Winter Superfoods
Blend
Wouldn’t it be great to have a superfood blend that changed with the seasons?
We’ve created just that. Our Winter Superfoods Blend is warming, protective, and strengthening, featuring herbs that are traditionally taken in the Wintertime.
The Winter Blend
The Winter Superfoods Blend contains barley grass, astragalus, moringa, ashwagandha, schizandra berry, tulsi, talisadi, lemon balm, bentonite clay, & licorice.
Our Winter Superfoods Blend is warming, protective, and strengthening, featuring herbs that are traditionally taken in the Wintertime.
The dosage is 1 teaspoon per day in 8-ounces of hot, room temperature or lemon water. If you do catch a cold, take three doses per day in hot water between meals.
We are thrilled to announce that we have ALL BACKYARD COMPOSTABLE packaging and labels. We’ve found an American made pouch that, when you’re done with it, will decompose in your home compost bin. We’ve found labels made with acid-free paper, compostable adhesives, and eco-friendly inks. And wait there’s more: The shipping envelope and mailing labels are also fully home compostable or recyclable.
This winter when you’re finished nourishing your microbiome with Doctor Blossom’s Winter Blend, you can nourish your garden microbes with the packaging. And isn’t that what being on an Āyurvedic and Yogic path is all about?
Order Superfoods for the entire Winter season (3 months)
Containing a 3-month supply of herbs, this pouch will provide you with herbs from the winter solstice to the spring equinox (3 months), if you take one teaspoon per day.
Order one month of Winter Superfoods
Containing a 1-month supply of herbs, this pouch will supply you with one month of Superfoods, if you take one teaspoon per day.
Why a Seasonal Herbal Blend?
In the cycle of each year our needs change like the weather, literally. Each season, different herbs, superfoods, fruits and veggies ripen that provide the nutrients that you need to thrive. The plant foods in our four Seasonal Superfoods Blends are based on exactly this principle: that your needs change with the seasons, and the seasons provide for your needs.
While there are a number of great Superfoods products out there we set out to curate blends that adapt to and provide the bounty of each season change with the seasons. As recently as a century ago people used to consume nearly five times the diversity of plant foods that we do in modern times and this has major implications for the foundations of our health such as our microbiome. These blends are the product of our passion to support our overall health by increasing the diversity of our plant food intake. Our blends are sourced from all organically grown, gluten free ingredients and we only buy from companies who adhere to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) so they are third party for purity.
More about the Winter Blend Ingredients
Ingredients: barley grass, astragalus, moringa, schizandra berry, ashwagandha, tulsi, talisadi, lemon balm, bentonite clay, & licorice root
Ingredient Properties:
***The statements below have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. The Seasonal Blends are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. The information on this website is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. For more information pertaining to your personal needs please see a qualified health practitioner.
Barley Grass has long been used as a health supplement and is a good source of many nutrients, including fiber, polyphenols, flavonoids, potassium, and vegetarian forms of vitamins A, C, and K. While there are limited human studies available the data suggests that it may benefit cardiovascular health and blood sugar regulation.
Ashwagandha (aśvagandhā): Arguably the most famous Āyurvedic herb in the West, ashwagandha’s name means “scent of a horse.” This name implies the strength and power of a horse and modern bio-research notes ashwagandha’s capacity to support adrenal health by helping the body to regulate cortisol levels and by extension stress, sleep, concentration, mood and energy levels. Ashwagandha is classified as an adaptogen, a substance that helps the body adapt to stress. To learn more about ashwagandha, follow this link here.
Astragalus: Possibly the best immune-supporting herb in the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Pharmacopeia and, after 25 years of using astragalus clinically, I can say from experience that astragalus is especially effective in preventing and treating viral infections. It is also helpful in building blood, supporting better heart & kidney function and deficiency patterns in digestion. I used it extensively with my children during cold and flu season and I can brag that in 22 years of parenting neither of them has ever taken antibiotics. For a deeper understanding of astragalus, read this article here.
Moringa: This warming, mustardy tasting plant is native to India and traditionally used in the colder months of the year as a general tonic for health and energy levels. Besides being nutrient and antioxidant rich, limited human studies have suggested that it may contribute to regulating cholesterol and blood sugar levels and reducing inflammation in our systems.
Schizandra Berry: Schisandra chinensis (five flavor fruit) is a fruit-bearing vine. Its purple-red berries are described as having five tastes: sweet, salty, bitter, pungent, and sour. In TCM, schizandra berry is used to prevent colds and flus and fortify a weakened immune system. Currently schizandra berry is very popular in herbal anxiety and sleep formulations which reflects its traditional property of “calming spirit.” Learn more here: healthline: Schisandra
Tulsi: Also known as Holy Basil, tulsi is considered to have the following qualities in Āyurveda: warming, clarifying, supporting lung health and the flow of prana. Additionally, tulsi is an adaptogen, which means it helps with stress prevention and recovery, weight regulation, mental clarity, preventing exhaustion and burnout. Read more about tulsi here.
Talisadi is one of the foundational immune formulas for the colder months. It combines cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, black pepper, long pepper, and talisa (a species of bamboo) to primarily protect the lungs and to reduce all three doshas in the head and chest. It also acts to promote the strength of the digestive fire. It anchors our wintertime formula.
Lemon Balm: A member of the mint family like Tulsi, Lemon Balm is traditionally employed as an antiviral herb and digestive tonic. Its mildly cooling properties help to balance the warming herbs in formulas like talisadi and single herbs like moringa and ashwaganda.
Bentonite Clay: People have been using calcium bentonite clay for centuries as a way to detoxify the body, improve digestion, improve skin tone and enhance the mineral nourishment in food. For a deeper dive look here.
Licorice Root: In addition to its stomach soothing properties, licorice is used in small amounts traditionally to harmonize the actions of the other ingredients so that a formula is easier to digest. It also has a mildly sweet and bitter taste that makes herbal compounds more enjoyable. Read more about licorice here.
Order Superfoods for the entire Winter season (3 months)
Containing a 3-month supply of herbs, this pouch will provide you with herbs from the winter solstice to the spring equinox (3 months), if you take one teaspoon per day.
Order one month of Winter Superfoods
Containing a 1-month supply of herbs, this pouch will supply you with one month of Superfoods, if you take one teaspoon per day.