Cedar Hill Apothecary

Cedar Hill Apothecary Your stop for natural wellness. Formulated by herbalists, we will help you every step of the way. Wednesday - Saturday 12-5pm ct

Check us out in store for custom herbal remedies, teas, elixirs & a free community garden!

02/05/2026

It’s valentines here at Cedar Hill Apothecary and whether you’re showing yourself some love, a friend or partner, we’ve got you covered! You can expect clean and natural versions of your favorite giftable items, always! From chocolates, to perfumes and room sprays, teas, elixirs, tinctures, candles, you name it, we got it 💕

People ask me all the time which elixir they should reach for, and honestly, the answer changes depending on what your b...
02/05/2026

People ask me all the time which elixir they should reach for, and honestly, the answer changes depending on what your body is asking for that day. I think of these four as different tools in your nervous system toolkit, each one serving a specific purpose.

When I’m feeling physically inflamed or achey, when my body is carrying tension in my joints or muscles, that’s when I reach for Golden Roots. The warming spices and anti-inflammatory roots help address that deep-seated physical discomfort that comes from inflammation. It’s like giving your circulatory and immune systems a gentle boost while calming down overactive inflammatory responses.

Adaptogen Chai is my go-to when I’m in that stressed, burnt-out state where my nervous system is just fried from doing too much for too long. This is for those periods when you need to support your body’s ability to handle stress without adding more stimulation to an already overwhelmed system. The adaptogenic herbs work over time to help your body become more resilient, especially during major life transitions or sustained periods of high demand.

Kava Chata is what I grab when I’m anxious and wound up, when my mind won’t stop racing and my body feels like a tightly coiled spring. This one is specifically for that “I need to actually relax.. right now” feeling. The kava provides genuine nervous system calming without sedation, helping you find that sweet spot where you’re present and calm but not knocked out.

And Mushroom Drinking Chocolate is for when I need a mood lift, when everything feels heavy or gray and I’m craving something rich and comforting. The combination of cacao, reishi, lion’s mane, and rhodiola gives you that chocolate satisfaction while supporting both your immune system and cognitive function.

The beautiful thing is that your body will tell you what it needs if you listen. Some days it’s inflammation, some days it’s burnout, some days it’s anxiety. These elixirs let you meet your body where it is.

This statement has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

A broken heart isn’t just a metaphor. When we carry chronic stress, unprocessed grief, or prolonged anxiety, our cardiov...
02/04/2026

A broken heart isn’t just a metaphor. When we carry chronic stress, unprocessed grief, or prolonged anxiety, our cardiovascular system takes the hit. Blood pressure climbs, inflammation increases, arterial walls stiffen. The body literally keeps score of our emotional burden, and that score shows up in lab work, in heart palpitations, in the exhaustion that comes from a system working too hard for too long.

This is why Heart Mend addresses both the emotional and physical aspects of cardiovascular health. They aren’t separate issues. The herbs that relax arterial walls and improve circulation are often the same ones that calm an overactive nervous system.

Hawthorn berry is the backbone of this formula, working to dilate blood vessels and strengthen heart muscle while improving oxygen delivery throughout the body. Motherwort brings its calming influence, particularly helpful for stress-induced heart palpitations and high blood pressure. Together they address the cardiovascular impact of chronic stress.

The supporting herbs round out the formula. Rosehips and hibiscus provide antioxidant protection and help manage cholesterol levels, while the warming spices (ginger, cinnamon, cardamom, black pepper) support healthy circulation and blood sugar balance. This matters because diabetes and blood sugar dysregulation are major risk factors for heart disease.

We formulated Heart Mend for anyone whose heart needs support, whether that’s managing existing cardiovascular concerns or supporting a system that’s been under prolonged stress. Because the truth is, emotional health and heart health are inseparable.

This statement has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

We know, we know, everyone is talking about “self-care”. And self-care doesn’t come in a product. It develops in routine...
02/02/2026

We know, we know, everyone is talking about “self-care”. And self-care doesn’t come in a product. It develops in routine. The act of taking the time. So we put together a guide of our favorite grounding, sensory connecting formulas to bring you back to self this month of love.

Most of the time, Valentine’s Day marketing makes me want to roll my eyes back into my head. But here’s what I’ve come to appreciate about it: it’s a reminder to pay attention to the people and things we love, and that better includes yourself!

