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How To Know If You’re Going Through an Ego Death
What is ego death? First, one must bring it back a layer and start with the ego… Ego death ultimately involves our ego. Ego is the Latin word for “I,” In the simplest sense, the ego is defined as “a person’s sense of self-esteem or self-importance.” Our ego is where we develop our sense of self, usually well-defined (or at least you think) at a young age. Which makes sense; kids are always so sure of who they are and stand in their convictions. However, this sense of self can often wavier over time once the outside world becomes stronger than the “I” we had believed in for so long.…
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Anxiety Soother by Herb Pharm – an easy, go-to support
Natural Remedy For Anxiety Relief One of my favorite products I found to manage my anxiety I came across at my local co-op is a liquid supplement by Herb Pharm. What I absolutely love is that their products are certified organic or made with certified organic ingredients. What they are not able to grow enough of in Oregon they make sure to source ethically from growers and wildcrafters across the globe. Just in case you’re wondering because I didn’t know at first; wildcrafters are people who harvest plants from their natural, or ‘wild’ habitat, for food or medicinal purposes. Now you can say you learned something new today 😁. From…
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Nettle – One Amazing and Versatile Herb
Nettle (Urtica dioica) is one versatile herb with Many Medicinal Properties Nettle or Urtica dioica is a versatile herb noted best for its ability to help relieve allergy symptoms. Urtica – “to burn.” Dioica translates roughly to “of two houses,” meaning that this magnificent plant can produce both male and female flowers. Its use has been traced back thousands of years, and in that time, Nettle has spread far and wide, reach to Europe, Asia, North Africa, and North America. In North America – or at least in my yard Nettle spreads far and fast. I never once intentionally planted Nettle in my gardens, but it has shown up in…
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Nettle – A Nourishing Plant and Its Therapeutic Possibilities
This is the last part of our series on Nettle. If you’re interested, here you can find part 1 and part 2. Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica) Active Constituents Like any plant or herb, many chemical compounds make up the Nettle plant and contribute to its therapeutic properties or modality uses. Unfortunately, not all chemical components have been studied, so there is still much more to learn regarding plants and plant medicine. Nettle is a great source of iron, calcium, magnesium, and protein (Modern Herbal Dispensatory: A Medicine-Making Guide, n.d.). In addition, uric acid is secreted from Nettle and helps with rheumatism and gout. Other constituents are formic acid, acetylcholine, choline,…
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Nettle – Identification, Growing, Harvesting & Parts Used
This is the second blog post in our herbal knowledge series on Nettle. If you want to learn about Nettle’s history, folklore, mysticism, and magic head over to read about it here. Want to learn about its therapeutic actions you can find that here. How to Identify Nettle Nettle (Urtica dioica) is a plant that can go fairly unnoticed, especially in the younger plants, that is, until you happen to brush up against it, and then you will understand why its other common name of stinging Nettle. At first, when this happens, many get this plant confused with poison ivy, even though the two are very different looking from each…
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