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Do you smell pumpkin spice or is that just me? 🤔🎃
Here's a great way to enjoy pumpkin spice flavors this fall, but in a way that is nourishing with all real food ingredients. It's chock full of antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, and even has protein without all the processed protein powders. It is even kid approved, I got two thumbs up!

✨️Pumpkin Spice smoothie (2-3 servings)✨️
- 1/2 can organic pumpkin puree or the equivalent amount of fresh pumpkin puree
- 2 frozen bananas
- a handful of kale leaves
- a couple spoons of h**p seeds
- a generous couple dashes of ground cinnamon
- small dash of ground allspice
- small dash of nutmeg
- a few glugs of your favorite milk (we used organic almond milk)
(I also threw in a small handful of frozen currants & black raspberries for extra nutrition)

Mix until smooth in your blender and serve. Delicious! 😋

Voila! What's in your crock pots today, youse guys?! 🥕

My favorite breakfast of organic kale, chopped sausage, & yuzu furikake seasoning with a bonus today- wild hericium mushrooms! This delicious and medicinal fungi called "Bears Head Tooth" is a cousin to Lion's Mane (hericium erinaceus) and used in the same way. Any mushroom species would work for this nutritious breakfast- just chop and saute with a bit of olive oil in a cast iron pan! 😋🍄

An important part of my job when working with my clients is to be your advocate, providing full concierge holistic healthcare. Not only do we help bridge the gaps between modern medicine and natural solutions, but it's a part of my job to listen, support, dig deeper into the root causes, and help come up with sustainable, realistic solutions. Many times that includes helping to advocate for you with your medical providers so that you get the proper testing and attention that you need.

A really wonderful example of this was a recent client of mine, "Lin." When "Lin" and her daughter "Fiona" approached me Lin was struggling with joint paint, headaches, stomach pain, poor sleep, muscle spasms, and more.

Together through biovindividualized dietary changes, simple customized natural supplements, and lifestyle support she was thrilled to report her headaches were gone, digestive issues were gone, hands were less numb, and just felt better overall.

From looking at the entirety of her medical history and symptoms I had an idea of what was going on but they had struggled to get providers to pay attention to it. Through working together we were able to get her the proper testing which confirmed my suspicions of Sjögrens syndrome, an autoimmune disorder. What that diagnosis meant is that not only did they understand what was going on with her body better, not only did it validate their experiences, but it helped give us more direction in how to address her health concerns safely and naturally.

I love helping my clients who have been in similar situations as I was at one point- frustrated, confused, wanting the medical world to acknowledge me and properly diagnose me but yet wanting to use that information to heal my body naturally as much as I could. It's a wonderful feeling to be able to help others do the same thing, and prevent the many years of suffering that I went through.

Congrats on all you've accomplished, Lin, and thank you for having me on your journey to health and for letting me share your story. ❤️

If you're curious about how we can help, feel free to reach out for a consultation- they are always free! 🥰

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Voted #1 in Naturopaths & #1 in Holistic Wellness in all of the Fox Valley 2024!

Happy back to school for the littles!! 👩‍🏫📚🍎
Don't forget your back to school essentials to keep everyone happy & healthy!
✅ Triple Threat medicinal mushroom tincture, made from three wild Wisconsin immune-modulating mushrooms to support every day immune health
✅ Tiny Tummies & Sleepless Nights to help with first day jitters, anxiety, trouble sleeping, or belly aches
✅ Community Immunity natural immune booster to help fight off sickness at the first signs

We also have the Children's Immune bundle, which combines Community Immunity with a bag of chaga for tea, and bags of dried elderberries for teas and other culinary concoctions.

Our 4th grader starts her day with Triple Threat, and ends every day with Tiny Tummies!

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Aayus Holistic Health Services Megan Normansell is a Certified Holistic Health Counselor/ Certified Family Herbalist helping people

Polish bigos is a great late summer dish featuring cabbage, mushrooms, spices, and mixed meats. Traditionally this has wild porcini but I also added another of my traditional favorites, safely detoxed gyromitra esculenta. I like to top it with lactofermented sauerkraut and organic sour cream.

(False Morels Demystified group is a great place to learn how to make g. esculenta safe to consume!)