First off - you’ll see a new sheriff in town - Solskin Tallow Oil. Getting released today, and we just had to add it to the gift guide. It’s the only product in this guide that doesn’t include Rose. Rose is a lovely, softening and grounding nervine herb. It helps bring us into the present moment and into acceptance. When you’re constantly running on stress hormones, your body forgets what it feels like to just be. Rose helps with that. The scent alone can shift you out of fight-or-flight mode!

But the real medicine isn’t in the bottle or the bag. It’s in what you do with it. Taking 20 minutes for a bath after a long week. Massaging oil into your skin slowly enough that you actually feel your hands on your body. Rolling something calming on your wrists when anxiety creeps in. These small acts of attention add up to something bigger than any single product can provide.

So whether you’re gifting these to someone you love or keeping it for yourself, you’re really offering permission. To remember that your body deserves care, not just when it’s earned through productivity, but simply because it exists.

01/31/2026

Troubled skin is often a messenger, not the problem. Just as food sensitivities are often a symptom and not THE problem. It’s one of the body’s loudest ways of saying something deeper is out of balance.

So many of the folks who come through our doors with eczema, psoriasis, chronic rashes, hives, or reactive skin are also dealing with things like histamine sensitivity, mast cell activation, digestive issues, nervous system overload, or long-term inflammation.

Histamine isn’t just about allergies. It’s a key immune messenger. When the gut lining is irritated, the microbiome is out of balance, or the nervous system is stuck in stress mode, histamine can rise. Mast cells, which live in huge numbers in the skin and gut, can become overactive. The result? Itching, flushing, rashes, swelling, flares, and skin that feels like it’s constantly “on edge.”

This is why so many people feel like they’re chasing symptoms with topical products alone. Creams and salves can absolutely support the skin, but long-term change often comes from looking deeper.

The gut plays a central role here. It’s where immune tolerance is trained. It’s where histamine is broken down. It’s where inflammation can either be calmed or constantly re-triggered. When digestion is strained, when the microbiome is out of balance, or when the gut lining is compromised, the immune system often shows that stress through the skin.

The nervous system matters too. Chronic stress, trauma, poor sleep, and burnout can all raise inflammatory signaling and make mast cells more reactive. That’s why skin flares so often show up during hard seasons of life.

Your skin is speaking. You have to listen to what it’s telling you instead of trying to shut it up.

✨ Hydration isn’t just about drinking more water, it’s about helping your body hold onto it.I mentioned this DIY topical...
01/30/2026

✨ Hydration isn’t just about drinking more water, it’s about helping your body hold onto it.

I mentioned this DIY topical & internal jelly in my video yesterday so here’s you a recipe!

Hyaluronic acid is one of nature’s most powerful humectants, meaning it attracts and binds water to the skin, joints, and connective tissue. That’s why we love it for inside + outside hydration, especially during dry winter air, perimenopause/menopause, chronic dehydration, or stressed skin.

This simple DIY Hyaluronic Acid Jelly is one of my favorite low-cost, high-impact recommendations for:
💧 Plumper, more hydrated skin
💧 Supporting joint + connective tissue hydration
💧 Dry, crepey, or menopausal tissues
💧 Barrier repair + moisture retention
💧 Supporting skin from the inside out

Pro tip: Apply on damp skin and always seal with an oil or cream, humectants work best when you lock that moisture in.

And don’t miss the part where you can drink it too!!

Save this for later + share with someone whose skin is begging for hydration.

01/29/2026

Skin is not just skin. It’s an immune organ.

Early microbial exposures from the birth canal, breast milk, home environment, and first foods help train the immune system in what to tolerate and what to fight. When that early training is disrupted or skewed, the body can be more likely to express inflammation later in life.

For some people, that inflammation shows up in the lungs as asthma.
For others, in the gut as food sensitivities.
And for many, it shows up on the skin as eczema or psoriasis.

From a terrain-based and holistic perspective, these conditions aren’t just “surface problems.” They reflect deeper patterns of immune balance, barrier integrity, and internal ecology, including the gut-skin axis and the body’s relationship with its microbial world.

