Journal

  Living your healthiest life should feel simple and easy. We often overcomplicate the notion of health and make things seem more complex than they need to be. By getting back to basics and keeping things simple, focusing on the prevention over cure, and the core foundations for health, you can establish powerful daily practices and get into a nice flow to set you...

  As women, our lives are based around our menstrual cycles, whether we realise it or not. Unlike men who have a 24-hour biological rhythm, women have a unique 28-day cycle with four distinct phases (or seasons):   Menstruation (Winter) Follicular (Spring) Ovulation (Summer) Luteal phase (Autumn)   Each phase is governed by the ebb and flow of our hormones and different emotional and...

  Mayde Tea was born out of a deep love for the natural healing properties of plants - but those plants can only help us heal if we heal the environment. As the need to make big changes becomes more and more apparent, it can be difficult to know what you can do to play your part in helping our environment heal.  At the...

  Our modern lifestyles have favoured the convenience of a global food supply chain and access to foods grown from all over the world all year round. Sadly, this way of eating is not the most sustainable option for our long-term health or the planet's health and has caused us to lose touch with eating in harmony with the seasons. Foods grown out of...

When we are under stress, our health and wellbeing is often the first thing that gets sacrificed. Stress triggers our fight or flight response, resulting in a hormonal cascade of hormones adrenaline and cortisol. From an evolutionary perspective, this response developed as a protective mechanism that prepared us to fight or flee from life-threatening situations. Our physiology has not changed in all these years,...

When we are under stress, our health and wellbeing is often the first thing that gets sacrificed. Stress triggers our fight or flight response, resulting in a hormonal cascade of hormones adrenaline and cortisol. From an evolutionary perspective, this response developed as a protective mechanism that prepared us to fight or flee from life-threatening situations.

We’ve been getting a lot of questions around pregnancy- which herbs are safe, and most importantly why don’t we do a ‘pregnancy tea.’ This is something I often consider, but each time I do- I come back to one of the most important naturopathic principles, which is- ‘treat the whole person’ This to me, is

Mayde Tea as a brand goes well beyond our beautiful blends of tea. Our core values extend to the way we operate the business so we wanted to give you a deeper look into our conscious practices that make us a sustainably operated business from the farm to your teacup! Our brand works in multiple

I love making granola at home- it is surprisingly easy, it is much more affordable than store bought, and the best part is it doesn’t come wrapped in a plastic packaging and with added preservatives or sweeteners. This beautiful recipe was created for us by our good friend @cass_amundsen. She also has a wonderful whole

Now that the weather has cooled down, I have been mindful of incorporating herbs and spices into my diet with warming properties. This means lots of chai, curries and soups with lots of ginger, cinnamon, cardamom, pepper and turmeric. The warming energetics of these herbs stimulate digestion, improve circulation, support stomach health and reduce inflammation.