May
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2009
7
2009
Vintage Remedies Giveaway
Filed under: Giveaways, Herbal Remedies
Have you ever wanted to stop popping pills for your headaches (or other ailments), but didn’t know of any other alternatives? Maybe you really wanted to try an herbal remedy for your child’s cough, but you didn’t know who to talk to about it or even where to begin. When I became a mother, my thoughts about medications changed radically and I started to seek out alternatives. I just knew there had to be something other than medicine laced with red #40 to lower fever. However, I still lacked the confidence I needed to make quick decisions about herbal remedies on my own. I wish I would have known about Jessie Hawkins back then! When we were on tour, we stayed with Jessie and her family near Nashville, TN and had a fabulous time. I utilized her expertise many times while we were on the road and was comforted over and over by her reassurance and sensitivity when I was dealing with an ailment.
Jessie is a Master Herbalist and is the founder of Vintage Remedies. Vintage Remedies offers a Family Herbalist Course and a Master Herbalist Course through the Vintage Remedies School of Natural Health. If you’ve ever been intrigued by herbal medicine, her courses are incredibly detailed and upon completion, will allow you to work in the natural health field. Jessie also offers individualized consulting and has a really great website too!
And now…the really exciting part 
Jessie has recently released a book called The Handbook of Vintage Remedies: The Modern Family’s Guide to Herbal Medicine. Every household should have this book! Many of you probably own the book Prescription for Nutritional Healing…I see Jessie’s book as the more user-friendly and abbreviated version of that book. It has information on how to treat everything from eczema to menopause to low milk supply. She also includes recipes for cool stuff like natural antibacterial spray, laundry soap, and chocolate chip bath cookies (yum!), as well as and an index of explanations and uses for all of the most common herbs. Here is the summary from her site:
Throughout this book, Jessie covers over 90 common health concerns faced by modern families and 35 of the most commonly used herbal remedies, as well as practical safety guidelines about using natural remedies at home, and valuable formulas and recipes for putting herbs to use in the home. Tips on setting up a natural medicine chest, changing the family to a healthier diet and boosting immunity are also featured. Jessie’s holistic approach covers nutritional, lifestyle, herbal and other natural therapies with a focus on evidence based care. Each health concern also includes information on preventative care and when to seek professional medical treatment.
Jessie has generously donated a copy of her book for me to give away, and she is also offering free shipping for my blog readers through May 31. To receive free shipping, enter the coupon code “sara” upon checkout (click here to order). To enter the giveaway, just leave a comment! I’ll choose the winner at random on Friday, May 15.
Bonus: Sara Snow (green living expert/TV host), who just happens to be enrolled with Vintage Remedies, just did a great interview on CNN regarding herbal medicine. Check it out here.
COMMENTS ARE CLOSED…Thanks to all who entered!! I will announce the winner soon.
Posted by Sara @ 10:44 pm | Leave a Comment
8
2009
Love your blog and am excited about a giveaway. Hoping to get back to my “roots”
8
2009
I would love to win this book. Please enter me.
8
2009
Sounds like a great book. Sign me up!
8
2009
Thanks so much, Sara! Love your blog.
8
2009
Sounds like an awesome read! I just started eating raw again and getting back into the natural way of life…So excited!
8
2009
Oh my word! That book looks lovely, my friend and are beginning to explore this since we have become mamas….my fingers are crossed!
8
2009
Love your blog and the giveaway
8
2009
Aagh! I just bought it about a week ago. It is very good and great for a giveaway. Happy giving!
8
2009
Thanks for the info on the book. I am so interested in learning more about natural remedies. Count me in!
8
2009
Sounds like a great resource to have. Really could have used it these last couple days for a killer headache! Didn’t want to take those darn pills so just toughed it out. Didn’t think to look in my “kids” herbal med book. Glad to see you post!
8
2009
I wish I had $20 to burn because this seems like the perfect book for me. I’ve been researching more natural remedies and healthier living online, but it’s getting so darn overwhelming!
