Anyone who knows me will tell you that I'm not a naturally calm person. I've always been what some call highly-strung, wearing my heart on my sleeve and reacting with my emotions first, and my ...

One of the most well-known benefits of lemon balm is its ability to calm the nervous system. Several studies suggest that lemon balm extract can help with stress relief, anxiety reduction, and mood ...

Last fall, my editors put me up to drinking lemon water every day for a week. I didn’t expect it to become a habit, but months later, it’s still how I start my mornings. It’s also one strategy that a ...

Lemon balm is one of those quiet herbs that does more than you expect. With its soft lemony-mint flavour, it’s known for calming the mind, easing stress, and gently supporting digestion. What many ...

Part mindfulness ritual, part plant experiment, you can brew any edible flower, leaf, spice, or blend to enjoy herbal tea or tisanes. Ashley Day is Food & Wine's associate editorial director. She's ...

Description: Gardeners have long prized Lemon verbena, a native to Argentina and Chile, for its lemon-scented leaves and the bright note it adds to food and toiletries. The Spanish brought it to ...