Re-Terroir Your Nervous System
The Radical Apothecary
Resistance, Resilience, Recovery.
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I should not be here.
The statistical improbability of me being alive is immense. But I am.
Three years ago, I was diagnosed with kidney cancer. I turned to alcohol. I lost jobs, relationships, any sense of a future. I also have combined ADHD and PTSD.
One year ago, I stopped drinking. That decision saved my life.
In the quiet months that followed, I started using high‑polyphenol olive oil, raw apple cider vinegar, and mushroom tinctures. Something shifted. The noise in my head quietened. I could sit still. I could breathe. I could sleep.
I later learned why. Polyphenols – specifically secoiridoids – act directly on inflammation and the nervous system.
The Radical Apothecary is the result.
Not a wellness brand. An anti‑extractivist, reciprocal apothecary. A wooden table. A wee van. Spanish oil. Apple cider vinegar. Wild herbs and flowers.
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What We Believe
Your body is not a problem to be solved. You are not broken. You are unmoored.
Modern life has disconnected you from the signals that matter. The system profits from keeping you dysregulated.
Sovereign Biology. Your body works best when you understand it and support it – not when you outsource your wellbeing to complicated systems.
Simple, transparent tools. Education, autonomy, practicality. So you can decide what works for your own biology.
Pay‑it‑forward. Community vouchers. Tree adoption. Hedgerow restoration. Because recovery is not just chemical. It is political.
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What We Make
High‑polyphenol olive oil. NMR‑certified. From small cooperatives in Spain. T
25ml Oleum shot. A concentrated hit of secoiridoids. Take it straight. Feel the peppery catch. That is your vagus nerve waking up.
Wild infused ACV drinks. Fire Tonic. Rest Tonic. Heart Cordial. Dream Tonic. Foraged hedgerow plants. Raw ACV. Honey. Alive. Fermented. Alcohol‑free.
Lilac, Lavender & Thyme ACV. Lilac belongs to the olive family. Same secoiridoids as olive oil. Anti‑inflammatory. Nervine. Alive.
Vagus Nerve Tonic. Lemongrass. Lemon balm. Ginger. Black pepper. Formulated to stimulate the vagus nerve. Science‑backed. Alcohol‑free.
Mushroom beta‑glucan tonics. Birch Polypore. Reishi. Turkey Tail. Triple water extracted. Immune modulating. Gut healing. Alcohol‑free.
Wild teas. Wild lettuce resin. Vinaigrettes. Radical books from Pluto Press and Verso.
Three gift boxes for Christmas. Standard. Deluxe. Build Your Own Non‑Alcoholic Wild Cocktail Box.
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The Pop Up Shop – The Real Business
Not a prelude. The real business. My partner sells vintage and pre‑loved clothes from the same space. She is the backbone. The Radical Apothecary grows alongside her.
A wooden table on Bank Street, Hythe. Saturdays, July – September. Free tastings.
Come taste the difference.
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Shop. Learn.
No free oil. No discounts. No merch. Just polyphenols. Just a quiet, stubborn act of recovery from someone who should not be here.
Resistance, Resilience, Recovery.
The Radical Apothecary
