Viakwetu Health Remedies
We are what we eat. Every bite we take has the capacity to heal us or harm us.
We have focused on aromatic herbs; each is a medicinal plant which when regularly consumed, it restores balance to our bodies. They are medicine yet what makes them aromatic herbs is that they are mild in action and safe to take regularly.
Dis-ease is an imbalance, we believe that to prevent, manage and reverse chronic illness; wee need these lovely plants as part of our lifestyle. Here is what we have so far:
How we do this.
From our farms, we harvest herbs, fruits and bee products.
We process them and blend them based on specific health needs to create solutions that you can include in your daily life.
We have teabags, powders and honey. Soon we will add capsules. Each is unique to you. Here are our products:
Our Products
Lets replace processed sugar with stevia; take teabags to prevent or manage specific chronic diseases; take herb seeds for their super benefits; or simply lick herb infused honey. This is what we do. We take each plant and combine it with its friends to make something unique for you.
Remember, each herb is unique and has desirable benefits for you.
Sugar Substitutes.
Stevia is a plant known to be 200 times sweeter than sugar. A teaspoon of sugar is equivalent to half a cup of processed sugar. Quite a wonder.
We have farmers who grow this, we secure it dried and blend with a fer herbs to make its taste mild and allow you to have a herbal powder you can use as a sugar substitute.
Our honey is also processed to retain its natural healing properties with added herbs. The combination of these two allow you to eliminate the need for processed sugar in your beverages, cooking and almost all meals.
Our blood....detox, blood pressure, diabetes.
Blood is red. Many plants support its needs. We have hibiscus as the main ingredient and several supporting herbs including dill, red raspberry, stinging nettle, fennel and fenugreek.
We have made them into teabags and powders you can take daily to prevent and manage conditions related to the blood.
The Bones & Muscles.
Moringa is an awesome plant. It is our main herb when it comes to the bone. Are you sore, do you have arthritis? We have something for you.
Blended with support herbs like stinging nettle, rosemary, sage and lemon verbena, our infusions give you relief from dis-ease related to the bones.
Immune Boosting Products
All herbs boost immunity. It is a whole topic we dive into on our blog. It really depends with where you feel an imbalance and getting herbs for that system.
We have focussed on the guy and brain. Our main infusion is a blend of sage, rosemary, lemongrass, thyme and lemon verbena to help ease any discomfort here.
Fun experience....you get less flu one your gut is well cared for.
Start with the customer – find out what they want and give it to them.
Super Foods
Chia seeds....the food for the Mayans. A tablespoon can provide your daily reqirements for carbs and you will not feel hungry. It is a superfood because it does more than this.One can gain or lose weight based on how you use it. Knowing what it does is the key.
we have chia, dill, fennel and fenugreek in our pantry of herbal seeds. Each is unique and a golden treasure for you.
Our Ingredients
We grow a wide range of aromatic herbs; this includes Aloe Vera, sage, rosemary, lemon verbena, lemongrass, lavender, stevia, perfumed geranium, peppermint, thyme, stevia, dill, fennel, fenugreek and chia.
For fruits, we have gooseberry, mulberry, wild mangoes, loquats, pomegranate, paw paw and guavas.
These are our ingredients at a glance. And they have bees for company.
Our Farms
Our main farm is in Ndalu, Bungoma county. This is where our processing also happens.
We rely on farmers around Kenya to provide us with some ingredients whose demand is beyond what we can grow. As we grow, we are constantly gaining more farmers interested in our approach to profitable and sustainable farming.