Summer is finally here. For many of us, the gloom of winter and the rainy weather in the spring left us feeling—and looking—depleted and gray. Now that summer is here, it could be time for a total body reset. Update your herbal routine this season with herbs that support glowing skin, reset our digestion, and give us the vitamins and minerals we need to glow from head to toe.
Revitalize your skin from within
When it comes to getting that natural glow, we recommend nourishing your skin from the inside out. Our skin can be more sensitive during the summer months due to an increase in sun exposure. Along with a healthy dollop of sunscreen every two hours, take a couple of droppers of The Honest Youth™ every day. This potent herbal formula features tremella mushroom, a fluffy white fungus that’s shown promise in research to help counteract the effects of high UV exposure1. Similarly, the formula contains acerola cherry, a vitamin powerhouse with 100 times more vitamin C than an average orange2. Vitamin C is known to support collagen synthesis and help fend off free radicals from increased sun exposure. With this herbal formula in your regimen, you can enjoy the summer sun while nourishing your skin from within.
Press reset on your gut health
The winter and spring are full of festivities. From New Year's to Memorial Day, you may have had fun but your gut may be begging for help. Reset your digestive fire with the powerful herbs in Never Been Bitter™. Inspired by classic herbal bitters (yes, this formula is perfect for summertime mocktails!), this herbal formula is packed with gut-nourishing roots like burdock, dandelion, and gentian. Roots are great allies when it comes to gut health. The roots in our formula contain healthy prebiotic fiber which not only feeds good gut bacteria but also promotes healthy digestion and detoxification3. If your gut and digestive systems needed a healthy reset months ago, here’s your chance to give it a reset for the months ahead.
Give your mood a boost
Seasonal mood issues are commonplace in the United States. An estimated 10 million Americans struggle with seasonal mood changes4. While it’s common to experience ups and downs in your mood, know that you have lots of tools to help support a more blissful and balanced mood. Herbs are one of our favorite ways to boost our energy, mood, and mental clarity. One of our best formulas for that is Rosé-Tinted Glasses™. It’s packed with mood-boosting and stress-soothing herbs like schisandra berry and Siberian ginseng that’ll surely help you feel more blissed and balanced. All it takes is 1 to 3 droppers a day to give your mood a little reset.
Don’t forget your vitamins and minerals
In the summertime, you could be finding yourself reaching for more light and leafy foods. But still, your busy lifestyle might make it hard to get in your daily green salad or juice. The vitamins and minerals found in ultra-green foods can be hard to find and keep consistently in our diet. For those looking for their greens on the go this season, we love taking Your Wildest Greens™. This herbal formula has five of the world’s most nutrient-dense herbs: chlorella, moringa, spirulina, nettle leaf, and dandelion leaf. These green herbs and algae are packed with vitamins A through K as well as protein, calcium, potassium, and a plethora of antioxidants. With the addition of 100% of your daily value of zinc and vitamin B12, taking Your Wildest Greens™ is a great way to get your daily nutrition while traveling, when you’re hanging on the beach, or heading to work. This summer, we’re getting in our greens but we’re doing it smarter and faster than ever.
Put your stress-o-meter on snooze
Winter and spring brought snow and flowers, but also stress. Work may have been ramping up as well as family and holiday obligations. This summer, we’re focusing on relaxing our minds and bodies while letting stress melt away. For those who battle high stress, worry, and tension day in and day out, we love to keep our limited-edition Take the Edge Off® with Yuzu tincture close by. This herbal formula is made with stress and tension-soothing herbs like skullcap, passionflower, and oatstraw as well as Japanese yuzu juice to help calm body tension and soothe a frazzled nervous system over time. Take the Edge Off® with Yuzu also serves as a white wine alternative so you can keep the booze at bay while curbing stress at the same time5. Win-win! This summer, you can nourish and calm your nervous system, naturally, with the power of herbs.
Reset from head to toe this summer
After busy spring and winter seasons, it’s time to press reset on high stress, tension, our skin, and digestive health. With our Clinical Herbalist-crafted formulas on your side, you can rest assured that you’ll stress less while looking and feeling your best all season long. Summer is on your side this year. Take your herbs and finally relax.
Sources:
- https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jocd.14051
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30150795/
- https://academic.oup.com/nutritionreviews/article/70/9/534/1835513
- https://www.utmb.edu/news/article/utmb-news/2022/10/03/seasonal-affective-disorder-affects-millions-of-people
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20929532/
