Rachel Boon, Naturopath And Medical Herbalist In Worthing

Love it that hemp and CBD oil-infused products are getting so popular, both for their efficacy and planetary benefits of growing hemp plants :-) Go BB Lifestyle! R x

AYURVEDA
Thoroughly enjoyed teaching the Intro to Ayurveda module as part of @sallyparkesyoga 200 hour YTT in London this avo.
Complete with dosha quiz, Ayurvedic herb tastings and guidance on how best to eat for your dosha type, this fun and informal session is a nice final class to end the course on.
... Best of luck to all you (almost) qualified yoginis 🙏 Here's to spreading your love of yoga far and wide (starting with some of you teaching me @motheringlotus next Tuesday to help complete your coursework! Bring it on. These stiff old runners legs REALLY need some stretching out!).
What is your dominant dosha? I'm a kapha wannabe in a pitta physical body with vata emotional tendencies when I'm sleep deprived or stressed out.
In clinic I often prescribe specific herbs based on someone's doshas being out of balance, due to their diet or life circumstances. Sometimes I mention it, sometimes I don't. I depends who it is. Some people would run a mile if I said, "Look, you just need LOADS of Shatavari and sesame oil massages because you are so vata deranged!!", so I'm selective with my explanations 🤣 but rest assured, most folk get the herbs they need 💚
With love, sunshine and happy Sunday wishes everyone 😘 🌱💚🌞
R x - - - - - #yogateachertraining #ytt #200hourytt #ayurveda #ayurvedicmedicine #scienceoflife #herbalmedicine #naturecure #naturopathy #doshas #vata #pitta #kapha #vasantlad @ DoubleTree by Hilton London Islington
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I'm continually looking for ways to make the #boonjuicecleanse as close to #zerowaste as possible so I'm always on the look out for easy, tasty juice and nut pulp recipes.
These bliss balls from good old Minimalist Baker are SO getting made! If they're not on your radar yet, they should be. All Minimalist Baker recipes require just 10 ingredients or less, 1 bowl, or 30 minutes or less to prepare. ... Plus they are for ALL eaters, not just vegans. Enjoy! R x #easyveganrecipes #zerowaste #minimalistbaker
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We are HUGE fans of nutritional yeast (aka Engivita or Nooch) in this house hold. For around £3 per large pot, I think everyone would do well to get some in their cupboard to up-nourish and add flavour to even the blandest of dishes. Just wish it was called something more exciting! R x PS Candida sufferers, this yeast will NOT cause an increase in C.albicans growth either X

DEODORANT -STOP PRESS-DONT MAKE YET!!!
I have woken up with bilateral armpit rashes this morning ☹ To be fair, I did use a really blunt razor yesterday and applied the deodorant not long after, but to be on the safe side, I'm gonna make a new batch of deo, using just 1 drop of tea tree oil, to see if it's the essential oils triggering the rash. Watch this space! ________________
... The sun is shining and school is ALMOST out for summer. Child-free time in the lead up to the holidays feels like TOTAL gold dust, so I'm conscious of the fact I need to crack on. I have a stack of herbs to dispense, juices to press, bottles to wash and a sizeable pile of admin to process ALL before we leave for @wowocampsite on Friday (excited to the max!).
Naturally, I've decided that today's the day I have to start making my own organic, vegan, cruelty-free, zero-waste deodorant and that I couldn't possibly pay for shop bought ones a moment longer 🤣
Despite being really effective, environmentally friendly and smelling ambrosial (we 💚 you #fitpit #thegreenwoman) we plough through them in this vegan household at a rate of knots and it all adds up! So I'm going to try and bring it in house.
Here's my first attempt (pictured in reused glass jar). Looks like the shop bought ones, smells incredible and was very easy to apply (hooray for the hot weather keeping the coconut oil runny!) plus it only took 5 minutes.
Here's the recipe I used, adapted from one I found online:
🌱 2 TBSP coconut oil 🌱 2 TBSP arrowroot starch (@hollandandbarrett) 🌱 2 TBSP baking soda
🌱 2 drops tea tree essential oil 🌱 2 drops lemon essential oil 🌱 1 drop lavender essential oil All essential oils are by #doterra
Will report back on effectiveness later 👍 It's nice and hot on the South coast today so perfect day to stress test it, but so far so good...
Over and out fellow procrastinators! Happy Tuesday to ya, R x
#procrastinationrocks #practicalprocrastination #naturalbodycare #naturaldeodorant #homemadeisbest #essential oils #isitthesummerholidaysyet
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Just love these thrifty ideas for food and drink scraps-especially the carrot juice pulp cracker recipe! Something for everyone here, R x

