The Problem: Winter Stagnation & Stress You know the feeling: the post-meal heaviness that lasts for hours, the bloating, and the sluggish energy. This isn't just about what you ate; it’s a systemic shift compounded what inevitably happens in the Winter: Less Movement:  We are naturally more sedentary, slowing down metabolic fire. Stress Hijack:  The holidays and persistent cold trigger stress responses, causing the body to pull energy away from the digestive tract—the "Rest

How demulcent herbs save us from hot, dry inflammation  As Spring emerges with her bouquets of pollen, there seem to be two main kinds of seasonal allergy sufferers: the runny, drippy, puffy folks, and the dry, scratchy, hot folks The runny, drippy, puffy folks we will have to save for another time- since the herbal action we are about to discuss is more likely to intensify these symptoms than ease them. Today we're looking at the dry, scratchy, hot folks. This may still come