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Star Anise for Digestion

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Star Anise - the Superstar Spice

Star anise is a spice that comes from an evergreen tree, and it has a sweet licorice smell. This spice helps with gut healing, it helps to fight off gut bacteria, fungi, and even the flu virus. It is also known for its disease-fighting and pain-relieving properties. Even in aromatherapy it can be used therapeutically to help with digestion, and ease aches and pains.

For those of you who love black licorice, you would absolutely love the smell and flavor of star anise tea. If you don't particularly like it, capsules are a great way to get the benefits while skipping the flavor. When it comes to drinking star anise in your tea, the stronger the brew the better. I highly recommend it for those of you with leaky gut issues or chronic pain.

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Star Anise Teas
Star Anise Capsules

Try My Delicious, Easy Star Anise Recipe

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Hot Licorice Chocolate Recipe

All you need is 3 simple ingredients!

* 1 Star Anise Pod or 1 Tea Bag

* 1 TBSP cacao powder

* 1tsp turbinado sugar

Instructions: Add 8oz boiling water or almond milk to a coffee mug. Steep star anise pod in water/milk for anywhere from 2 to 20 minutes (the longer the better). Then, add cacao and sugar and use a frother tool to blend it well. That is all you need to do to have the most amazing and healthy hot licorice chocolate drink. You can use this star anise recipe over and over again as an herbal remedy for healing the gut and easing pain.

 

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Lion’s Mane Benefits for Brain and Nerves

How to Support Your Brain and Nerves

Lion's mane is a medicinal mushroom with numerous health benefits. It has been shown to regenerate nerve cells, heal nerve damage, and improve cognition. One study showed that 3 grams of powder was separated into multiple capsules daily for a few months. The results show that it can offer brain benefits to ease dementia symptoms.

Mushroom Elixirs

A sweet coffee lion's mane elixir for energy and mental clarity.

Lion's Mane Capsules

Add a daily dose to your morning supplementation routine.

Protein Powder

Enjoy powdered mushroom in a creamy vanilla protein shake.

Dementia Destroys the Brain and Nerves

When I was 18, I lost someone special in my life to dementia.  My great grandmother, Elizabeth (she went by "Granny Lee"). She was a beautiful woman inside and out, and an incredible Italian cook! She loved having her grandchildren and great grand babies visit her. I was fairly young, but I can remember her first telltale signs of dementia. She became forgetful and agitated more frequently. She started to tell  confusing stories, but for a while she kept her enthusiasm and charisma. After a few years, her mental health declined, and she lost her sense of self. She even forgot who we were - her daughters included. Eventually, she lost muscular control and could no longer feed herself.

Learn about Lion's Mane Benefits

Had I only known about Lion's Mane benefits at the time, I would have pleaded for her to use it! It turns out, lion's mane boosts and maintains memory, neurotransmitters, brain function, and intelligence. It is a smart herb tonic. Using it can promote nerve growth and relieve nerve pain.  An amazing superfood like lion's mane can reduce the risk of diseases. It supports nerve and brain diseases like Alzheimer's, dementia, Multiple Sclerosis, and Fibromyalgia. The ingestion methods for this medicinal mushroom is to add it to food, tincture, or tea to experience lion's mane benefits.

Lion's mane can also be used for healing digestion and ulcers.  It can even improve debility and fatigue. You don't need to have something wrong with you to use lion's mane, though. Mushrooms are preventative, so you can reduce the risk of cognitive issues and support brain health with lion's mane. Promote longevity with this immune-boosting edible mushroom. This superfood mushroom even supports the heart, blood, and inflammatory response. Isn't it amazing that a single medicinal mushroom can be used for so many health benefits?

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Health Benefits of Elderberry

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What are Black Elderberries good for anyway?

Elderberries are very versatile in nature and perform multiple functions in the body. They activate the immune system to fight infection at the onset of illness. The fruit can be taken in frequent high doses for a few days when coming down with a cold or flu. When trying to reduce the risk of catching an illness, it can be taken infrequently. Also, elderberries directly kill bacteria, viruses, and/or fungi. It goes great in combination with licorice root to soothe and heal a sore throat/cough. It also blends perfectly with elder flower (the other medicinal part of the Elder plant) to help break a fever or fight off allergens. There are numerous benefits of Elderberry but herbs are more effective when taken in combination with synergistic herbs.

I encourage you to learn more about herbal medicine (or herbalism) to uncover not only the benefits of elderberry but the benefits of all kinds of herbs and superfoods.  To be and stay healthy takes commitment to stick to a healthy on diet and supplement plan, among other lifestyle factors. I am a Holistic Nutritionist who can guide you on a path to better health and longevity. It is my pleasure to introduce you to more immune-boosting tips with my "Fight Infections Naturally" nutrition lesson.  Get started with a holistic nutrition evaluation here.