Radical Remedies: An Herbalist's Guide to Empowered Self-Care by Brittany Ducham
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Radical Remedies: An Herbalist's Guide to Empowered Self-Care by Brittany Ducham Publisher: Roost Books Genre: Health, Mind & Body | Nonfiction (Adult) Release Date: April 20, 2021 Radical Remedies: An Herbalist's Guide to Empowered Self-Care by Brittany Ducham is an incredible resource for taking control of your own wellness. This book is filled with no much great information. This was well-researched and put together in an easy to understand manner. I have been on a wellness journey for some time now and I'm so excited to have found this book! The author covers so many topics of wellness, such a plant based medicine, gut health and the connection between what we eat and how we feel. I definitely recommend this book! I'm so grateful to Brittany Ducham, Roost Books, and NetGalley for providing me with a free copy of this ARC ebook in exchange for my honest review.
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Empowering and Comprehensive
I wasn't quite sure what to expect from Brittany Ducham's upcoming release "Radical Remedies: An Herbalist's Guide to Empowered Self-Care." If I'm being honest, I'm more of a wannabe when it comes to the world of herbals. I respect it. I admire it. I think about going for it, but then I think "That's a lot of work." But, over recent years I've been moving ever so gently toward that direction. It's movement that became more passionate after a November 2019 hospitalization that led to amputation of my upper left leg. While that result was awful, the truth is it could have been much worse. Since I was off work for 3 months doing rehab and followed that up with this seemingly endless quarantine, I've been teaching myself to cook for the first time in my life and moving into the world of healthier living beyond my active life. I've been eating better, utilizing supplements, and exploring scents. I even became a Reiki Master. So, I approached "Radical Remedies" with both wariness and excitement. Truthfully, I'm not sure that "Radical Remedies" is the ideal book for a beginner. Ducham has a wealth of knowledge and obviously enjoys sharing it. She writes with a weaving together of warmth and intimacy and knowledge that is compelling and never less than engaging. But, there's a LOT. Seriously. Ducham knows her stuff and shares it comprehensively in this fascinating, empowering, and engaging collection. Ducham is a community herbalist, writer, and medicine maker. She owns Spellbound Herbs and you can just feel her passion for life, love, emotional/physical well-being, and justice in her words. "Radical Remedies" encourages readers to become empowered toward self-care and Ducham helps to provide the tools to do so. She focuses primarily on twenty-five of the most nourishing herbs and explains their benefits, uses, variations, and serves up a myriad of remedies in great deal. She explores such common issues as depression, insomnia, pain, the gut, tension, a broken heart, trauma, and more. She provides both encouragement and practical tools to make a difference. She presents herself as human, while also leaning into the vast knowledge she has gained from extensive study. There are multiple reasons why I appreciated "Radical Remedies" even more than I expected. As someone who was born with spina bifida, I often find myself leaning into the wellness world cautiously as an awful lot of practitioners don't seem to recognize the words "wellness" and disability" in the same sentence. Personally, I believe they go together beautifully and I get the sense that Ducham would agree. She understands the value of contemporary medicine, but also believes its vastly over-utilized and, this is my wording, tends to put profits before people. As someone who has had 50+ surgeries, I'd have to agree with that conclusion. Yet, while I live with chronic illnesses there are a myriad of reasons why I've massively outlived my life expectancy and I believe it does come down to attitude, self-care, listening to my body, and not always leaning into medicine. So many predictions for me have been incorrect, from cognitive limitations to independent living and more. So, I guess what I'm saying is that Ducham presents with a balance that I find refreshing. She's human and that comes through in her writing. Ducham also avoids anything resembling a quick fix attitude. She understands that life is a journey and so is our movement toward well-being. There are, of course, things we can "fix" rather quickly but there are also journeys that will take long - for example, recovering from trauma. Again, Ducham seems to take a balanced, healthy approach to well-being that is refreshing and that I don't always see in this world. There are times I feel like a bit of an outcast, but "Radical Remedies" made me feel like I belong in the world even if I did find it a little overwhelming at times. I do think that "Radical Remedies" is more a book for someone already on a wellness journey of some type or someone who has at least a basic knowledge of herbs and wellness. Ducham provides such an extensive knowledge base that if you're unfamiliar with basic terms it may prove to be a bit too much right off the bat. "Radical Remedies," I suppose, feels like it's for the person who's decided to truly gain deeper knowledge or to truly get serious about self-care and is ready to do something about it whether it's exploring herbs, learning recipes, or simply acquiring the tools one would need to truly begin leaning into this life style. If you're truly ready to be empowered toward a healthier, cleaner, and more empowered life, then "Radical Remedies" is an engaging, empowering, and absolutely energized book that you'll enjoy from beginning to end.
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Interesting Read
I received a copy of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This is a thorough book! It focuses on self care through things like tinctures, teas, and plant essences. While not really my thing there is a lot of information in this book. The book focuses on herbs and other natural remedies and how to use them. Some of the herbs aren't particularly common, at least not in my area, so it seems like an investment to find some of them. Overall it's an informative read.
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Very Informative
This is a great resource book. Self care is so important but even more so during this pandemic. I have read many books on alternative remedies. This book has been the most extensively researched and written to date that I have read. I found it to be extremely helpful and particularly liked how the author explained seasonal wellness and provided charts for easy access and understanding.
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