Be on high alert as we enter ZUCCHINI SEASON. ⚠️

(Definitely don't leave zucchini at my office door, that would be SO terrible!) 😁

"Eleanor" just finished her holistic nutrition program with phenomenal results! 🎉💯 After trying every diet under the sun from intermittent fasting to keto, she's finally achieved healthy, sustainable results with real, bio-indivudualized foods and simple, natural medicines. 🍓
She's now sleeping better, has more energy, has lost inches and is more toned, has better digestion, less cravings, has a more balanced diet with a wider variety of nutritious foods that she enjoys, and she says she feels more comfortable in her own skin.

Congrats, "Eleanor!" You are fantastic and I can't wait to see how you continue to thrive in the future. 🥰

✅ ️Curious? Schedule your free consultation!
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🎊 🍄 Last day to get 15% off for our 15th anniversary with coupon code FIFTEENYEARS ! 🍄🎊
You've seen all the "mushroom coffees" but the reality is most of them do not actually contain mushrooms and if they do it is very little. It is very time-consuming and expensive to wild harvest mushrooms (and some mushroom species cannot be cultivated at all) so most corporations go the cheapest & easiest route and use ground up myceliated grain and/or very small amounts of the mushroom fruiting body.

✨️Here's your solution!✨️

Triple Threat is our best-selling medicinal mushroom blend made from only the locally wildcrafted hand-harvested fruiting bodies of wild chaga, reishi, and maitake. Double extracted for highest potency, it is ready to add to your favorite warm or cold beverages like coffee or tea! One squeeze and you'll get a full dose with all of the benefits, with nothing but the real stuff. 🍄 You can not only add it to coffee, but also teas, juice, etc. Plus- made by a local family owned business!

Prices in our store always include shipping to anywhere in the US. ❤️

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We are totally in awe - we've been in business for FIFTEEN YEARS this month! 😱 And have been working professionally in the nutrition world for 19 years. Time for our annual anniversary sale to celebrate!!! 🥳🎉
Thank you for trusting us with your health & wellness, thank you for making us one of Wisconsin's most reputable natural health centers. Being voted #1 in the Fox Valley for both Naturopaths and Holistic Wellness centers this month is icing on the cake, too!
Nothing makes us happier than seeing lives transformed and our clients achieving what they never thought possible- we really love going to work every day and it's all because of you.

And thank you for supporting small, locally owned businesses- when you invest in our products & services at Aayus Holistic Health Services & Megan's Herbal Apothecary you are keeping our little families thriving! (Pictured are Megan's littles, Theo & Ellie)

We are forever grateful to our customers, clients, and those who are always cheering us on. THANK YOU!!! ❤❤❤

Starting July 14th until the 21st the entire herb store will be 15% off to celebrate, plus free shipping. Just go to our website below, click on "herb shop," and use coupon code FIFTEENYEARS at checkout for your discount.

And of course the #1 purpose of our business that started this all and will always be our biggest joy, we are proud to be your local naturopathic practitioners/ holistic nutritionists/herbalists. We always offer free consultations so if you've been curious about healing your body naturally, don't hesitate to schedule yours! 🌿

Megan & Jamie, Practitioners at Aayus Holistic Health Services ❤️

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I found a new vintage mold at the thrift store and couldn't resist a gelatin mold extravaganza! Theo and I made a beautiful little piece of art with fresh berries and flowers from the yard. 🫐

These are my favorite desserts because they're fun to get creative with and made with simple, healthy ingredients (unlike Jello brand products). You know all those expensive collagen products on the market? Whole food sources like gelatin are always a far superior way to get your collagen and all the health benefits that come with it- *significantly* cheaper, easier to get a higher dose, and you have more control over the source. Bone broth will have even more collagen and nutrients than either of those.
Considering this, I've always viewed the collagen product hype as pretty scammy.

This is just plain gelatin made with organic orange/pineapple juice, naturally sweetened by the fruit. We added black raspberries, golden raspberries, and currants. I piped it with a homemade decadent frosting that's just organic cream cheese, our wild maple sugar, and vanilla extract. Top with more berries and wild milkweed flowers!

Chanterelles are my favorite mushroom, golden beauties with a delicate apricot scent and a firm meaty texture. They are starting a bit early in Wisconsin with all the rain we've had. Even better when the little ones are excited to join in on the traditions that go back in our family for generations. 🥰

What's your favorite wild mushroom?

