Same Herb, Different People, Opposite Results: Here's Why

Have you ever tried an herb that everyone swears by, and it did nothing for you—or even made things worse? Good news: it all comes down to energetics, and once you learn to see people and plants through this lens, you’ll be able to choose the right herbs with confidence.

Over the last few weeks, I’ve asked you to send in your questions about herbal energetics—and send them in you did!

In this episode, I’m answering some of the questions I heard most often:

Why would an herb work for one person, but not for someone else?What if your signs are mixed and you don’t fit into neat categories of hot or cold, dry or damp?What to do when your body changes over time?Can you keep working with the herbs you love, even if they’re not a great energetic match?

Along the way, I'll give you a few simple questions you can ask yourself tonight about your constitution and energetics, so you can begin to apply these principles to your own herbal practice.

By the end of this episode, you’ll know:

► What to do when choosing herbs for a person who runs hot—but whose symptoms are cold

► Why your energetics can shift dramatically during different seasons of life

► How preparation can change the energetic experience of an herb

► How combining herbs can help you work around qualities that are too warming, cooling, drying, or moistening

►Why the way an herb is grown can matter—and how to use your tastebuds to determine whether it will work for you

►and so much more…