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Calendula is one of those cheerful garden flowers that seems to keep blooming no matter what the weather does. Its bright orange and gold petals have a long history in home kitchens and on homestead shelves. This week we're sharing a short recap of a video we enjoyed from Melissa K. Norris of Pioneering Today, where she walks through how she makes homemade calendula oil. Start with dried flowers Melissa begins by drying her calendula flowers gently. Drying matters because fre

We're getting close. In about two weeks, once the construction crew finishes up, Stanford Clinic & Herb Shop will move one door down Main Street, from 5192 to 5190, right here in Lucedale. We know a move can make folks wonder what's changing, so here's the short answer: not much that matters. You'll see the same faces when you walk in, the same unhurried visits with Dr. Casey, and the same shelves of teas, tinctures, salves, and pantry staples you've come to count on. The onl

Some of the herbs people have trusted longest for healthy blood sugar never lived in a medicine cabinet. They lived in the spice drawer. Cinnamon went into the morning oatmeal, fenugreek seed went into the curry pot, and bitter melon showed up at the supper table in kitchens across Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean. Dr. Casey's Blood Sugar Caps gather four of those traditional botanicals into one simple capsule. What's in the bottle Ceylon cinnamon, bitter melon, bilberry fruit

Every so often we come across a research talk that's worth passing along simply because it shows how careful scientists work through a question. This week's recap is from a talk given at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute by Dr. Alpha Barry Fowler III, a researcher who has spent years studying high-dose intravenous vitamin C in very sick hospital patients. Here is a short summary of what he reported, in plain words. Where the question started Dr. Fowler describes an obs

Most of the time, regularity takes care of itself with water, fiber from real food, and a body that gets up and moves. Then there are the other days: a long trip, a change in routine, a stretch of poor sleep, and things simply will not budge. A gentle herbal nudge doesn't always do it. That's the job Dr. Casey's Stubborn Bowel Caps were made for, and it's why we call it our strongest regularity formula. Gentle formulas and stimulating formulas Herbalists have long sorted bowe

Every cold season has a high point, the week when the most people end up in the hospital with flu. We looked at CDC hospital data for the 2025–26 season to see when that week came in each state, and in Mississippi. What the map shows For each state and Washington, D.C., we found the week with the most new lab-confirmed flu hospital admissions per 100,000 people. The season runs from the week ending October 4, 2025 through the week ending October 3, 2026. Most of the country p

Some of the best things in a home are the simplest. A cast-iron skillet. A good wooden spoon. A bar of soap you could read the whole label of while the kettle heats. That last one is what we want to tell you about today. Dr. Casey's Tallow Bar Soap is made in-house right here at Stanford Clinic & Herb Shop. Turn the bar over and read the label. The ingredient list is three words long: Beef Tallow, Water, Lye. That's the whole list. There's no long string of words you'd need a

There's something about a pot simmering on the back of the stove in late October. The kitchen gets warm, the windows fog a little, and the whole house smells like cinnamon and cloves. This week we're sharing a short recap of a kitchen video we enjoyed from Jess at Roots and Refuge Farm, where she walks through how she makes homemade elderberry syrup the homestead way. What goes in the pot Jess starts with dried elderberries and adds rose hips, fresh ginger, cinnamon, and whol

Most of us have a feeling that medical care costs more than it used to. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has tracked the prices people pay for medical care every year since at least 1950, so we can put a real number on that feeling. Find your birth year below. The numbers Here's how much higher medical care prices were in 2025, the most recent full year, than in each birth year: Born in · Medical care prices in 2025 were… 1950: 3,742% higher 1960: 2,501% higher 1970:

When Medicare started in July 1966, the standard monthly premium for Part B was $3.00. Part B is the part of Medicare that helps pay for doctor visits, outpatient care, and similar services. Sixty years later, the 2026 standard premium is $202.90. We wanted to know how much of that jump is just ordinary inflation, so we put the two side by side. The comparison We took the 1966 premium of $3.00 and grew it each year by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U),

