About Amie

Health & wellness have always been a part of my life. It started when my older sister was diagnosed with cancer when I was 11 years old. She had gone through 5 years of surgeries and chemotherapy, but the cancer kept coming back, and she passed away when she was 17 years old. During the time of my sister's numerous visits to hospitals, my doctor had prescribed me an anti-depressant/anti-anxiety medication, called Zoloft, when I was 13 years old. While on this medication, I noticed that my emotions had been drastically muted, and when my grandfather passed away and I did not shed one tear, I had decided to come off this medication. The result of that experience was that I became very skeptical and cautious of any doctor who recommended prescription medications to me. Even when my doctor continued to offer birth control all throughout my high school and college years, I had always declined. Needless to say, I became very disenchanted with the mainstream medical system from a young age, and began learning about natural healing and natural medicine.

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When I was in college, I began seeking out alternative & holistic medicine, mostly in the form of plants - herbs & spices, natural foods, etc. I was on a mission to find ways for dealing with stress, pain, inflammation, and something that would help with my acne and menstrual cramps! During that time, I began to deeply question the basis of our medical system after a conversation with a doctor at my college's health clinic. I told her that I didn't want to take any medication for acne and had started to drink dandelion root tea to help with my skin issues. She responded, "You should be careful doing that because we don't have any long term studies to determine if that is safe or not."  I immediately thought that there was something very wrong with our health system because of her concern with me drinking herbal tea. I came to understand that humans have been using plant & natural medicines for thousands of years, yet modern medicine was disregarding any validity of these natural remedies unless the scientific community were to conduct long-term studies. 

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Through all of the research and experimentation on myself over the years with natural remedies - from lemon, ginger, and honey tea for colds to using raw garlic for yeast infections - I was finally understanding how humans can be in balance with their bodies by using the natural gifts that God has provided for us on our earth. I no longer refilled my prescription of Naproxen for menstrual cramps, or used the harsh acne creams. I started learning more about nutrition and whole foods and started listening to the experts things like exercise, sleep hygiene, stress management, brain health and everything in between. I started taking online herbalism courses, when a friend told me about an herbal apprenticeship program at Greenwood Herbals in Limerick, Maine. I was so excited to learn in person from an experienced herbalist! After that, I enrolled in the Clinical Herbalism Program the next year. I received a certificate for Clinical Herbalism in the summer of 2024. I am now offering herbal consultations to those in my community, as well as making herbal products to sell.

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"And the fruit thereof shall be for food, and the leaf thereof for medicine." Ezekiel 47:12