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July 15, 2025

Happy Tuesday, Reader!

By now, you probably know that my proven step-by-step framework for creating your personalized home apothecary, Ditch the Drugstore, is open for enrollment this week!

It's the BEST Family Herbalist course out there because of the personalized support you get, the researched materials, the planning guide, over 200+ formulations, ME + other highly experienced herbalists, and our team plus some incredible bonuses!

I can say this with confidence because I've taken courses from a ton of herbalism and aromatherapy schools—A TON. I designed this course to fill the holes other courses have. I've also heard my students agree—over 2,000 of them now.

This is your chance to get step-by-step herbal and essential oil instruction from me so you can finally get your custom home medicine chest planned, created, and organized in just six to eight weeks!

If it takes you longer, that's okay! You have ALL the time you need because you'll own the course for life.

Imagine... you'll soon be reaching into your apothecary cupboard, which is filled with natural, safe, effective, and good-for-you remedies and treatments that are exactly what your family needs! You know what's in those beautiful jars because you made them yourself!

Having ready-made herbal preparations for any common ailment gives you empowerment, confidence, and peace and saves you money over time.

I can't tell you how many of my students who have experienced Ditch the Drugstore and have done the work no longer need to go to the pharmacy or drugstore to buy medications. Many of them have even been able to get off their prescriptions.

They no longer have to give their children (or themselves) toxic, sometimes semi-narcotic, potentially dangerous chemicals sometimes made from waste products.

Instead, they now provide their families with gentle, safe, effective homemade plant medicines....the medicine God meant for us to have.

YOU can do this too!

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REAL-LIFE CASE STUDY:

Take my student, Cindy. Within her first round of taking Ditch the Drugstore, she was able to stop taking over the TEN prescription medications she was taking every single day. This doesn't even count the over-the-counter medications she was also taking--and she's now off those, also.

Here's a picture she sent along to me with bottles that all got thrown away. This was a small portion of what she had been taking daily:

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Unfortunately, in today's modern times, taking this many medications or more is common. But it may not have to be this way.

After Cindy took Ditch the Drugstore, she told me that she had been able to go off ALL her over-the-counter and prescription medications and now exclusively uses herbs and essential oils with skill and confidence.

**IMPORTANT: She had her doctor and medical team oversee her progress. Just wanted to be sure and mention that.

Here's what she said to me:

"So I know I've told you about how much herbs have changed my life and how grateful I am to have found you, but I wanted you to see what my life was like on a daily basis. I took all these daily, some more than once a day.....So I guess I was taking more than I thought! I'm in the process of disposing of the pills and repurposing the bottles. LOL This is what your teaching and instructing and helping has done for me. 😁 I am grateful for you more than you can imagine. PTL! 💖 "

I LOVE getting these notes and reports from my students.

This kind of case study isn't unusual, either.

Many students have shared how their lives have improved because of herbal medicine's natural, supportive, gentle healing. We even have a "win" section in our private (off-social media) student community, and it's jam-packed with stories like Cindy's!

I'm so blessed to be able to help others. However, I can't promise that you'll experience the same results Cindy, Matt, Judy, Amy, Sarah, Cliff, Rose, Mary, Heather, myself, and hundreds of others have, as we all have different situations, needs, and bodies. Each of us also has to do the work.

BUT I CAN promise you that you'll love the journey, you'll learn a valuable legacy of lost information to leave your children and grandchildren....and you'll build better wellness for yourself and your family as you progress as quickly or as slowly as you choose in getting your natural apothecary built out. You'll have more choices in your wellness plan, too.

Here's a picture of what a little part of my own natural home apothecary looks like, and Cindy's and other students of mine now look very similar:

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These preparations are made with medicinal herbs, essential oils, and safe, healthy solvents like vinegar, vodka, honey, glycerin, water, and others. Many medicinal herbs are also "food" herbs, but when taken in certain amounts and preparations, they double up nicely as plant medicine; you can make them right at home.

Doesn't that picture look so much better than the first one? 😊

Sounds pretty exciting, right?

Now for clarity's sake, Ditch the Drugstore is NOT a course for medical advice, and I'm not a medical doctor. I'm a trained and experienced herbalist and aromatherapist.

That said, most students embrace that they are their own "first client" and begin to learn how to work successfully with their unique bodies and herbs on a first-hand basis. It's so fun to watch (and experience) the lightbulb moments!

Herbs aren't drugs, although they can and often do have drug-like actions. Ditch the Drugstore focuses on common ailments we all experience and creates what YOUR unique family needs, from infants to the elderly to everyone in between. Even some pets!

Your family is different from mine, and Ditch the Drugstore is NOT just a generic course like most herbalism courses are.

Families with many children will need different remedies on hand than families with only two older members in the household. We're all different, in different situations, and that's why we don't teach generic herbalism.

When you know what to make, how to make it, and what to do, you suddenly have more health sovereignty and autonomy no matter the size of your family.

I can help you to get this place of greater freedom and empowerment in your health choices.

​Ditch the Drugstore is a step-by-step proven program where I help you:

• plan your family's medicine chest
• prioritize what to make first and steps to take
• learn foundations, safety, and formulation
• create and
• organize your family's home apothecary!

The neat thing is that you're not alone in this! You have support from me and other students who've come before you. And...it's creative and FUN!

Here's where you can find out more information:​

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Five BEST Herbs to Start Your Home Apothecary

Did you miss the webinar trainings? I have a FREE APOTHECARY WORKSHOP just for you for a VERY limited time! There's even one this morning!

If you haven't yet attended or registered for my FREE Herbal Workshop: Five BEST Herbs for Your Home Apothecary, it's not quite too late!

We're having a workshop session later this morning at 10:00 a.m. Pacific/1:00 p.m. Eastern and the last one on Wednesday.

You can still save your seat!

Hurry and register even if you can't make it. There will be a replay, and you can still get the free 29-page book that comes with it!

I'll be discussing the five best herbs for your home apothecary. You can find these all right in your grocery store or even easily grow them no matter where you live. There will be a Q&A after the training, too.

​Five BEST Herbs for Your Home Medicine Chest Workshop (FREE)​

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Get Started Now!

Many people are already signed up for Ditch the Drugstore and are getting started right now!

I hope you'll join us because if you don't start learning herbalism now....when will you? In these nebulous times, there's no time to start learning herbalism than right now....

Click the button below for more information and to enroll:

​If you're ready to finally get your natural home apothecary planned and created with the support I wish I'd had when I first began learning to work with medicinal herbs, then you'll need to hurry!

Enrollment closes for this round in just a couple of days, this coming Friday. Saturday is our Welcome and Orientation session for all new and past students.

I don't want you to miss out!

Hugs, Health, and Herbs,

Heidi

P.S. Learning new skills is never a waste of time or money. It's an investment in yourself and your family's future.

I hope to see you inside! Here's the link again:

​Ditch the Drugstore​

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