A Delicious Superfood with Many Uses Stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) is one of those nutritious wild foods that has a wonderful range of uses. Many know this prickly plant for it's allergy-taming properties, but nettle is also a superfood in its own right. High in...
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Herbal Focus: Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica)
Hello Stinging Nettle, goodbye allergies! More than just a prickly plant, this herb is nutrient dense, medicinal, and makes gorgeous fiber.
Seeking a Plant-Based Antiviral? Study Finds Stinging Nettle Effective Against Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
Stinging nettle is already known as a power-packed wild green and wonder plant. Researchers have found that it is also a powerful antiviral!
Healing Gout: Natural Remedies That Really Work!
Dietary and lifestyle choices, along with medicinal herbs, can help manage the symptoms of gout, a chronic inflammatory disease.
Suffering From Hay Fever? Here’s How to Naturally Ease Symptoms With Food & Herbs
Exploring food and herbs that ease hay fever symptoms so you can embrace spring and take advantage of all the season has to offer.
Is Sugar Fueling Your Seasonal Allergies?
Is it possible to enjoy a glorious spring without the drawbacks of hay fever and over-the-counter allergy medications? Absolutely!
Allergies Have you Down? Here is the Best Diet and Herbal Remedies for Rapid Relief
Dietary choices and herbal remedies are exceptionally effective in helping minimize the disagreeable symptoms of seasonal allergies.
Here’s How to Naturally Improve Hair Health and Stop Excessive Shedding
Certain lifestyle habits, herbal remedies, and diet changes can significantly reduce hair loss and encourage healthy growth.
Spinning from Vertigo? Here are my Favorite Remedies for Rapid Relief
Natural methods to address vertigo, a condition that leaves you feeling as though you are spinning, tilting, or off-balance with dizziness.
How To Know If You Have a Thyroid Condition — And What To Do About It
The butterfly-shaped thyroid gland may be tiny but it’s powerful, and malfunctions can cause a cascade of significant health issues.
Is Plastic Driving the Obesity Epidemic?
New studies show that plastic bottles and food packaging may be causing significant weight gain and obesity worldwide.
Rapid Relief for Psoriasis and Eczema — Naturally!
Skin ailments like eczema and psoriasis are on the rise as people struggle with leaky gut syndrome, autoimmune conditions, and other factors.
Do Your Kidneys Need a Reboot? Here are My Top Tips
Explore this collection of dietary tips and favorite herbs for maintaining (or re-establishing) kidney health.
Traveling this season? Fortify yourself with these powerful herbal remedies.
Top herbal formulations to help fortify and strengthen immune function during summer travel and seasons of illness.
Cooking on the Wild Side: Ideas & Inspiration for Foraged Fare Year-Round
Are you ready to get excited about wild foods and foraging? Learn more about the magic that comes with foraging your next meal.
Help keep joints happy this winter with my top 4 herbal remedies and lifestyle tips
Increased arthritic pain during the cold winter months may be mitigated with these practical tips and a few of my favorite botanicals.
About Nicole’s Spagyric Herbal Tinctures (Extracts) and Salves
My unique line of apothecary products, Dr. Nicole Apelian’s Herbal Tinctures and Healing Salves are completely wild-harvested and/or organic herbs.
Love Your Kidneys With These Natural Health Tips
Treating These Vital Organs Well The kidneys are often the unsung heroes of detoxification. When exposure to toxins, a genetic predisposition, or lifestyle choices damage these vital organs, it can lead to disease and a host of health issues. Those with diabetes and...
Seasonal Health: Spring
Spring is an excellent time to tend to our detoxification pathways and take steps to reduce the impact of hay fever.
Prepping 101: Wilderness Field Kit and Herbal Medicine Chest
The fragility of our supply chain for essentials has the average person thinking preparedness isn’t just for those living off-grid anymore
Sciatica, Chronic Pain, and You — Natural Remedies that Really Work!
