Benedictine Education Specialist, Samaya Cullerton L.Ac. educates our viewers about some of our specialized immune supporting formulas. Check out this short video on our immune supportive products in the time of Covid-19. Washing hands, wearing a mask when social distancing is not possible, and supporting your innate health are all essential for stopping the spread. Stay healthy everyone!    ..read more

Benedictine Healing Products is throwing an exclusive Practitioner Sale! Sunday, June 23rd 10 AM – 3 PM Oriental Medical Center, 200 7th Ave, Suite 135, Santa Cruz CA 95060 We’ll be streamlining some of our inventory, offering deep discounts on a wide variety of herbal tinctures and complex formulas. These were some of Martha’s beloved formulations and single herb tinctures. View our list of discounted wholesale inventory and discount prices by clicking on the following link: BHP PopUp Sale Price List Can’t make our Pop-Up Sale?  Pre-order by contacting Sue before June 22, 2019:  831-429-9 ..read more

by Samaya Cullerton, LAc California has had plenty of rain and snow this year. Most of our beautiful state has been pulled out of the long standing drought. All the moisture is creating super blooms of buds and blossoms. While we are all enjoying the beauty of green lush landscapes which have been brown for many previous seasons, and blooms of epic proportions, those who suffer from seasonal allergies are coping which very high pollen counts. In our spring blog, we’ll be discussing seasonal allergies, and herbal approaches to countering your seasonal by working with your innate immune system ..read more

By Martha S Benedict Martha loved chocolate, and actively promoted it’s health benefits. This blog entry is a snippet of her writing on the topic. For more of her writings, see A Pocket Full of Posies. Enjoy! Chocolate beans come from the cacao tree. Archeological evidence exists that cacao has grown in the Amazon and Orinoco River complexes for the last six thousand years. From this origin the tree was brought both north and south to the different empires of the Aztec, Toltec, and Mayan populations. Aztec lore relates that the god, Quetzalcoatl’, founder of the race, designated cacao a ..read more

In our culture, menopause is often considered a four letter word and instead of being discussed openly, many women suffer through the symptoms without much support. Medically, a woman is not considered to be in menopause until they have not had a period for 12 months. The process leading up to that milestone can be significant and can last anywhere from two to ten years starting as early as a woman’s mid-thirties. In the United States, it most commonly starts in the mid to late 40s with menopause in a woman’s early 50s. Perimenopause, as it is called, is when a women’s ovaries start decreasing ..read more

In our culture, menopause is often considered a four letter word and instead of being discussed openly, many women suffer through the symptoms without much support. Medically, a woman is not considered to be in menopause until they have not had a period for 12 months. The process leading up to that milestone can be significant and can last anywhere from two to ten years starting as early as a woman’s mid-thirties. In the United States, it most commonly starts in the mid to late 40s with menopause in a woman’s early 50s. Perimenopause, as it is called, is when a women’s ovaries start decreasing ..read more