It's not the most glamorous topic, but every family deals with it sooner or later: a road trip, a week of holiday baking, a stretch of too little water and too much sitting, and suddenly things just aren't moving. Long before the drugstore aisle, home herbalists kept a few trusted plants on the shelf for exactly these days. Herbal constipation relief capsules are a simple way to keep that old kitchen-apothecary wisdom within reach. The old pattern: herbs that move, herbs that

When the weather turns and the first sniffles start making the rounds at church and school, many families reach for the same few herbs their grandparents trusted. Goldenseal is one of those old standbys. It's a bitter, bright yellow root from the eastern woodlands of North America, and goldenseal root capsules are a simple way to keep it on the shelf for the change of seasons. What is goldenseal? Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis) is a small woodland plant with broad, lobed le

Every spring and fall, the same bright yellow flower pops up along every fence line in George County. Most folks mow it down. Our grandmothers dug it up. Dandelion root is one of the oldest bitter herbs in the kitchen apothecary, and dandelion root capsules are a simple way to keep that old habit on the shelf without a shovel and a drying rack. Why dandelion root? Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) has been part of folk herbal traditions across Europe, Asia, and North America f

A few of you have asked what our move next door will mean for your visits, so here's the short answer: not much, except a few extra steps down the sidewalk. This November, once construction is finished, Stanford Clinic & Herb Shop will move from 5192 Main Street to 5190 Main Street here in Lucedale. The clinic and the herb shop are moving together, as one. You'll walk in and find the same team who knows your family, the same relaxed, unhurried appointments, and the same shelv

Many crunchy families want vitamin C that still looks like food—fruit, not just a lab powder. Dr. Casey's Whole Food C Caps were blended for that kitchen-apothecary instinct: three of the world's most concentrated whole-food vitamin C fruits, camu camu, acerola cherry, and amla, together in a vegetarian capsule you can keep on the shelf next to the other pantry staples. Three fruits, one simple capsule Camu camu (Myrciaria dubia) is a small Amazon berry known for its naturall

Ask a neighbor how they're doing and you'll often hear "Hanging in there." Most of us know the difference between hanging in there and actually feeling like ourselves. One is getting through the day. The other is having enough left over to enjoy it: the porch after supper, the grandkids on Sunday afternoon, the garden, the work you love. That difference is why we pay attention to research on quality of life, not just energy. At Stanford Clinic & Herb Shop, people regularly as

Some seasons of motherhood run on fumes. School lessons, a sink full of dishes, a toddler on your hip, and supper still to plan can leave you feeling worn thin by mid-afternoon. For generations, homemakers have leaned on nourishing foods during demanding stretches, and vitamin C-rich fruits have long held a place in that tradition. Dr. Casey's Adrenal Caps bring a few of those foods together in one simple capsule. Two whole-food vitamin C fruits Acerola, sometimes called the

Columbus found a new world. We'd love to help you discover something new right here on Main Street. 🍂 Columbus Day falls on the second Monday of October, right when the air in south Mississippi finally starts to turn and the first leaves begin to drift down. It's a day that has always been about setting out and finding something you didn't know was waiting for you. You don't need to cross an ocean to feel a little of that spirit. Sometimes all it takes is a walk down Main St

If you grew up with a grandmother who kept remedies in the pantry, you may have heard white willow bark called “nature's aspirin.” The nickname is more than folklore. The bark of the white willow tree (Salix alba) contains salicin, a natural compound the body turns into salicylic acid. In the 1800s, chemists studying salicin and its plant cousins worked their way toward acetylsalicylic acid, the medicine we now know as aspirin. A remedy with a long memory Willow shows up in o

For the busy-mama season: Dr. Casey's Cortisol Caps. Between school pickups, homeschool lessons, fall gardens, and the full calendar that comes with the cooler months, a lot of us are looking for gentle ways to care for ourselves, too. These capsules bring together four herbs that traditional herbalists have long called "adaptogens": ashwagandha, holy basil (tulsi), lemon balm, and rhodiola. They are a simple addition to your daily rhythm to support a healthy response to ever