#boonjuicecleanse Sunday 2pm update 15-19th July - SOLD OUT 12-16th Aug - SOLD OUT 16th-20th Sept -2 places left!#boonjuicecleanse Sunday 2pm update 15-19th July - SOLD OUT 12-16th Aug - SOLD OUT 16th-20th Sept -2 places left!

BOON JUICE CLEANSE
Hi juice curious peeps 👐
If the idea of a nutrition boost, digestive rest and habit reset sounds like just what you need, the I have the following availability on 5 day boonjuice cleanses where I do all the work and you drink all the juices 🙂
... 🍋 Monday 15th July - 1 space 🍋 Monday 12th August - SOLD OUT 🍋 Monday 16th September - 3 spaces 🍋 October dates TBA (will not run over half term)
It's £160/5 days all in and includes:-
🍎 3 x 500ml juices Mon-Thurs 🍎 3 x 500ml smoothies Friday 🍎 Organic, home-grown or foraged fruit, veg and herbs used where possiible 🍎 All juices are cold-pressed and glass stored for maximum nutrients/minimum oxidation/EDCs 🍎 Includes all detox support supplements and teas 🍎 Daily real-time online support from an experienced juice geek, naturopath and herbalist (moi!) who has supervised hundreds of juice fasts in her 15 years of practice 🍎 Pre-cleanse advice and post-cleanse support for as long as you need it
So supported, nourished and encouraged as well as NOT HAVING TO WASH THE FREAKIN' JUICER! Worth the money in itself 🤣
You just collect your juices daily/every other day from my home near Victoria Park in Worthing.
So DM or call me now if you want to get her juice on now!
With love and lemons, R x
#boonjuicecleanse #boonjuicekitchen #beyourbestself #weightloss #inchesloss #feelfab #cleanse #coldpress #organic #fruitjuice #vegetablejuice #organic #waysideorganics #abelandcole #foraged #fasting #juicefasting
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A WEEKEND OF HERBS
I've been a bit quiet on here of late due to being crazy busy getting ready to spend the entire weekend with my 'herbal family' at the annual @urhpuk AGM residential conference.
And boy, was it worth clearing my diary plus a 6 hour drive for! We learnt SO much from an amazingly talented and generous line-up of speakers, including:
... 🌱Ben and Zee from @cbdbrothers you guys ROCK 👊🏼👊🏼👊🏼 🌱Dr Don Rawson (Mind The Mind Body Gap), 🌱 Herbalist Sandra O'Neill on the magical herb that is golden seal, that her husband is ACTUALLY managing to grow in the UK (true story!!) 🌱Herbalist Liz Lyden on Spagyric Phytolak medicines 🌱Joe Nasr of #avicennaherbs on the incredibly gentle but remarkably therapeutic, distilled aromatic waters-the children I see in clinic are gonna LOVE these yummy drops and sprays (last two pictures, swipe left!) 🌱Dr Edward Thompson on Red Flags & Emergencies in Herbal Medicine 🌱Herbalist Rosemary of @houseofrosemary on 'Periods not Pills' 🌱 And last, but definitely not least, a herbal walk with my dear pal, Barbara Wilkinson of @theherbsociety. I could listen to this lady all day long!
My brain is buzzing and my heart is full. Thank you fellow herbies, old and new. I am passionate about what we do and all we stand for and have returned with even more enthusiasam for my plant-based practice as a #herbalist, #naturopath and #juicejunkie.
Love love love, Rach x
#herbalist #naturopath #plantsasmedicine #spagyrics #periodsnotpills #healthinspo #urhp #herbalmagic #cbd #cbdbrothers @ Purley Chase Centre
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Suffer from constipation, straining or piles? This funny but informative short clip may help you 👍 In short, we're all sitting on the loo wrong!! R x

