How is the start to your fall going?

This time of year, many folks find that they are congested.

Maybe it's fall pollen allergies. The ragweed and mugwort are blooming and spreading their pollen on the fall winds.

Maybe it's a head cold from the change in weather or increased exposure due to schools opening.

Maybe you have turned your heat on and the air is drying to your sinuses, causing them to create excess mucous as a counter reaction.

Maybe it just is congestion for no sensible or known reason. Or maybe it is multiple reasons compiled.

It may not matter why you are congested. You can still ease the congestion with herbs. Here are a couple of my favorite quick go to's for easing sinus and nose congestion.

I offer an online course, called Nourish Yourself. This course teaches folks how to incorporate common herbs, in simple ways, into daily life.

This course provides tools to help you gain deep nourishment from herbs, offering resilience and adaptability in a rapidly changing world.

If you are feeling burnt out, rundown, overwhelmed, or stressed and don’t want to go into the winter feeling this way, then this course if for you.

One of my all time favorite herbs is tulsi, also known as holy basil or sacred basil. This species of basil has origins in India. It smells divine and tastes lovely. There are many varieties of holy basil that can all be used interchangeably. Their tastes vary from earthy to sweet. Tulsi is an adaptogenic herb with an affinity for the nervous system.

This is part 5 in the "Back to School Time" series. Adaptogens are herbs that help normalize and moderate body functions. They help bring our body toward a healthy state of homeostasis. g our body toward a healthy state of homeostasis.

Do you have chamomile and mint teas in your kitchen cabinet? If so, great! If not, it may be time to go get some. Luckily these are two herbs you will always find in the tea isle of any store. They seem to be the most common herbs (other than tea, coffee, and parsley) in American culture (if that is even a thing).

This is part 4 in the blog series, Herbs for the Back to School Season. These two herbs are great to have on hand for yourself and your kids for a number of reasons.