Herbal living can be as complex or simple as you choose. I enjoy eating using a more organic method. I don’t go crazy to buy all organic and avoid all other foods. I love my meats, and junk food, but try to cook and eat as healthy as possible. I grow my own herbs, and plan to have back my larger garden for vegetables as well. I do, however, have a few lettuces, peppers and pea plants etc. Buying from the store though, is fine. The only thing I make an effort to avoid is the already prepared foods and frozen section; although I have visited them on occasion. I love canning and preparing fruits and vegetables for long-term use and drying my own herbs from the garden. These are easy things to do, and I need not take a lot of days and time to get it done.
From the items you choose in your kitchen to your choice in helping you sleep, herbs can be a benefit and sometimes replace the chemical based we are accustomed to purchasing over the counter. For instance, there are many sleep aids, but I prefer pure lavender oil on my pillow. I use ginger and garlic when I cook (amongst other herbs and spices). Raw sugar is my preferred choice over the commercial white sugar, or a local honey is even better. Peppermint helps wake you up and stay alert and even almonds have their place in helping against headaches.
There are many books and you-tube videos to guide you in this process. Using these simple products do not need to be complicated or extremely time consuming. Drying herbs, fruits etc., can be fun and at times save you from simply tossing them in the garbage. If my strawberries are going beyond the point which I like to eat them raw, I will cut off the tops and freeze them to use in smoothies and recipes. Banana can be used in baking recipes or frozen for the same purpose as the strawberries. I don’t toss my egg shells as I have a garden, and egg shells, banana peels, coffee grounds and tea leaves are great for plants in your garden as they provide calcium and other nutrients.
This page will slowly fill with much information about these things, and I hope you will find yourself asking questions and contributing your ideas and findings as well.