9
2009
I love learning about this stuff! Hey, great pic of us in Des Moines. Hope all is well and comfortable in your last weeks with baby #2!
9
2009
i have a couple of books on herbs, but i think this would be a perfect one since it tells actually how to use herbs. i guess i’ll order it if they can offer shipping overseas.
9
2009
This sounds like a fantastic book, I would love to have a read! Please?
9
2009
sounds interesting–I’d love to enter! thanks.
9
2009
Oh how cool!! I’d love to win a copy of this! What a great resource!!!
9
2009
I’ve been checking out this book for a while. Just haven’t bought it yet. Would love to win it.
9
2009
I’d love this book! I was just looking at her site the other day via your blog role. I wish I could afford one her classes.
9
2009
Please count me in! Thank you!
9
2009
I love Vintage Remedies! I only wish I lived close enough to take one of her courses. Thanks Jessie for giving Sara a great resource to give away!
I would really like to read this text and have it in my home. We are a home birthing household that still breastfeeds at 10 months and I’m always looking for a natural solution to common ailments. Thanks for the great tip, Sara!
9
2009
How cool!! I have to get that book!
9
2009
I would love a copy of this book! Maybe it would have more tips for my husband’s allergies.
~Tara
9
2009
Wow! The book looks awesome! We’ve been slowly trying to learn more in the whole area of herbs.
9
2009
I would love this!! Seems like a great resource and helpful for those of us who just don’t know “where” to go to find this type of information
9
2009
Cailin…you can actually take Jessie’s courses from anywhere!
9
2009
The book sounds great – I have a few on growing herbs and so on, but I’d love to get a sense of what I can actually do with them, other than toss them into some pasta.
9
2009
I’d love to have this book
9
2009
I would definitely LOVE to read that book!
9
2009
Looks like a wonderful resource! Definitely going to have to check out the website.
10
2009
Great giveaway! I’d love to read the book.
10
2009
Would love to have this!
P.S. Happy Mother’s Day.
10
2009
oh please- choose me!
this post is timely for me. i have been slated to begin a master herbalist program for a while now, but felt uninspired by the reading and lack of ‘mentoring/apprenticeship’. i’m looking into this. thank you for the tip!
10
2009
Heather at An Untraditional Home directed me over here! Glad she did!
10
2009
I keep wishing I would have tapped into this stuff much, much earlier in my life, and especially in my mothering!
10
2009
Herbal remedies are my first choice. I want to learn more about them!
10
2009
I’ve been wanting to take her course since your post about it last year when she was offering a discount to your blog readers. I still hope to take the course one day, but this book would be a great resource in the interim. Cheers, Kristy
10
2009
I really need help with a low milk supply!! Great giveaway!
10
2009
What a great book! I agree with you about the red 40 kids medicine. I finally stopped using them all together, but have wished for something to take its place. I am going to check this book out! Many thanks dear sister.
10
2009
looks wonderful! can’t wait to own it!
10
2009
This book sounds like just what I need! I would love to learn more about this!
10
2009
This book would be a great resource for our family as we learn more about being eco-friendly and natural remedies.
10
2009
Please enter me. Thank you.
10
2009
Oh! I would LOVE to win this!
10
2009
can’t wait to read it! I already use mostly just natural remedies- but the book is intriguing!
11
2009
awesome –
i am currently a paracetamol girl -
but i do buy happy eggies lol X
11
2009
Sounds like a very cool book!
11
2009
hi, I came here through Leann’s blog, just saying hi and I would love to be in your competition
btw I”m a total herbal nut!
11
2009
Echoing what a lot of other posters have said. I have an interest though I find myself overwhelmed trying to get through all the information. What a neat giveaway!
11
2009
Count me in!
11
2009
When my daughter was born and the following 2 years later we discovered just how unreliable “regular” medical fields can be…but who do you go to when the people you rely on (aka doctors) can’t help you???
The internet and some Mommy gut feelings led the way!
I would love to be entered into the drawing for this book. I think it would be an AMAZING resource to refer to for our family! Believe me…it would be well used (loved)!!!
Hope you had a wonderful Mother’s Day!