It’s spring, so it’s detox season. Drugstores are filled with pills and potions you can buy to ‘detox’ your body to get ready for warmer weather. But today I’m suggesting you go foraging for a completely free, nutritious “spring tonic”… nettles.
Ok, “foraging” sounds scary. Or cheap. Or too crunchy-earth-mother. I know. But don’t leave yet!
We’re here to rediscover and test vintage lifestyle tips. And back in the days before a Super Target was in every town, people used the resources around them: things growing in their gardens, and things they found wild in the environment!
Nettles are an old standby in traditional medicine – and we can still use them today as a tasty herbal brew.
If you’re in the US, this probably sounds way far out there. But here in the UK, finding nettle teabags in the grocery store is really common. Of course, picking your own nettles is easy, and even more nutritious (just be sure to wear gloves!)
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