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One of the many harmful food additives that are banned in other countries but still used in the US, has finally been banned. We have a lot more to do in banning hazardous chemicals in our foods, but this is progress! (Progress that only took 70 years!)

FDA Finally Outlaws Soda Ingredient Banned Around The World This article has been amended to reflect an update on the FDA decision in July 2024.

As I tell my clients- progress, not perfection. Everything has its season. ❤️

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120 pounds of wild Wisconsin reishi!!! 😱🍄 Hand harvested from the same private forest that we've been harvesting from for years, with help from the lovely landowners. 🥰 This is for the most part a biennial crop for us, so while this looks like a lot its actually just barely enough to last us two years. Some years we run out early!

Ganoderma tsugae is one of the essential ingredients in our best selling Triple Threat Medicinal Mushroom tincture (comprised of wild reishi, wild chaga, wild maitake), and we have dried whole mushrooms available to make tea with as well.

While most reishi products on the market are factory cultivated overseas with very little regulation or are just myceliated grain with no actual mushrooms... here you are getting the real deal!! Wild harvested locally, state certified, and lovingly made by a local family owned business of botanical/mycological professionals. ❤️

Click over to "herb shop" on our website to order yours! 🍄
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For those of you wondering what exactly we do here! 🥰
I'm Megan and am a Naturopathic Practitioner, Certified Holistic Health Counselor, Certified Herbalist, & Holistic Nutritionist, providing professional guidance in helping people to permanently achieve vibrant health naturally. I'm also trained as a Naturopathic Doctor, am board certified with the American Association of Drugless Practitioners, and am a Wild food guide with a little herbal store inside our office called Megan's Herbal Apothecary. Jamie Sillas joined our team as our newest holistic practitioner this year and brings an even wider breadth of experience and knowledge to our office!

We help people with a wide variety of health concerns such as sustainable weight loss, IBS, food sensitivities, thyroid disorders, cholesterol, fibromyalgia, anxiety, depression, autoimmune disorders, digestive disorders, hormonal imbalance, allergies, and many more. We pride ourselves in providing one-on-one personal, bio-individualized services that are free of fad diets, meal-skipping and calorie-counting, icky shakes and everything within that realm. We use a real, common sense, whole foods approach that takes you as a person into account- how do things like stress, cravings, medical conditions, lifestyle, sleep, work schedules, emotional eating, etc affect you? Together we work to address the root cause(s) of your concerns and create an enjoyable, sustainable lifestyle that allows you to be vibrantly healthy for the long term.

Consults are free- contact us to schedule yours!
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We won. 😱 First place for not just one category, but two- Naturopaths and Holistic Wellness.
I'm genuinely in awe, because while we were really pumped up for the first round of finalist voting, the loss of Jamie's daughter made this contest absolutely unimportant. I didn't place a single vote for myself, I forgot it even existed, and I'm sure everyone else in our families did the same thing.

Two, we were up against a few bigger companies that charge significantly more than what we do for similar services which gives them a larger advertising budget, while our advertising budget is nearly $0. We keep our prices lower than the industry average in order to make our services personal and accessible to everyone, but that means with almost no advertising budget our business is run almost entirely on word of mouth.

I am so extremely proud and humbled that our positive reputation has not only allowed us to thrive for 15 years, but that our community chose US as the best! That is exactly what we strive for with every single client. I'm so happy that people can see how much we put into helping others achieve vibrant health naturally, without exploiting the use of dietary fads and other quick money makers that you see happen so often in these fields. We genuinely care, we love what we do, and we're looking forward to another 15+ years of serving our community. 🥰

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Our best-selling plantain ointment is back for the season!! 🌿🐝🌴 (And we're sorry it took so long this year! 😬)

This all-purpose medicinal ointment is made with pure, simple, wild, and organic ingredients, and the small batches are handcrafted by a certified herbalist in a 24+ hour process that makes it more potent than most on the market.The ingredients are so safe, you can eat it! (ok, I don't recommend that though ;) ) It has antibacterial properties, draws out venom, calms allergic reactions and irritation, soothes pain, promotes quick healing, and can even help draw out slivers.

Use it for:
Bee stings
Mosquito, tick, & other bug bites
Cuts, scrapes, & abrasions
Burns
Sores
Rashes
Blisters
Hemorrhoids
Shingles
Slivers
Stinging nettle stings
Wild parsnip burns

An old herbal saying tells that "when the toad is bitten by a spider, it hurries to find Plantain for help."

