Posts by Janice
Digestive Health and Bitters: 6 Reasons You Should Use Bitters
The benefits of bitter tasting foods have been recognized since antiquity. The origin of herbal bitters can be traced back to ancient Egyptians.
Read MoreHealth Benefits: Parsley Wine
Secrets for Heart Health. Wine, as a remedy, is as old as, well, wine. In fact it may just be the worlds oldest documented man-made medicine.
Read MorePsyllium: Health Benefits of Soluble Fiber
“It makes the mood of depressed people happy, and helps bring the brain to good health.”
Read MoreHildegard’s Guide to Fasting and Health
If you’re looking for a guide to fasting and health, your search will take you back to ancient times. How to increase energy and its renewing properties.
Read MoreHow Does Milk Thistle Work to Heal the Liver?
Milk thistle is one of the oldest medicinal plants. In pre-Christian times it was used to treat liver disease.
Read MoreViolet for Skin Care and Medicinal Use
The unassuming qualities of violet belie the true power contained within the leaves and blossoms. We’ll take a look at some of those traditional healing benefits, including violet for skin care and medicinal uses.
Read MoreMilk Thistle and Alcohol
Encased within the seeds of this prickly purple-blossomed thistle are flavonoids that are believed to possess unique healing and protective qualities specific to the liver.
Read MoreSpiritual Fasting: a Practice of Mind, Body, & Spirit
Fasting and detox products are easy to find. There are whole sections of grocery stores dedicated to cleansing and detoxification.
Read MoreBertram, Akarkara, or Pellitory
Known as Bertram, Akarkara, or Pellitory, this is likely one of the healthiest and most versatile plants you have never heard of.
Read MoreWhat is Psyllium Husk?
So what is psyllium husk? Psyllium (sill-E-um) is the common name of plants from the plantago genus. There are around 200 species of plantago found throughout the world. Psyllium is indigenous to the Mediterranean region, where its name was derived from Greek words for flea, due to its small, prolific seeds (each plant can produce…
Read MoreSpirit Mind Body: Strength as a Skill
At Healthy Hildegard, we like to look at strength as a skill that may occupy many different vectors of life. It is something that we build through our actions, something to be practiced, not a singular metric to be achieved.
Read MoreBodily Humors and Balance
When the soul, body, and mind are equally strong, the four life “juices” are balanced. Our bodily humors thus operate as a healthy system.
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