
The Healthy Herb Podcast
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The Healthy Herb Podcast explores the world of home herbalism to help you build greater health, resilience, and joy in everyday life. Whether you’re just getting started with herbs or deep into your plant path, each episode offers grounded, practical wisdom you can apply right away. Though the show is no longer releasing new episodes, the archive is packed with timeless tips, herbal insights, and empowering conversations. Binge now and reconnect with the healing power of plants.
Episodes(40 episodes)

E78 - Slow Living and Becoming an Herbalist with Julia Linsteadt
Julia Linsteadt, of A Farm to Keep, and Brighid have a lovely conversation about slow living, becoming an herbalist, making the most of the moment. Julia Linsteadt is the creative behind A Farm to Keep, where she shares recipes, projects, and inspiration for her readers to lead a slow, creative, and content life. She resides on a small farm in the hills of Northern California with her husband and two kids. Learn more at afarmtokeep.com.
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Published: Nov 14, 2022Duration: 49:29

E77 - Chickweed, a Wild Food and Medicine
Learn all about the common garden weed chickweed. This is a nutrient dense wild food that is also medicinal in a variety of ways, from breaking up cysts, improving liver and lymph function, aiding weight loss routines, and supporting recovery from debilitated states. You can likely find it in your own backyard right now!
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Published: Nov 8, 2022Duration: 58:31

E76 - Herbs for Kids' Immune Health
Top 6 herbs that are good to have on hand during the cold and flu season and how to offer them to children.
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Published: Oct 24, 2022Duration: 55:24

E76 - Aronia Berry: the North American Super Fruit
Aronia berry is native to North America and tops the charts in antioxidant content. Discover the history, science, health benefits and use of this common wild super fruit.
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Published: Oct 14, 2022Duration: 53:19

E75 - Lady's Mantle, a Magical Herb for Women
Lady's Mantle, Alchemilla, is named after alchemy due to its magical water droplets that appear on its leaves in the morning. This herb is a beautiful garden plant but is also a medicinal plant that is especially helpful through all phases of a woman's life.
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Published: Sep 30, 2022Duration: 42:13

E74 - Fall Herb Projects and Recipes
In this episode, Brighid talks about the fun herb and garden projects she has been up to this fall. Yarrow tincture, beet kvass, vegetable tea, gotu kola infusion, mint harvesting and more.
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Published: Sep 23, 2022Duration: 41:49

E73 - Decolonization of Herbalism
What is decolonization of herbalism and how do we do it? Examples of how modern day herbalism has been affected by colonization mentality and what we can do to change it.
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Published: Jun 21, 2022Duration: 1:09:46

E72 - Top 5 Herbs for Digestive Health
In this episode, Brighid discusses the path of digestion, important lifestyle habits, and the top 5 herbs to support healthy digestion. What to eat, how to support the microbiome, and what the best herbs to ingest to improve and nourish the health of digestion are all covered in this detailed and inspiring episode.
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Published: Jun 11, 2022Duration: 51:08

E71 - Ground Ivy, Medicine at Your Feet
Ground Ivy is a common lawn and garden weed that has many medicinal benefits for the ears, lungs, sinuses, digestion, liver, and more! Find out all about how to ID, harvest, and prepare this medicinal plant to benefit many aspects of health. Plus a discussion about long infusions versus decoctions of roots.
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Published: May 29, 2022Duration: 1:01:56

E70 - Chamomile, a Powerfully Gentle Herb
Learn the ins and outs of the popular herb chamomile plus a story about how it worked to heal my child's eye infection in a day!
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Published: May 20, 2022Duration: 51:53

E69 - Chaga Mushroom Perspectives
If you use or forage Chaga mushroom, then this episode is important to listen to. We cover what type of mushroom it is, its lifecycle, medicinal properties, population sustainability, foraging practices, and alternative herbs and mushrooms to replace its use with.
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Published: May 12, 2022Duration: 1:05:35

E68 - Edible & Medicinal Spring Flowers, Fairies, and much more!
This episode covers a lot of fun herbal topics including edible spring flowers, dandelion and violet preparations, hawthorn, adaptogen drinks for energy, Beltaine, fairies and more!
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Published: May 5, 2022Duration: 59:53

E67 - Invasive Plant Medicine
What is the difference between invasive and native plants? How can we learn and benefit from invasive plants? A refreshing and perhaps controversial perspective is offered on this topic. Plus the invasive herbs rose, barberry, and knotweed are highlighted in this episode. The book Invasive Plant Medicine by Timothy Lee Scott is also highlighted.
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Published: Apr 28, 2022Duration: 58:15

E66 - 5 Travel Herbs plus Spring Nettle Harvest & Recipes
5 herbs that I wish I had brought on my recent travels and why, a story about yarrow tincture and an injured hen, how to harvest spring nettle, and 3 ways (plus variations) to cook and eat it!
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Published: Apr 22, 2022Duration: 54:20

E65 - Top Ten Takeaways for the Home Herbalist
The top 10 takeaways that are important when learning home herbalism. Brighid talks about basic concepts and paradigm shifts that are necessary to understand as you learn and grow as a home herbalist.
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Published: Apr 15, 2022Duration: 55:46

E64 - Seaweed, a Nutritious Wild Food & Medicine
Learn all about the various seaweeds, the nutrients they hold and the benefits of health they offer. Seaweeds contain all of the essential vitamins and minerals. They bind with heavy metals, removing them from our bodies, while protecting us against radiation and its harmful effects. Seaweed supports multiple body systems including cardiovascular, endocrine, reproductive, musculoskeletal, and more! Plus, you will learn how to easily incorporate this wild healing food into your diet.
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Published: Apr 7, 2022Duration: 43:35

E63 - Why Wild Plants are Important for Health and How to Easily Get Them into Your Diet
We explore the history of food cultivation and why it is important that we still incorporate wild food and herbs into our diets to be healthy. We discuss how to incorporate wild plants into everyday living for optimum health benefits. This podcast is informed and inspired by the book Eating on the Wild Side by Jo Robinson and has excerpts from the book read and commented on.
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Published: Mar 31, 2022Duration: 48:59

E62 - Spring Cleansing, Why I Don't and the Alternatives
Cleansing or detoxing with food and herbs is a popular health modality, however I don't do it. Learn why it can be damaging to health and discover healthier alternatives to build the health of the liver, digestion, and whole body.
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Published: Mar 24, 2022Duration: 1:06:45

E61 - Your Questions Answered IV: Anxiety & Head Cold Herbs, Wild Food, and The Wise Woman Tradition
Brighid answers your questions about what herbs help relieve stress, anxiety, and head colds. Plus what wild foods you can eat in the winter and early spring and what is The Wise Woman Tradition of Healing.
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Published: Mar 17, 2022Duration: 1:08:32

E60 - 3 Ways to Nourish Wholeness plus Teas vs Infusions
We explore the three ways to nourish wholeness, including optimum nutrition, simple ceremony, and compassionate listening. We define what it means to be in "Right Relationship". The differences between herbal tea, infusions, and nourishing herbal infusions are explained.
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Published: Mar 10, 2022Duration: 1:05:18