UPCOMING EVENTS
Community Medicine Making Circles
with Jen Halima
Create herbal remedies with locally grown plants.
Classes will be the final Saturday of the month at Tonic Herb Shop, from 2:00-4:30
$45 per class or $275 for full series (7 Classes)
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Herbal Teas for Digestion
with Amy Boldt
Saturday, May 4th
2:00-4:00 pm
Learn about and taste herbs known for their digestive powers. You’ll get to taste each herb and will have the opportunity to blend your own formula.
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Fermented Sodas!
with Amanda Thorstad
1:00-2:30 pm
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Beets
/in Herb of the Month /by Ashley DavisFebruary is Heart Month, and beets are beneficial to our heart health. The red color gives you a clue that they are nourishing to the blood.
Actually, the red-violet pigment that gives beets their rich color comes from a compound called Betaine, which has been show to improve vascular health, lower blood pressure, protect the liver from non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and protect other organs from inflammation. (1)
Beets also contain nitrate, which the body converts to vasodilating nitric oxide, another mechanism of lowering blood pressure (2).
AND, beets are loaded with polyphenols (antioxidant), carotenoids (precursor to Vitamin A), vitamin C, folate (vitamin B12), iron, potassium and other minerals (2). These phytonutrients work together to nourish the blood, reduce oxidative stress, lower inflammation & blood pressure, protect the blood vessels, support the liver & improve eyesight (2, 3)
According to Ayurveda, the sweet-tasting and dense beet is provoking for kapha dosha, and raw beets are provoking to pitta, while cooked beets pacify pitta dosha (3). The cooling quality is what helps to pacify pitta. The antioxidant bioflavonoids also reduce disorders related to heat/fire such as allergies, inflammation and infection.
February is a great time of year to detoxify the liver, before the rising temperatures of spring bring a surge in blood flow and biochemical activity.
Beet Muhammara (raw beet & walnut dip)
This was a customer favorite back in the day when we were offering more foods in the kitchen. Now you can enjoy it at home.
Ingredients:
Instructions:
1) Biotricity
2) NIH
3) Joyful Belly