Intentional Inconvenience, Rhodiola Rhapsody, Stimulants for Midwives, & "Poisonous Mints"

This is our one-year anniversary episode! This week we cover a lot of ground. Katja talks about ways adding a little inconvenience to your home environment helps encourage you to move more. She also talks about how she came around to appreciating rhodiola as an herb on our honeymoon to Iceland, and offers some non-caffeine-containing stimulant herbs for midwives (and anyone who may have long nights ahead). Then, Ryn shares some of his discoveries on looking for exceptions to the herbalist’s adage that “nothing in the mint family is poisonous”. Herbs discussed include rhodiola, angelica , eleuthero, tulsi, betony , calamus , yarrow , ground ivy , & pennyroyal. Mentioned in this podcast: Roseroot – Herb of the North , Anna Rósa 8 Poisonous Plant Families , Marc Williams Botany In A Day & Shanleya’s Quest , Tom Elpel Toxic Plants of North America, Second Edition , Burrows & Tyrl ~ If you like our podcast, you might like learning from us in a more intentional way – like with our Herbalism 101 program! It’s a great way to start incorporating herbs into your daily life, to keep you and your loved ones healthy and resilient all year round! Support the show You can find all of our online herbalism courses at online.commonwealthherbs.com!