Sweet Summertime Mocktail - A fun, fizzy, non-alcoholic summer drink
Skip the skin-dehydrating, immune and energy depleting, and liver-burdening surgery store bought mocktails, and give our easy, breazy Sweet SummerTime Recipe a try. Years ago, one of our local mothers called to have us blend up a new tea they could serve at her daughter's wedding. I blended up Lemongrass, Hibiscus, and Peppermint for their wedding drink. Shortly after the wedding, the Mother of the Bride called me and said: "This iced tea was a huge hit. Everyone loved it. Thank you!" Of course, we had to make this available to our customers at the shoppe! And call it Sweet Summertime Herbal Tea blend. Delicious and Nourishing in the Summer or Winter, served Hot or Cold - you win with Sweet Summertime! The herbs in Sweet Summertime Tea are loaded with Vitamin C, known to be cooling to the body whether taken hot or cold. These herbs support digestion (indigestion) and GI discomfort. Not only that - the blend of herbs contain Vitamins A, calcium, phosphorus, potassium, manganese, iron and many other vitamins, phytonutrients, and polyphenols. They also contain antioxidants and are anti-inflammatory. They support liver health and the upper respiratory tract, and the throat. There are numerous studies about them lowering high blood pressure, cholesterol. They are immune-boosting and skin-loving. They support us nutritionally - and taste great! What's not to love? 100% Organic, Nutritious, and Delicious! You'll want to have plenty on hand this summer - and winter! We love to combine Sweet Summertime with any of our other main teas, such as Brain Food, Heart Support, or Nerve Calm Teas. Try our delicious & refreshing Sweet Summertime Mocktail Recipe This recipe makes 3-4 cups. In a large 6 quart size pan, bring 4 cups of filtered water to a rolling boil, turn off. Add 5 heaping Tablespoons of Sweet Summertime Tea to the pan and cover with lid. Add 2-3 teaspoons of Infused Lavender Honey and let cool. Refrigerate for 1-2 hours for perfectly cooled ice tea, then strain the herb out... Add ice to your glasses, and pour to 1/2 way full. Fill the rest of each glass with sparkling water (or club soda), gently stirring afterward to combine. Garnish with fresh mint, line wedge or a sprig of rosemary, Refreshing! Add 2 full droppers of any of the following tincture to your iced tea or mocktail for a nutritional herbal boost. Click on any of these tinctures to try them. Nerve Calm Tincture Heart Support Tincture Brain Food Tincture Hormonal Balance Tincture Menopause Tincture One Too Many Tincture We love sharing fun ways to help you 'get the herbs in' for you, your family, friends and at your next family celebration. Grab your Sweet Summertime HERE all year round!
ALLERGIES ARE MORE THAN YOU THINk
Welcome to The Little Herb Shoppe and our sister site for classes and programs, Pure Love Botanicals, where we take a deeper dive into all things healing.Over the past 2 decades, I’ve worked with thousands of customers, students, and clients - and one thing I know for sure: You are far more than a collection of symptoms & body parts. Deepak Chopra says the body is not a noun. Rather, that the body IS a process.Have you ever paused to consider that your health condition isn't just physical? It can feel overwhelming or frustrating when you don’t feel well chronically - or there's a diagnosis. You've tried everything, and you're not sure where to turn. It can be overwhelming as well-intentioned people come out of the woodwork with advice, or that their 'way’ or 'method’ will cure you.You've tried specialists who divide up the body into so many parts that you don’t see yourself as whole anymore. Modern medicine can be miraculous, but the sheer number of pharmaceuticals people ingest is shocking. They often take a huge toll, on our bodies, minds, and emotions. We only have to sit through one television show to see the plethora of pharmaceutical commercials - and how disease is ‘normalized’.Health can quickly become so complicated that you don’t know where to begin to untangle all of the layers. Or you no longer have the energy to try. Months or sometimes 2, 5, 10, or more years go by and you have the same, or worse symptoms. WHAT IS HEALING?When we start to look at ourselves in this interconnected way, the symptoms and the dis-ease label become information and we can get curious about ourselves in a new way - rather than resigning to this is just the way things are.Because that chronic pain in the bottom of your foot may just be related to the tension you hold in your back - which could be related to work or relationship stress, or even a long-ago emotional pain that you had to shelve at the time.While not every single ailment is a life-changing wake up call, many are, and more than you may think.WHERE TO START?Lean into the herbs that will nourish, replenish, an revitalize your body. I've seen this happen time and time again. The micro-nutrients available in plants give us a powerhouse of energy. Couldn’t you use some of that right now? And not the caffeinated kind.There are many people who take pharmaceuticals who are interested in incorporating natural medicine into their lives as well. And the good news is, in many cases you can use both together with good results.But if there's a yearning in you, or you know there must be more to the puzzle - a deeper journey is calling. This is the path offered to you through Pure Love Botanicals classes and programs. You'll do the healing work to reweave seemingly separate aspects of your life, as you connect to nature, and yourself in powerful, new, and loving ways.I recommend you start with the foundations of healing and herbs with my class: “Exploring How Herbs Can Help you”, or you can learn about our upcoming Spring Reset program HERE.You can heal. You've got this - and we've got you.
Welcome to Our New Blog!
How are you all doing? 2020 was not only bizarre but extremely (is ‘challenging’ even the word for it?!). We’ve been completely overhauling our shop, product and program offerings and website. Our new blog feature will educate and empower you in some basic herbal practices. Stay tuned as we answer any questions you may have. Folks often ask us: What’s a tincture? I tried herbs, how come they didn’t work for me? What's the difference between your tea blends and the teabags I use from the regular store? How do I make this tea? What do I do with teas made of roots?! What do you have for weight loss…. Hormones, libido, skin rashes, arthritis, and anxiety! And finally…. Does this taste good?
