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Chill the **** Out – Herbs for a stressful time

An article of mine in the DGO Telegraph on herbs for stress support that also promote respiratory tract health...   https://www.durangotelegraph.com/second-section/features/chill-the-out/ ~~~ Content © Dr. Anna Marija Helt, Osadha Natural Health, LLC. Permission to republish any of the articles or videos in full or in part online or in print...

Stuck at home? Here are some teas to make…

Given that a lot of folks are stuck at home, now's a good time for tea making. Here are a few ways to make an aromatic tea to help keep you healthy using stuff you may have in your kitchen, yard or other nearby outdoor space....     A few ideas:   Pine or Fir Needles and Citrus Peel - finely chopped   Thyme and Citrus Peel -...

Advanced topics in botanical medicine: Phytoestrogens in Hops & Licorice

Advanced topics in botanical medicine with Dr. Marija, herbalist and microbiologist, of My Custom Herbs. This week's topic: Plant phytoestrogens, focusing on Hops and Licorice   https://www.facebook.com/mycustomherbs/videos/677967986075459/ ~~~ Content © Dr. Anna Marija Helt, Osadha Natural Health, LLC. Permission to republish any of the...

Advanced topics in botanical medicine: Xenoestrogens

Dr. Marija, resident herbalist and microbiologist at My Custom Herbs gets into environmental xenoestrogens, significant endocrine disruptors   https://www.facebook.com/mycustomherbs/videos/898797323876540/     ~~~ Content © Dr. Anna Marija Helt, Osadha Natural Health, LLC. Permission to republish any of the articles or videos in full or in part...

Advanced Topics in Botanical Medicine: Phytoestrogens – Part 2

Tune in with Dr. Marija, resident herbalist and microbiologist at My Custom Herbs, as she talks about plant phytoestrogens, an interesting and, for many, confusing, class of potentially helpful plant metabolites.   https://www.facebook.com/mycustomherbs/videos/460238764862646/ ~~~ Content © Dr. Anna Marija Helt, Osadha Natural Health, LLC....

Advanced Topics in Botanical Medicine: Phytoestrogens

Tune in with My Custom Herb's resident herbalist and microbiologist, Dr. Marija as she discusses a valuable but much misunderstood category of plant secondary metabolites, the phytoestrogens!   https://www.facebook.com/mycustomherbs/videos/2677111125707860/ ~~~ Content © Dr. Anna Marija Helt, Osadha Natural Health, LLC. Permission to republish...

Get outside and play!

Another reason to get outside and play! https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31708890

Some basics on using botanicals for dogs

Some basics on using botanicals for pooches!   https://www.facebook.com/mycustomherbs/videos/466134707391356/ ~~~ Content © Dr. Anna Marija Helt, Osadha Natural Health, LLC. Permission to republish any of the articles or videos in full or in part online or in print must be granted by the author in writing. The articles and videos on this website...

Advanced Topics in Botanical Medicine: Herb dosing

This week's LIVE is not live, due to technical difficulties. But here it is...Advanced Topics in Botanical Medicine. This week Marija gets into herb dosing.   https://www.facebook.com/mycustomherbs/videos/586577308835465/ ~~~ Content © Dr. Anna Marija Helt, Osadha Natural Health, LLC. Permission to republish any of the articles or videos in...

Different modes of taking herbs – Advantages and disadvantages

This week's Advanced Topics in Botanical Medicine. Join Dr. Marija of My Custom Herbs as she discusses the advantages and disadvantages of different modes of taking herbs.   https://www.facebook.com/mycustomherbs/videos/1068922453439956/ ~~~ Content © Dr. Anna Marija Helt, Osadha Natural Health, LLC. Permission to republish any of the...

The DO’s and DONT’s of Using Herbs

My Custom Herb's "Advanced Topics in Botanical Medicine" This week the topic is The Do's and Don'ts of using herbs...   https://www.facebook.com/mycustomherbs/videos/1399040480270885/

Herbs your patients are taking: Chamomile

Join Dr. Marija of mycustomherbs.com as she dives into the uses, clinical data and safety of this beloved herb!  Part of  My Custom Herb's weekly Advanced Topics in Botanical Medicine series...   https://www.facebook.com/mycustomherbs/videos/1167318400135817/

Herbs your patients are taking: Panax Ginseng

Another in My Custom Herbs' Advanced Topics in Botanical Medicine Series - Herbs your patients are taking: Panax Ginseng.   https://www.facebook.com/mycustomherbs/videos/2221772544786484/

All about Chickweed

Chickweed, an overlooked plant with a lot of uses:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Jlgoas7qqs&t=15s ~~~ Content © Dr. Anna Marija Helt, Osadha Natural Health, LLC. Permission to republish any of the articles or videos in full or in part online or in print must be granted by the author in writing. The articles and videos on this...

Herbs your patients are taking: Kava Kava.

Herbs your patients are taking: Kava Kava. Traditional uses, clinical data, safety & interactions with Dr. Marija of mycustomherbs.com   https://www.facebook.com/mycustomherbs/videos/2587853834626326/ anxiety, depression, liver, insomnia

Herbs your patients are taking: Peppermint

Advanced topics in botanical medicine - Herbs your patients are taking: Peppermint   Join Dr. Marija at My Custom Herbs as she geeks out on traditional uses, clinical data, safety and interactions of the top 10 selling herbs in the US...   https://www.facebook.com/mycustomherbs/videos/1332798580219543/

Easy to make herbal gifts for the holidays

The holidays are creeping up on us and now is a good time to get to work on some sweet herbal gifts for your loved ones…or for yourself. Home made botanical gifts add a wonderful personal touch to holiday (or any time) gift giving.    Here are a handful of popular and easy-to-put-together projects.     Herb-Infused Honey This is a delicious...

Litsea cubeba – all about it!

Litsea is bit off the beaten path for some folks. Those familiar with Traditional Chinese Medicine, however, will know that Litsea (aka. May Chang) has been used medicinally for thousands of years. Native to Southeast Asia, Litsea has been used for everything from asthma to digestive issues. The tree is a food source for silk worms, and the silk...

All about Allspice!

Allspice. Remember seeing an ancient red and white tin of this in the spice cabinet growing up but don't know what the heck it is? Well, tune in here...   https://youtu.be/KJaHYMgb-GI digestion, cold, flu, blood sugar