Plant-Based Rose Tahini Herbal Popsicles

These delicious freezer pops are inspired by flavours of Middle Eastern desserts, and enhanced by the fragrant herb, sweet woodruff.  While we were experimenting with herbal iced teas

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“Blood Orange” Schizandra Superfood Popsicles Recipe

These delicious, tangy, floral superfood popsicles look like blood orange because of the red centre and orange shell, but they’re actually cherry-schizandra flavoured.  You can easily make the

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Vegan S’mores Fudgesicles with Marshmallow

These fudgy vegan s’mores fudgesicles are delicious and good for the digestive tract. They contain two special ingredients that set them apart from other fudgesicles, and make them

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Make Your Own Herbal First Aid Kit

I took Holistic Herbal Wellness with Savayda in 2014, and one of the most useful things we learned was how to assemble a herbal first aid kit. Because

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Medicinal Benefits of Culinary Herbs

  Did you know that most common culinary herbs also have medicinal benefits?   Enliven your food with easy-to-find fresh herbs this summer. Fresh herbs often have a

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6 Herbal Iced Teas to Try This Summer, and 1 to Avoid

Summer has arrived in Halifax, and we’re making the most of it at Bloom Institute! We iced several infusions of medicinal herbs and conducted a taste test at

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How to Make Your Own Flower Essences

Summer is the time to make your own flower essences.  Flower essences are a type of vibrational medicine, akin to homeopathy, in which the healing energy of flowers

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Deciphering Botanical Latin Names

The Latin names help us to reference specific plants across languages, and fields of study, but what do they mean and where do they come from? Plants have

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Herbal Summer Skin Care Inside & Out

It’s finally looking a bit like summer here in Halifax, and especially after a long winter indoors, our skin is more susceptible to sun damage. Incorporate these herbal

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How to Create Your Own Herbal Materia Medica

The term “materia medica” is latin for “healing materials.” In herbal medicine it refers to the body of knowledge that describes how plants can be used for healing

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