“Hi, my name is Rain, and I make my own soap.”
The first thing that comes to mind when I hear the words “natural remedies” is the image of a hippie chick with grass skirts and hemp clothing, she eats barley for dinner and in fact makes her own soap, paper, shoes…you name it.
But I do not like to scoff at natural or naturopathic remedies, because some actually do work.
One of the ones I swear by is the use of fennel. I have a super sensitive stomach, anything can trigger a stomach ache, bad food, good food, fried food, alcohol, and the list goes on. But from a young age, my mom would always give me fennel seeds to sooth any belly aches.
Delving deeper, fennel is what I would call a super plant. It is not only used as a vegetable, but as a spice and herb! The bulb that grows in the ground is the vegetable, often used in soups and stews, the sprouts are the herb and the seeds are the spice. The seeds are what I consume to ease stomach pains, but not only are they great for indigestion they also help with menstrual cramps.
To take the seeds to another level, their healing properties have been seen to have an effect on colitis (inflamed large intestine), heart disease and high blood pressure. One study discovered the seeds to have brain boosting effects, making them great for those people with memory loss (even dementia and Alzheimer’s).
3 Easy ways to incorporate fennel into you diet:
1) Add a pinch of seeds to you cup of tea. This is one of my ingredients when I make chai.
2) Use the seeds as one of your spices when cooking curries
3) The fennel herb is mild enough to pair with salmon (poach it in the oven with a bit of lemon, salt and pepper)
A natural Beauty Recipe indeed!
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