This is also why eczema and psoriasis can appear later in life, even if someone never had skin issues as a child. Our immune system is constantly recalibrating based on what it’s exposed to. Moves to new environments, mold exposure, water damage, changes in climate, new pets, workplace exposures, chronic stress, antibiotics, hormonal shifts, illness, or major life changes can all alter the body’s microbial and immune terrain.

This is why supporting skin health often means looking beyond creams alone. It means nourishing the gut, supporting microbial diversity, tending the nervous system, and strengthening the skin’s barrier from the inside out.

Skin is a conversation between your immune system and your environment.
When we listen to that conversation, we can support healing at the root not just quite the symptoms.

I will make a video soon about gut health and recalibration but if you’d like to see a deep dive job checked and watch our gut health class recording

https://community.cedarhillhomesteadtn.com/c/qas-classrecordings/gut-health-herbal-approach

✨ Comfort Tincture for SADs ✨Winter has a way of settling into your nervous system. The short days, the lack of sun, and...
01/23/2026

✨ Comfort Tincture for SADs ✨

Winter has a way of settling into your nervous system. The short days, the lack of sun, and the constant gray can make anxiety feel heavier and more persistent. If you're someone who struggles with seasonal mood shifts, you know it's not as simple as "getting outside more" or "thinking positive." (though they absolutely help!). Your nervous system is genuinely responding to the darkness and having to resist a time that was historically for rest.

COMFORT FOR LONG-TERM WINTER SUPPORT:
While Comfort is incredible for acute anxiety and panic, it's also deeply effective when taken consistently throughout the darker months. This is when the real magic of these herbs shows up.

Blue Vervain helps release the chronic tension that builds when your body is in a low grade stress state for weeks or months. Blue Vervain works to unwound that tight chest, clenched jaw, and shallow breathing.

Motherwort grounds you back into your body when seasonal depression makes you feel disconnected or numb. It's especially helpful for the kind of anxiety that comes with feeling "off" but not knowing why.

Passionflower supports your nervous system's ability to actually rest and reset. When winter drags on and sleep feels less restorative, Passionflower helps you get the kind of deep rest that actually rebuilds resilience.

HOW TO USE IT FOR SEASONAL SUPPORT:
Take Comfort daily throughout winter, not just when you're spiraling, but as a foundational support for your nervous system. A dropper in the morning, another in the evening if needed. Think of it as nourishment for the part of you that's working overtime to stay regulated when everything in your environment is telling your body to shut down.

You can still reach for it in acute moments (it works beautifully for that), but the long-term use is where you'll notice less reactivity. More capacity. A nervous system that isn't constantly on edge just because the sun sets at 4:30 PM.

Winter is hard on sensitive nervous systems. You don't have to white-knuckle your way through it. ✨

These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.



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Cedar Hill Homestead Bio

Cedar Hill Homestead rests a top a hill 20 miles west of Nashville. Not your ordinary ‘farm’, their property is full of wild Tennessee Natives as well as some untamed invasive species. Their collaborative passion is ethical foraging. It meets somewhere between a well seasoned Italian chef gone wild and a Tennessee native with generations of regional medicine. Each of their products harvested with care and minimally packaged. From the forest, to their kitchen, and out into the world with intention to facilitate healing and mending our connection to the plants.

Francesco & Victoria both grew up in the south, where plant knowledge was common knowledge. In Victoria’s words, “knowing what’s beneath your feet, what to nibble on and how to use it is not only a birth right, but a super power we all have access to”. Victoria dove deep into herbalism at age 15, self treating endometriosis and quickly learned that all of the powerful plant allies she needed to heal were already her closest neighbors. Around that same time, Francesco had begun his journey into culinary arts and fell deeply in awe of the flavors in wild foods. When they met many years later, their passions merged and supported one another. They consider themselves permanent students and forever allies to the forest, understanding that the vast knowledge in this area is full of endless new possibilities. And that, they exclaim, is why they are homesteaders.

“To homestead, is to be so self sufficient that even your projects & livestock are somewhat self sufficient”. “Why do you think we built a business around our family?! Because our business would not be sufficient if we weren’t all an integral part of it.” Cedar Hill Homestead’s motto is, “We believe strongly that to make an impact on the world you must first take care of your tribe so they may do the same. The South is our tribe and simple, regional medicine is our offering”.