Natural Healing with Herbalism
Herbs are powerful medicine! I have partnered with a friend to share tips and tricks about natural healing with herbalism.
Alternative Medicine
Oketsu: How ‘Dirty Blood’ Damages Health (and what you can do)
How I rid my body of oketsu, or “dirty blood,” through diet and exercise.
Try Japanese Semi-Fasting for Allergies
Instead of covering up seasonal allergy symptoms with pills, try Japanese semi-fasting for allergies. You might be surprised at how effective it can be.
Home Remedies for Menstrual Cramps: Food, Herbs, and Lifestyle Tweaks for a Smoother Cycle
Do you suffer with monthly bouts of pain and discomfort due to your menstrual cramps? Unfortunately, most of us do suffer at some point (or all the time) with our monthly visitor, but the ladies here at VWJ have gathered a collection of natural home remedies for menstrual cramps to help you make peace with your period once and for all.
Finding Trustworthy Herbal Supplements
Coverage of the herbal supplements class action has talked a lot about which brands to avoid, but which companies make trustworthy herbal supplements?
Strengthen Your Immune System by Ditching These 3 Foods
Eliminate these three harmful foods from your diet to strengthen your immune system and try these immune-boosting tips, including an immune-boosting tea recipe.
Natural Pain Relief: 5 Tips to Heal with Plants & Herbs
Here are our top five tips for natural pain relief based on the recommendations of a good friend who is a Naturopathic physician.
5 Home Remedies for Athlete’s Foot
Are your feet itchy with painful cracking skin? You just might have athlete’s foot. Try these home remedies for athlete’s foot and feel better soon!
Supplements that Work (and ones that maybe don’t)
The supplement industry makes the big bucks, so it can be hard to look past the marketing and find supplements that work amid that ones that are maybe more hype than anything else.
6 Foods That Help You Sleep + Plant-Based Recipes
Do fall and winter’s dark days mess with your sleep cycle? Try these soothing foods that help you sleep.
Umeboshi Plum: A Miracle Pickle from Japan
Umeboshi plum is a traditional Japanese pickle that has amazing healing properties. Discover why it’s beneficial and how to use umeboshi for digestive and other health issues.
Natural Cold and Flu Remedy: Tomato Tea
Tomato tea is a favorite natural cold and flu remedy of mine. It tastes good, and I can feel it relieving some of my symptoms from the first warm, soothing sip.
4 Cooling, Cleansing Benefits of Barley Tea
It might feel like summer is over, but we still have at least a few weeks of hot weather left to go. Cool off with some cleansing barley tea.
Got Stinky Feet? The Solution is this Homemade Foot Spray Recipe
Got stinky feet? (Sorry!) There is an easy solution to this problem. Heal your feet naturally with this awesome homemade foot spray.
Ayurvedic Healing for Modern Times
Ayurveda is the holistic Indian health system, considered a ‘sister science’ to yoga. Ayurveda is based on finding physical and mental harmony with nature, leading […]