'Tis the Season

Welcome to Barakah Botanicals and my inaugural post! This blog is a space for you to join me on a journey of revitalized health and wellness. The more that I learn and discover I will share with you as I continue on my path towards becoming a teaching herbalist (also called a master herbalist, and I'll be one perhaps after a lifetime of learning from my botanical companions.).

What makes herbal healing timeless? People have consumed and planned consumption of plants for food and medicine since at least the dawn of agriculture. Can the simplicity of eating right and supporting our health through botanical medicine really be all it takes to achieve our wellness goals? I like to think so, but our 21st century lifestyle makes things far more complicated. There is much to undo, re-do, and just plain do, in order to get us where we need to be: at a place where we are the arbiters of our health journey.

Ok, so, take a deep breath. Release.

What I'm talking about is not radical actually. We'll take baby steps. One moment at a time. To begin, let's start thinking and talking about what it takes to start this journey. Do you have to give up your favorite food? Do you have to abruptly alter your kids' diets?

Renowned herbalist Susun Weed, says a firm "no" to drastically changing our diets in the first steps. And Sandra Ellis, in her book Dr. Mom's Healthy Living, also advocates baby steps on the road to health. Deliberate, consistent changes though are smart moves to make to begin nourishing ourselves all the way down to the cellular level.

Watch what Susun Weed says in her YouTube video:



Thanks for reading and Be Well!