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My Emergency Field Kit is a Must-Have. Here’s Why.
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Nicole Apelian’sWellness Blog
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.
Wild Joy: The Bliss (and Challenges) of Nature Adventures, My Story
Nicole’s relationship with nature and love of wild places was established early, and has only deepened as her journey continues.
Why I Never Leave Home Without My Herbal Travel Pack DIY Bonus – How to make an herbal tincture
Nicole’s Travel Pack is a potent herbal trinity made up of Usnea Lichen and Elderberry Tinctures, and All-Purpose (First Aid) Salve.
True Happiness: Life Lessons from the Kalahari San Bushmen
On cultivating a sense of community in our lives, and enjoying the benefits of true connection with others.
My Best-Loved Herbal Remedies for Topical Use
Nicole shares some of her favorite healing botanicals for topical use, their benefits, and usage information.
Nature Preparedness and Survival: My Essential Guide
Nicole Apelian and Shawn Clay have created a guide that will help you to better prepare for your nature adventures.
Discover the Joy of Wild foods, Foraging, and DIY Spore Prints
Nicole shares her enthusiasm for foraging in the wilderness for food, including plants you may be able to locate close to home.
How Herbal Remedies Can Help Transform Lives – One Family’s Story
A loyal customer shares her and her family’s ongoing success with a range of herbal products from Nicole’s Apothecary.
The Transformative Power of Wild Places and Connection—My Journey
Nicole shares highlights of her nature connection, ancestral knowledge, natural wellness, and survival skills journey.
Herbal Focus: Cordyceps (Cordyceps militaris)
Boost energy, calm Inflammation, and regulate blood sugar with Cordyceps, a miracle mushroom with an impressive range of benefits.
My Top 5 Tips for Keeping Your Brain Healthy, Clear, and Sharp
Nicole discusses how diet, exercise, herbal remedies, and more have all helped to keep her mind clear and sharp throughout her MS journey.
Why Healing a Leaky Gut Should be a Top Priority for Health;
Plus: 6 Herbs for Leaky Gut
Leaky Gut Syndrome is associated with increased intestinal permeability. Learn more about herbal and diet support for this condition.
Experience a New Level of Potency with Spagyric Tinctures
Tincture formulations can vary in quality and effectiveness. Learn about our alcohol, dual-extraction, spagyric method extraction techniques.
Herbal Focus: Blue Elderberry (Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea)
All about elderberry, why it’s one of the most imporant herbs you can use during the cold & flu season, and Nicole’s top 3 uses.
My Favorite Diet for Managing Multiple Sclerosis
Diet, intermittent fasting, and herbal support are crucial elements in reducing Nicole’s MS symptoms and maintaining her active life.
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.
Exercise, Multiple Sclerosis, and Brain Health—Here’s What You Need to Know
Research highlights the connection between physical activity and brain function in MS patients, and the impact fitness can have on symptoms.
Herbal Focus: St. John’s Wort (Hypericum perforatum)
St. John’s Wort is a yellow-flowered botanical known for easing depression and anxiety, but it’s also an exceptional anti-inflammatory.
Gratitude: A Powerful Practice for Relieving Stress and Anxiety
Practicing gratitude can become a habit that powerfully shifts our thoughts so that we experience less stress and anxiety.
Herbal Focus: Lion’s Mane Mushroom (Hericium erinaceus)
Lion’s Mane mushroom is an outstanding medicinal herbal remedy, providing stress and anxiety support, boosting energy, and reducing fatigue.
Stress less this holiday season with these 4 easy (and perhaps surprising) tips
There will always be busy moments, but these practices can help to break the stress cycle and support your ultimate wellness.
Herbal Focus: Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera)
The ashwagandha plant has a wide range of medicinal uses that include stress relief, improved cognitive function, and enhanced immunity.
Struggling with Lyme disease? Wild Teasel may help
Approximately 300,000 Americans are diagnosed with Lyme Disease annually, Wild Teasel may help with prevention and to support treatment.
Why We Need Nature This Winter
Taking the time to enjoy nature—especially during the cold winter months—is an important aspect of self-care and holistic healing.
My Favorite Herbal Remedies for the Cold and Flu Season
These 6 herbs help maintain lung health, boost immunity, and reduce fevers – supporting overall well-being throughout the winter and beyond.
Suffering from autoimmunity? Avoid these popular herbs
If you suffer from an autoimmune disorder, it’s important to tread carefully when using herbs like echinacea, goldenseal, and astragalus.
