Holistic Wellness Gift Guide
Holiday Deals & Gift Ideas for Health Minded People
Give the gift of HEALTH this Holiday Season!
To be honest, I am not the consumeristic Black Friday type - and I definitely don’t advocate for it.
I do love gift giving, though - when it is thoughtful, handmade, high quality things or services.
So, here is some inspiration for thoughtful, health minded gifts that you can bless your friends and family with this year!
This post is too long for email, so read the full post HERE!!!
Here is my priority list when it comes to gift giving:
Handmade Gifts - this is so special and personal!
Locally Sourced Gifts - this is second to making it yourself. Support small businesses and craftsmen in your area!
Small Business Gifts - small businesses often put the most care and intention into their products, plus you’re directly supporting a family!
Wellness Essentials - there is a time and place to shop from bigger businesses — who are doing things right!
Let’s get into the goods:
Handmade Gifts: Herbal Soaps, Bath Salts, Scrubs
I HIGHLY recommend making handmade gifts this holiday season. Instead of spending time and money on shopping for low quality products, spend your resources on high quality ingredients and making something by hand!
Soaps
Beeswax Candles
Bath Salts
Wool Knit Sweaters, Hats, Socks, Scarfs
Jam
Bread
Here is a free downloadable guide with some recipe ideas for handmade gifts:
Local Gifts
If you can find a small business near you that makes products or foods with quality ingredients, I HIGHLY recommend supporting them before ordering online!
Skincare
Wool knit goods
Raw honey
Grass fed / pasture raised / regenerative meats
Raw dairy
Organic sourdough
Local handmade goods
Local sellers and distributors
If you are in the Twin Cities area, I highly recommend these local gems:
Toxyfree toxin free goods in Stillwater
Smith & Trade handmade goods in Stillwater
Crosswinds Farm in Kenyon
DIY Natural Home natural bedding
Froth and Cork Cafe Hastings
You and Me Cafe Stillwater
Elevated Integrative Wellness clinics in St. Michael and Stillwater
Co-Ops often have great local handmade gifts
Small Business Gifts
Brighter Being Wellness: Free HTMA Lab
Yes, my practice!!! — book a package with us between now and December 31st to receive a FREE HTMA test!
This is my favorite functional lab to run to look at overall health, nutrient status, metabolic markers, toxic load, and more.
Simply put “FREE HTMA” in the referral box upon sign up :)
Anywhere Nutrition: Whole Food Meal Planning Membership
My friend & fellow nutritionist, Emily, runs a whole food meal planning membership (right from her home in the Twin Cities - so you’d be supporting a local!) with TONS of whole food, anti-inflammatory recipes, resources, and more.
All of her recipes are whole food based, gluten free, dairy free, and soy free! They are PERFECT for anyone dealing with health issues like autoimmune conditions, or really any chronic disease.
Desert Oak Apothecary - Handmade Herbal Tinctures
My friend Miriam and her family grow herbs, and make incredible organic medicinal tinctures from their homestead in Texas!
She is running a 20% off sale on Black Friday only with code: THANKYOU
Otherwise you can use code BRIGHTER10 for 10% off!
Cultivate Handmade Soap & Skincare
My dear friend Kyleigh makes the most AMAZING, thoughtfully made soaps and face oils using the highest quality ingredients, some that she even grows in her own Alabama garden!
I personally LOVE her calendula face oil, and herbal perfume oil - they make GREAT gifts!
Back to Eden Wellness Routes
My other dear friend, Lauren, makes wild foraged pine sap infused tallow cream, body oils, tallow sunscreen, and more!
Faith + Grace Organics Natural Skincare
My OTHER dear friend, Janine (I have the best friends EVER), makes the most amazing tallow creams & personal care products. Her scents and textures are UNMATCHED.
My personal favorites are the Vanilla Manuka Tallow, Magnesium Deodorant, Wild Yam Cream, & Shampoo & Conditioner bars!
She has soooo many new products, go check out her website!
Use discount code SYDNE
Toxyfree - Toxin Free Goods for your Home and Body
My favorite local shop located in Stillwater MN - they also ship, for non-locals!
Laura and Behzad are the MOST committed to sourcing high quality handmade goods made from nature - rather than synthetic, toxic materials.
From kitchenware, to stationary goods, to skincare, and wearables like leather bags and organic plant dyed clothing - everything in this shop is STUNNING.
The most beautiful items I have gifted in the past are the olive wood utensils, hardwood cutting boards, clay cookware… but you can’t go wrong with anything from Toxyfree!
Natural Fabrics
Gift quality, natural fiber goods to replace plastic and polyester!
Wool sweaters
Wool socks
Wool scarves
Wool hats
100% cotton/wool underwear
Linens - clothes, bedding
Pillows, mattresses, bedding FREE from flame retardants - from DIY Natural Home
Beautiful & Natural Material Kitchenware
Vintage copper pots and pans
Unique salt and pepper holders
Clay cookware from Toxyfree
Olive wood from Toxyfree
Carbon steel pans from Toxyfree
Solid wood cutting boards from Toxyfree
Clay dishes
Vintage thrifted china
Barefoot Shoes
Instead of cramming your feet into the 30 pairs of shoes that you have in your closet, downsize to a couple pairs of shoes that you LOVE, that fit your foot like a glove!
Rhizals - Leather Shoes
Most shoes are synthetic, too narrow for your human foot, and insulated from the earths natural flow of electrons - but not Rhizal’s!
They are having a 20% off Black Friday sale with code BFCM
Earth Runners - Sandals
These have been my FAVORITE shoes for years. From daily wear to adventure and hiking, these are on my feet every single day (until there’s too much snow on the ground…)
Take 25% off for Black Friday!
Wellness Essentials
Heart and Soil Supplements
If you know me, you know I am a huge advocate for nose-to-tail nutrition, and organotherapy.
Heart and Soil utilizes grass fed organ meats to suit many different needs — my staple is Her Package to support women’s hormone and reproductive health
Perfect Supplements
This is my go-to supplement brand for grass fed collagen, gelatin, acerola cherry vitamin C, and more!
Organic Olivia Supplements
Another herbal tincture staple that has the best medicinal herb blends — my favorites are the female cycle support, digestive juice, and mane magic.
Daylight Computer
This blue light free, flicker free tablet / computer has been on my wishlist for a while now.
The display is paper like, and created to protect your eyes, dopamine sensitivity, sleep quality, and overall hormone health by limiting your blue light exposure and overstimulation that modern screen use can cause.
Kick your scrolling addictions, lower the stress load on your brain and body, and build a healthy relationship with technology!
Use code AMBER for $100 off
Red Light Therapy
RLT is an amazing therapy to support the body in health and healing - whether it’s a skin condition, temporary sickness, or chronic disease.
RLT panels and devices can be spendy, so keep an eye out for deals like the one EMRTek is running right now!
Use code BRIWELL at checkout for the 50% off deal
Another more affordable option is to search for a wellness center near you that offers red light therapy, and gift a voucher!
CHEK Holistic Health Certification
The CHEK institute offers one of the only health certifications that I recommend for other practitioners looking to expand their skills, for people who seek to serve as a health coach, or for those who want to learn more about how they can improve their own health.
They are offering 50% off!
Looking for something specific???
Head to my massive shopping guide to find what you’re after!
Happy Holidays & Gift Giving!
Hopefully these ideas can help you escape the consumerism & overspending on products that are lower quality than they should be…
The GREATEST gift you can give is thoughtfulness - gifting these healthful & handmade gifts is a blessing in itself - and it just might spark some inspiration for others to start sourcing their products more intentionally!
Be well,
Syd