Connecting you with the herbs your body is already searching for
Reduce congestion with this herbal steam
There's nothing worse than being clogged up, eyes streaming, when you are full of cold. Reduce congestion with this herbal steam inhalation. A herbal steam inhalation is essentially a herbal tea. But instead of drinking it, you place your head over a bowl of steaming...
Reduce anxiety with this emergency exercise
Reduce anxiety, stress or overwhelm with this quick and discrete visualisation. You can use whenever you feel anxious or upset. https://youtu.be/rj6yiRV99cw Medical Herbalist and High Performance coach, Tracy Tutty, introduces you to an exercise to reduce anxiety or...
How to breathe better in September
Breathe better September lifts the lid on all things respiratory. 700,000 kiwis have a respiratory condition - that's a lot, huh. Join me and thousands of other kiwis in the breathe better September challenge. What's the breathe better September challenge? This month...
Sweet Violet
I've always had a soft spot for sweet violet. I love the smell. The taste is divine. My favourite sweets are violet cremes. I used to treat myself to a small box of rose and violet cremes from Fortnum and Mason when I lived in London every Christmas. Just remembering...
Formal relaxation to reduce your stress
I often recommend formal relaxation to my patients because it provides a space where your body can get on with the business of healing. Your body knows exactly what it needs to do to heal itself. Our job is to provide it with the resources it needs to do just that. I...
Indigenous people and their medicine
9 August 2019 is the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. While the theme this year is indigenous languages, I'm choosing to celebrate our indigenous people by celebrating their plant medicine. Indigenous medicine has a long lineage. The use of 67...
How to protect Golden Seal
Golden Seal has been used by the Cherokee nation long before Europeans had heard of the plant. Traditionally used as a bitter herb to support digestive problems, it is now more widely known for its ability to break down catarrh and to overcome bacterial invasion...
Your recipe for a warming relaxing bedtime drink
Nothing beats cosying up with a warming relaxing drink in front of the fire when it's cold outside. Here's a recipe for my favourite bedtime drink. It combines the powerful anti-inflammatory and antioxidant benefits of turmeric with ashwaghanda. Ashwaghanda is known...
Reduce congestion with this herbal tea
Travelling around with a headcold is no fun. I was congested with a blocked nose and sinus related headache. So I popped into a local herbal store and bought some herbs to remedy the situation. Ingredients 30g Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus globulus) leaves 15g Mullein...
How to do a walking meditation
It's mental health awareness week this week Mental health awareness week takes place from 8 - 15 October in New Zealand. This year the focus is: let nature in, strengthen your wellbeing. A wonderful way of combining calmness with nature is walking meditation. You...
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Tracy Tutty is a Medical Herbalist, Stress Therapist and Performance Coach with a passion for making herbal remedies and natural beauty products.
Tracy believes that your body knows exactly what it needs to do to heal itself. My job as your herbalist is to connect you with the herb or herbs your body is already searching for.