SANDWICHES
Sometimes, only a massive open sandwich will do, bit like a dirty burger, you just gotta, need it, have it!
It just so happens this one, rustled up in less than 5 mins, is gluten-free, vegan and not as dirty as it looks 😀
... We have: 🍅 1 organic tomato, sliced 🍅 1 handful organic rocket 🍅 2 tbsp @cauldronfoods marinated tofu 🍎 1 slab @violife_foods Mediterranean style vegan cheeze, sliced into 4 strips and gently fried in EVOO on both sides 🍅 1 tbsp @morrisons guacamole 🍎 1 tbsp @morrisons houmous 🍅 1 tsp #zest vegan basil pesto 🍎 2 slices @morrisons gluten-free seeded loaf
Simply toast the bread, spread the houmous and guacamole on alternate slices of toast and build that bad boy with the above ingreeds.
That's me all fed, watered and ready to brace the craziness that is the Heene summer fair in a heat wave, arrrrghhh! Ah well, it's all for a very good cause and I'm told there will be vegan brownies too 💚
Have an awesome weekend everyone 👐 With love from the sunny south coast, R x
#whatveganseat #whatvegansdrink #eatnatural #instavegan #vegansofig #veganfoodshare #veganfoodie #veganuk #instaveganfood #instavegandrink #instahealth #veganeats #plantbased #plantpowered #eattherainbow #foodismedicine #foodporn #wholefoods #wfpb #goodfats #feedfeed #thefeedfeed #itsnotallrabbitfood #veganlunch @ Worthing, West Sussex
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SUPPLEMENTS
As a clinician, I offer a supplement review as an integral part of the initial consultation. Let's face it, EVERYONE has a drawer full of teas/supplements/superfoods/oils that they don't really know if a) they're any good b) the best time of day to take c) whether they're best taken with food, away from food, away from other meds/caffeine/tea etc
I am fortunate enough to be sent product samples on a regular basis so I get to try lots of the latest products as they... come out and am often able to let my patients try before they buy (very important with kids whose compliance can be a bit hit and miss AND adults with hyper sensitive digestive tracts).
This means I am able to guide you straight to the tastiest protein/superfood powders and the most effective vitamin/mineral/probiotic formulations which saves wasting valuable time and money on poor quality, ineffective products and any unnecessary suffering that the trial and error process can often cause.
One of the major naturopathic tenets is 'Prevention is preferable to cure'.
With that in mind, I wouldn't be without my vegan EFAs (with added Vitamin D3), a good quality, ideally methylated/food state B-complex and a 4 billion plus mixed strain probiotic. Oooo and a vegan digestive enzyme complex as damage limitation when the occasional bit of gluten sneaks in 🤣 Vegan cake, I'm talking about YOU!
What are YOUR supplement must haves that keep you on the straight and narrow, health-wise?
Happy Thursday to you from the sunny south coast 👐 R x
PS-Thanks for this bumper box goes to #thenutritionnetwork
#naturopath #naturopathy #nutrition #naturalnutrition #preventionisbetterthancure #firstdonoharm #supplements #supplementsthatwork
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Ahhh coffee. We are a nation of coffee lovers as the high street will attest, but what is the low down on this ancient drink? Completely harmless OR to be enjoyed in abundance? Would some of us do well to reduce or even eliminate completely?
Those with a family history of osteoporosis or lumpy boobs PLEASE read on.
Happy Thursday everyone! R x #caffeine #caffeinewithdrawl #osteoporosis #

#boonjuicecleanse availability update 8th-12th July = SOLD OUT 12th-16th Aug = 1 place 16th-20th Sept- 4 places#boonjuicecleanse availability update 8th-12th July = SOLD OUT 12th-16th Aug = 1 place 16th-20th Sept- 4 places

#boonjuicecleanse update 8th-12th July = 1 place left 12th-16th Aug = 1 place left
DM for more info or to book before it's too late! R x