Medicinal herbs and practicing self-care can make a tremendous impact in addressing the impactful pain of sciatica.
Alpha-Gal Syndrome (Red Meat Allergy) Is On The Rise. Here’s How To Defeat It.
AGS is a reaction to the alpha-gal sugar found in beef, pork, and lamb, and cases are steadily increasing around the world.
My Top Herbal Remedies for Urgent Rheumatoid Arthritis Relief
Natural remedies and a shift in lifestyle practices can offer much-needed relief for people suffering from rheumatoid arthritis.
My Seven Favorite Herbs for the Allergy Season (and Asthma Too!)
Here are seven herbal remedies that may calm allergies and help you to stop and smell everything this glorious spring season.
Seasonal Health: Summer!
Enjoying a Naturally Healthy Summertime As we head into summer, there is a good chance we will spend more time outdoors gardening, enjoying nature, and gathering together with family and friends. This is certainly a season to embrace! To ensure that it is comfortable...
Here’s How to Boost Your Bone Health & Avoid Osteoporosis, Naturally!
Exploring different methods for preserving and strengthening bones, including vitamins and minerals, lifestyle, and herbal medicine.
Non-Dairy Chai Tea: A Delicious Way to Fight Inflammation, Pain, & Much More — Recipe Included!
Delicious chai tea is brimming with beneficial herbs that can help ease joint pain, muscle aches, and even chronic inflammation!
Natural Health for Children: An Essential Guide
On the lookout for natural remedies for childhood illnesses and ailments? Check out Nicole Apelian’s guide to kid-friendly herbal remedies.
Herbal Focus: Bilberry(Vaccinium myrtillus)
Bilberry is a powerhouse of nutrition and medicinal uses this is a berry that everyone should get to know!
Discover the Power of Butterbur for Migraines, Allergies, Inflammation and More!
Butterbur is a perennial, delicious wild food that is famously known for its ability to reduce the frequency and severity of migraines.
Struggling to shed unwanted pounds? These underlying conditions may be the cause.
Undiagnosed autoimmune disease, leaky gut, adrenal fatigue, and other factors can make it difficult to achieve your weight loss goals.
Eating Later in the Evening Encourages Obesity. Here’s Why.
New science explains how meal timing plays a major role in energy expenditure, appetite, and pathways within fat tissue.
Favorite Things: Foraging Field Reference Bandana
When the Wazoo Survival Gear crew asked me to help them create this foraging field reference bandana along with Mark Merriwether Vorderbruggen I was thrilled. Foraging is something I teach a few times every year because it is such an important part of being prepared...
Ask Dr. Nicole: Are there any natural allergy remedies?
Hi Nicole, it’s allergy season and I am more miserable and uncomfortable than I’ve been in a long time. It seems to get a little worse each year. Any suggestions when it comes to natural allergy remedies?
Natural Remedies for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Guest Post by Dr. Brent Wells, D.C. Rheumatoid Arthritis (also known as RA) begins when your immune system attacks and lines the thin layer of tissue that is located near your joints. Usually, joints are affected the worst, but in some cases, it can also spread...
Can Excess Salt Damage Immunity? Researchers Say Yes.
Scientists have found that excess sodium intake is linked to many health conditions, and also lowers resistance to bacteria infections.
The Bone-Gut Axis: A Revolutionary Approach to Predicting Osteoporosis
Researchers have found another compelling reason for making gut health a priority: bone density and strength.
Herbalism 101: Harnessing the Power of Plant-Based Medicine
Plant medicine has been time-tested for millennia in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda – here are some tips to start making your own.
How to Foster Nature Connection for Holistic Healing
We are all in need of Vitamin N, nature. It’s a really easy prescription to write for yourself, and it’s free.
Herbal Focus: Bee Balm(Monarda didyma)
Bee balm is a beautiful plant that attracts a range of pollinators into your garden, including hummingbirds, bees, and butterflies.