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A Good Night Sleep is Key to a Healthy Life Millions of Americans take sleep medications rather than using Alternative approaches that are just as helpful with far less side effects. Every once-in-awhile you may miss a night of sleep; it’s when this happens every night it becomes bothersome. Maybe you are someone who can fall asleep but you wake-up over and over. Sleep is only beneficial if it is re-cooperative. The obvious signs of sleep deprivation are lack of concentration, confusion, moodiness, pain plus when you don’t sleep well your body begins to over-produce cortisol and adrenaline which leads to poor health due to a weakened immune system. In most cases insomnia can be helped with a few simple herbs. Chamomile is a very mild herb that most consider first its soothing and relaxing properties are safe even for restless or irritable children. For adults chamomile can be helpful if pain, anxiety or tension is what’s keeping you awake. Just one teaspoon in eight ounces of boiling water steeped for 5-10 minutes may be all that you need. Let’s say you’re the type of person who falls asleep easily but you wake up and can’t fall back to sleep because of thinking too much. You know what I mean the list of chores, things said or unsaid and the list goes on. Then Lemon Balm can work wonders because it quiets the mind. The terpenes in Lemon Balm give it its sedative properties this is good for over-active or nervous adults or children who can’t sleep. It’s also known as "The Gladdening Herb" for insomnia due to depression, tension, anxiety or nightmares Lemon Balm works wonders. Valerian is a very powerful non-toxic, non-addictive sleep herb that has been used for centuries. It will put you to sleep rather quickly with out a feeling of grogginess the next. Valerian relieves anxiety relaxing the CNS without quieting vital functions. It helps insomnia brought on by stress, pain, tension or Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome. Because of its definitive odor you may want to use valerian in tincture form or as capsules. You can use a sleep pillow be made with a small muslin bag or a sock (you now have a use for your un-matched socks) filled with herbs like Lavender, Chamomile, Roses or Hops (use only a small amount of Hops or you will think you’re sleeping with dirty socks). An aromatherapy diffuser with the oils of Lemon Balm, Lavender, Marjoram and Clary Sage blended together can ease you into sleep and help to keep you there. Take some time before bed to unwind, listen to some quiet music, a guided meditation, drink a cup of relaxing tea (using herbs like Chamomile, Lemon Balm, Catnip, Linden, Roses, Passion Flower or Oatstraw either alone or in combination). Take a nice warm bath filled with relaxing herbs, light some aromatherapy candles and ease your way into sleep. Sleep should be enjoyable not just a chore to get you to the next day.

Reference Library As most of you are already aware, we have a reference area here at the shop available to anyone who wants to come by, have a cup of tea and use the materials. You should call first in case we have a class or other events going on.

Capsule Machines Making your own capsules is quick, easy and inexpensive using one of our great capsule machines. You know you are getting exactly what you want in your own herbal formula. Using our organic or wild crafted herbs gives you the peace of mind that your capsules are the best quality because you mixed the herbs and encapsulated them yourself. We have 2 capsule machines to choose from. Come by and ask us how, we'd love to help! Neti Pot If you have never heard of this you may not know what it is used for. A Neti Pot is used to wash out the nasal passages. When the nasal passages become thick with mucous or too dry or runny it is easier for bacteria and viruses build up causing further problems. Since the nasal passage is the bodies first line of defense against colds a Neti Pot is a good defense against colds and nasal blockages. In folk medicine gargling or sniffing salt water was the first line of defense against a cold. A nasal with a Neti Pot takes this to the next level washing the nasal passages with a salt water solution washes away all of the mucous and impurities from the nasal cavities. And compared to any other technique of washing out the nasal passages this is by far the easiest, quickest and the best I have ever used. Top of Page

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