Order yours today!! Visit our website and click over to "herb shop". 🌿
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If you're in Fish Creek, Appleton, Green Bay, or Fond du Lac make sure to stop by Aurora's Apothecary and check out our wild mushroom products! 🍄 They make all sort of wonderful home-grown products for their store as well.

All of our herbal and mushroom products are also on our website:
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Friends, our practitioner Jamie and her family are going through the most difficult thing a parent can possibly imagine right now. Sweet Jayla became an angel last night. A gofundme has been organized to help so that medical and funeral bills are hopefully the last thing they have to worry about; please donate if you're able and keep the Sillas family in your thoughts. Thank you. ❤️
-Megan

Donate to Jayla’s Journey, organized by Rachel Griesbach Our sweet Jayla has been in the ICU since Thursday May 23, 2024 following a medical emergency. We are… Rachel Griesbach needs your support for Jayla’s Journey

This past Thursday our practitioner Jamie's daughter Jayla was injured and is fighting for her life. Please donate as you are able, as they need all the love and support they can get right now. There is a meal train organized and Jamie's sister set up a Venmo account that goes directly to their family; both links are in the Caring Bridge site. I will be taking over all of Jamie's clients' care going forward to allow her to be with her family so there will be a waiting period for anyone who was interested in working with her specifically.

Please send your loving thoughts and financial support to this wonderful family and pray Jayla makes progress towards healing and recovery. ❤️

https://www.caringbridge.org/visit/jaylasjourney24?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2jXdtIx3FmRlr2iodyuFu7QlEuWs6c4iFvtPS9--NSKYaMUTTqIquWr1c_aem_AVQUlzXFa2HCqVc6-DK-ZvzorIvlqu3PChwhi5XuDDtEvHaZMIrdMU4ka71ZLlNUu_EUNJqK0wu7epvzr-oQSPc-

Jayla | CaringBridge Hello family and friends.  On behalf of the Sillas family, I am starting this CaringBridge page to help communicate updates as they come. The family’s focus is on Jayla and communicating with her medical team so they may not be able to ...

Recipe #1 with our giant rhubarb: rhubarb puree for my morning yogurt.
Whole organic plain yogurt, rhubarb puree lightly sweetened with a touch of our maple sugar, organic granola, and fresh lilac flowers. 💐

What do you enjoy making with fresh spring rhubarb?

"Vanity chemicals" on your lawn and garden are killing more than just the fireflies.
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Where did all the fireflies glow?

We get asked the question all the time - hey, why don't I see that many lightning bugs anymore? The simple answer is, maybe your community is no longer a good habitat for them. Before we get to the longer answer of why you're not seeing them anymore, you need to know how this beetle starts out life.

Fireflies lay their eggs in the ground where they then mature into glow worms. It's during this larval stage where they spend all their time eating other, tinier insects. Born and raised in the duff, they need the leaves that naturally litter the ground.

That’s why it's important to leave your backyards and street sides as untouched as possible every autumn to preserve the larvae and small insects living in the leaf litter. This helps to ensure a healthy, new year of fireflies.

Ok, leave the leaves, but what are some other ways to help?

💡Turn off outdoor lights in the evening. If you have inside lights on, close the blinds
💡Plant native plants
💡Mow grass less frequently and raise the length of the cut to 4 inches
💡When leaves drop in the fall, rake them if you want, but keep them in your yard
💡Use non-pesticide solutions for insect control

Check out the comments for more ways you can help re-glow and re-grow the firefly population.

Photo courtesy of Jessica Lucia (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Woohoo! We have been voted into the final round of voting in both the Holistic Wellness Category AND the Naturopath category! 🥳 Please give us your vote! (You can vote daily)
The best part of these annual nominations is they are entirely grassroots for us - we do not pay for advertisements or promotions for them. Just genuinely happy clients and customers voting, and that makes my heart happy!! ❤️

🍃Holistic Wellness🍃
https://appleton.communityvotes.com/2024/01/healthcare/holistic-wellness

🍃Naturopaths🍃
https://appleton.communityvotes.com/2024/01/healthcare/naturopaths

I went morel hunting today and all I found was this lousy little chaga. ;)
Inonotus obliquus is popular for making tea, and our fresh, sustainably harvested chaga products can be found in our online store and at Aurora's Apothecary LLC!
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