Sahara’s Reviews > Body into Balance: An Herbal Guide to Holistic Self-Care > Status Update

“A nutritive is a kind of tonic — that is, an herb that supports your overall health by improving the function of one or more systems in your body.”

“ Unfortunately, our bodies weren’t meant to sit in front of a screen and push papers around a desk all day. Enter exercise. Setting aside specific times to move and working activity into your daily routine to help compensate for a more sedentary lifestyle.”

“Human beings were meant to move, yet modern culture has made tricky. Most of us don’t have to physically harvest our food, wash clothes by hand, walk around the village to do our daily errands, or make our living from manual labor anymore.” +

“Fitness, sleep, work, relationships, activities, point of view, your connection with nature, and the environment you live in all play a role in determining your overall lifestyle. Even your spiritual practices play a role because they affect how you spend your time, think, feel, connect to others, and find spiritual solace.”

“Lifestyle is more than an important piece of the health puzzle; it is the table you piece the puzzle together on, the foundation upon which all aspects of well-being are built.”

“Diet, lifestyle, and mind-body balance are the pillars of health, and no amount of tinctures or capsules can take their place.”

“Most Latin names have two parts: the genus (capitalized) followed by the species (lowercase). The genus refers to a group of closely related plants, and the species describes exactly which plant in the genus we’re talking about.”

“Treat the whole person, not just the disease or symptoms.”

“For this reason, this book is not an A-to-Z list of helpful herbs. I want you to understand your body, what it needs to be healthy, and common themes of disease. You’ll learn how to listen to your body and what it’s telling you.”

“Herbs act like training wheels to help your body relearn patterns of health, breaking away from patterns of disease and improving day-to-day functioning.”

I love this line!