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BERRY BENEFICIAL FOR YOUR HEALTH — HOLISTIC IMMUNE SUPPORT
By William Harwood
PHOTOS BY ROSS JAYNES VISUAL MEDIA CO.
If an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, then a cup of elderberries easily equals a bottle of benefits, at least when lovingly crafted by an expert who knows what she is doing.
Natalie Hart, a resident of Spring Hill, is the founder of a thriving business based upon all things elderberry Natalie’s Elderberries.
Natalie crafts holistic immune support and other sweetly salubrious products from a genus of trees called the Sambucus, commonly known as elders. Done well, the results are flavorful concoctions of vitamin-rich, antioxidant goodness, and Natalie absolutely does elderberries well. We asked her to share a bit of her recipe for success.
Why did you get started and how long have you been at it?
The whole reason was to help my family. I began brewing elderberry syrup in 2017 when our oldest kiddo was born to serve my family from a holistic wellness approach. The elderberry is a superfood: a powerful antioxidant, an immune support tool, and a powerhouse tool that can be used by the whole family to help them get well and stay well naturally. We now serve the public in retail locations, markets, and ship nationwide and are a licensed handcrafter using a commercial kitchen to make our syrup.
Tell us more about your products.
I make elderberry syrup as our main product and wellness tool. It's made with 100% organic herbs and raw honey, there are no fillers or artificial ingredients. It's strictly herbs and raw honey, all of which have medicinal benefits. I've incorporated other holistic wellness tools like herbal loose-leaf teas, elderberry lemonade, & essential oil roller bottles that people seem to love for additional immune system support.
It’s not just the products that are important, it’s the education. We’re hosting a class at my home teaching people how to make tinctures and learn about herbs. We see this from an entire health standpoint, not just products. We want people to see how everything we do, eat and drink affects our overall health. We want to provide tools such as elderberry syrup as one of the ways to get healthy.
What are the health benefits of elderberries?
Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, referred to elderberries as “the plant of God that heals everything it touches.” My elderberry syrup is a proprietary blend of berries and organic herbs, handcrafted in small batches to ensure the utmost purity. If you are seeking an all-natural option to support your immune system along with respiratory, digestion, and cardiovascular wellness, you've come to the right place!
For me, it's more a focus on the holistic natural wellness side and about how I can assess where your need is to help get you better so that you can live your life to the fullest and enjoy and be happy and healthy. I think that differentiates me from some of the others.
NATALIE'S ELDERBERRIES CAN BE FOUND LOCALLY
FRANKLIN
The Franklin Juice Bar and Franklin Bakehouse
SPRING HILL
RAPHA, Light Hill Premium Meats, and Old Stone Creamery
NOLENSVILLE
Morning Glory Orchard
COLUMBIA
RX Compound Pharmacy, Farmstead Market, and Columbia Health Foods
For additional information or to order online, folks can visit natalieselderberries.com or follow on us social media @natalieselderberries. We also offer porch pickup, through the website, in Spring Hill for those in the vicinity.
