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There’s a lot of talk these days about the sun, its effect on the skin, and how to go about protecting it. You see, your skin is your body’s largest organ, and it’s been said by some that your skin is the window to your health. But what does that mean exactly — “a window […]

4 Must-Have Herbs to Help with Summer Skin Damage | Growing Up Herbal | Looking for help for sun damaged skin this summer? Here are four herbs that can come to your rescue!
How To Change Your Life By Following In Your Mentor’s Footsteps | Growing Up Herbal | Sometimes, all it takes to making lasting changes in your life is following in someone else footsteps. Here’s how the 2018 Herbs & Essential Oils Super Bundle can help you take your natural lifestyle to a whole new level!

When I first decided to pursue natural living, I started by learning from people I had grown to admire — people who were like me, only further along in their journey. These mentors of mine were so knowledgeable about all sorts of things from healthy eating to natural birthing, from cleaning their homes with non-toxic […]

As someone who is smack in the middle of her “childbearing” years, menopause is rarely something that crosses my mind. Puberty is almost a distant memory, and actually bearing a child is quite a ways away. So I go from cycle to cycle, perhaps taking it for granted, nearly always cursing it at some point. […]

The Great Change: Managing Menopause With Grace | Growing Up Herbal | Menopause is a big deal. Your body takes on one of the biggest shifts it ever will, and you will come out on the other side a different person. However, with the right mindset, herbs, and lifestyle choices, you could come out better than ever.
5 Lessons Learned About Postpartum Hormones After Four Pregnancies (Plus 7 Herbal DIYs for Postpartum Mamas) | Growing Up Herbal | Postpartum hormones got you feeling like you don’t know who you are? Here are natural hormonal helps for the postpartum mom.

One of the biggest fears I had during my first pregnancy was how my postpartum hormones would affect me once my baby was born. I’d heard a variety of stories from friends about how postpartum hormones affected them. Some said that their hair fell out in clumps, more reported their energy was zapped, and some revealed […]

Welcome back for part 2 of the Naturally Healthy Hormones for Women blog series. If you missed part 1, you can find it here. While every woman and her experience with hormones is unique, for many post-pubescent women, hormones are rarely thought about until something causes a hormonal shift — like pregnancy for example. Growing […]

What Every Woman Ought To Know About Pregnancy Hormones | Growing Up Herbal | Come learn about pregnancy hormones and how they contribute to common pregnancy-related ailments. Plus, I’m sharing some helpful DIY herbal recipes to help support the body through these ailments as well!
Pull Yourself Together: 5 Ways To Start Taking Control of Your Hormonal Health | Growing Up Herbal | Caitlin shares a personal story about a time when she was “hormonal.” She also gives an overview of the endocrine system and shares 5 areas you can focus on to begin to take control of your hormonal health naturally. 

Hormones often get a bad reputation because when they are out of whack, we feel so powerless. While we may not be able to completely control the ups and downs of our hormones, we can start paying better attention and help them out a little. In the first installment of the naturally healthy hormone series, Caitlin […]

Are you interested in learning how to use plants to support your health in as natural a way as possible — plants that grow in your backyard or in the forest behind your home or can be found in the local herb shop? If so, here's how you can become an herbalist!

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Pull Yourself Together: 5 Ways To Start Taking Control of Your Hormonal Health | Growing Up Herbal | Caitlin shares a personal story about a time when she was “hormonal.” She also gives an overview of the endocrine system and shares 5 areas you can focus on to begin to take control of your hormonal health naturally. 

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