for you.
Some #perimenopause / #menopause advice:
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Benefits of kitchen cupboard herbs& spices from Hannah Dare @organicobantry
Ginger is one of my fav spices, for cooking& medicinal use. You can make wonderful stomach-calming tea from fresh slices steeped in boiling water; it relieves nausea instantly.
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The calming violet-blue of skullcap.
Lovely to catch a glimpse of a plant I rarely see - it flowers June-Sept in damp places (here growing by the Thames). It was traditionally used as a sedative.
#FolkloreThursday
In Hindu mythology Aconitum is sacred to Shiva. It is said when he saved the world by drinking the poison from the ‘Ocean of Milk’, his throat turned blue. Drops fell from his mouth onto the Aconitum, changing its #colour and transforming it into a deadly plant. #FolkloreThursday
The best medicine is upgrading the way you live: diet, exercise habits, and the way you deal with stress can all contribute to healthy blood pressure.
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