Herbs for Whole30: Help Reduce Cravings, Improve Digestion, & Boost Nutrition

The Whole30 is one of our favorite diet plans – or, as we prefer to call them, food experiments! It’s a great way to reset your eating habits, change your relationship with food and cooking, and discover your own personal food intolerances or sensitivities. As herbalists, we’ve seen it accomplish amazing things for our clients – but we’ve also found ways to make it more enjoyable, efficient, and effective! Nowadays we always recommend herbs for Whole30 enhancement to our clients and students, and work with them ourselves. In our experience, the best herbs for Whole30 success have effects on one of three main areas: cravings, digestion, and nutrition. Herbs like tulsi and schisandra can really curb sugar cravings, or longings for foods that are not Whole30-approved. Plants like calamus and sage can improve your digestive function, which is especially relevant if your Whole30 diet has more fat or protein than your previous habit, as often occurs. Wild greens like dandelions & nettles provide nutrient density, variety, & complexity, while adaptogens and immune modulators such as astragalus or shiitake can improve core functions of immunity and hormonal communication. However you work with herbs for Whole30, your experience will be improved for sure! Herbs discussed include tulsi , schisandra , calamus , fennel , ginger, sage, dandelion, parsley, basil , nettle, astragalus, codonopsis, shiitake / maitake, & seaweeds . Mentioned in this episode: The Holistic Herbalism Podcast, episode 76: Herbs to Control Sugar Cravings Fire Cider Nettle and Friends The Holistic Herbalism Podcast, episode 81: Friends of Nettle (Herbal Formulas in Pairs) Bone Broth Demystified Wondering where can you learn how to work with herbs? In the Herbal Medicine-Making course , of course! There are 47 close-up, step-by-step videos showing how to make all the kinds of herbal preparations – plus recipes, printable instruction cards, and more. You can ask us questions on anything you’re wondering about, both in the discussion threads or in our twice-weekly live Q&A web conferences. You get to learn on your own schedule and have live access to Katja & Ryn! It’s the best of both worlds. As always, please subscribe, rate, & review our podcast wherever you listen, so others can find it more easily. Thank you!! Our theme music is “Wings” by Nicolai Hei Support the show You can find all of our online herbalism courses at online.commonwealthherbs.com!