Reishi Mushroom (Ganoderma lucidum)
Reishi mushroom helps to strengthen the body against the negative effects of stress and encourages healthy immune function.
The Gift of Discomfort
Surviving (and thriving) in raw, untamed wilderness. Nicole Apelian talks joyful triumph and her new mini-series, “Surviving The Stone Age”.
One simple way to protect yourself from the threat of 5G
Mounting research has shown that EMF can have serious consequences on our well-being – radiation blockers may provide protection.
Why Medicinal Mushroom Tinctures are My Top Choice for Autoimmune Disorders
Evidence has shown Reishi, Lion’s Mane, and Turkey Tail to be effective in regulating immune responses in folks with autoimmune conditions.
Herbal Focus: Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis)
Lemon balm is a fragrant, citrusy, natural remedy to soothe mind, body, and spirit – a health promoting powerhouse!
The Invincible Herbal Extract: Why it’s Better Than Pills
Dr. Nicole Apelian discusses why tinctures are the most effective way to harness and utilize the power of medicinal herbs.
Wildfire and Smoke Season: Healing Herbs and Recipes for Lung Support
Dr. Nicole shares 7 protective and therapeutic herbs that ease anxiety, address respiratory complaints, and help repair lung damage.
The 10 Medicinal Plants You Want to Have in Your Backyard
Nicole’s Medicinal Seed Garden Kit will fit into your backyard with the most incredible, aromatic herbs you need for maximum health benefits.
Herbal Focus: Violets (Viola spp.)
Violets are a plant that most people can identify out in the wild, but many folks don’t know that these lovelies are both edible and medicinal.
Herbal Focus: Plantain (Plantago major and P. lanceolata )
It’s not a weed, it’s plantain, Nicole’s #1 go-to plant! Plantain is edible and its medicinal uses include help for stings, bites, rashes, and splinters.
Herbal Focus: Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
The entire dandelion plant, commonly regarded as a weed, is edible, nutritious, and can be used for myriad medicinal purposes.
Herbal Focus: Borage (Borago officinalis)
Borage is an edible and medicinal plant with blue flowers. It’s a great addition to your garden as it brings in pollinators and butterflies – bees love it!
Life After Alone: What am I Doing Now?
Check in with Nicole Apelian to see what the Alone alum is up to now. New ventures, adventures, and maintaining that good work-life balance.
Yerba Santa, My Top 3 Uses!
Yerba Santa is an herb used to dry up mucus fast. Keep it at the ready during cold season and allergy season for symptom relief.
10 Medicinal Mushrooms And Possible Health Benefits
Our Earth is a reservoir of abundant edible and medicinal mushrooms possessing many health benefits. Fungi boast enormous potential when it comes to maintaining your mental and physical well-being. Mushrooms have a high medicinal and nutritional value that aids in...
Aronia Berries, Ursolic Acid, and MS
Ursolic Acid is found in Aronia Berries, and new studies show it to be an exciting new area of Multiple Sclerosis research.
MS, General Health, and Yoga: Useful Tips for Your Home Yoga Space
Yoga has skyrocketed in popularity in recent years, with more than 36 million Americans engaging in it, according to a recent survey. While many yoga practitioners enjoy the sense of community experienced in a yoga class, many others prefer to practice mindfulness in...
Smart Ways To Heal Shoulder Pain Holistically
Shoulder pain is a common problem, but herbal remedies, exercise, and yoga can be used together to both strengthen the shoulders and ease pain.
EMF Protection for the 5G Rollout: Why I Use Blushield
As technology continues to expand, there is a real concern when it comes to EMF exposure. What are the possible benefits of EMF protection?
Stress Less: The Key to Immune Health
The more we stress the more susceptible we become to an attack on our immune system. Doctor Nicole Apelian shares simple, effective ideas to keep the peace.
Combatting Hashimoto’s With Natural Medicine
(Guest Blog by Jennifer Bell) Hashimoto’s, a disease in which the immune system attacks the thyroid; resulting in hormone level issues, is a hard disease to deal with. If you or a loved one are dealing with Hashimoto’s, it’s likely that you’ve tried various treatments...
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?
New Release by Laura Prepon, featuring Dr. Nicole Apelian (part of Laura’s “Mom Squad”)
You and I, As Mothers – Actress and New York Times bestselling author Laura Prepon’s raw and honest guide to navigating motherhood is a must-read.