I Replaced My Medicine Cabinet with Herbs. Here’s What Happened.

(How We’ve Thrived Without Health Insurance for Years)

Let me share something with you that might be a little controversial...

Our family hasn’t had health insurance for years.

Not because we don’t care about our health, but because I made a decision to take back the responsibility and learn how to care for our household holistically. At home. With herbs. With the Word. With Yah’s design.

And that decision? It changed everything.

Shalom, I’m KhadiYah, the founder of Yah’s Apothecary, where I teach women how to heal themselves and their families biblically—with herbal wisdom and practical, Spirit-led systems. Today, I want to walk you through how I became the healer of my home, what I replaced in our medicine cabinet, and why I’ll never go back to the old way of doing things.

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From Pills to Plants: Why We Let Go of the System

I came from the same system as most of us. Doctors. Prescriptions. “Wait and see.” But after struggling for over a decade with absent periods, chronic constipation, swollen lymph nodes, and cystic acne, I realized I was never getting to the root.

Then I read Ezekiel 47:12:

“Their fruit will be for food, and their leaves for healing.”

That was the moment everything shifted. If Yah told us herbs were for healing, then why wasn’t I doing what He said?

So I cleared it all out.

I tossed the synthetic vitamins and over-the-counter meds.

I replaced them with real tools:

• Homemade elderberry and ginger syrups
  

• Healing salves for wounds
  

• Loose herbs blended into teas and broths
  

• A binder that tracks my inventory, symptoms, and seasonal patterns in our household

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I Learned to Be the Watchman Over My House

I stopped waiting for permission to understand my own body—or my children’s. I started paying attention:

• My daughter tends to feel things in her throat first
  

• My son’s nose runs when something’s off
  

• I noticed seasonal triggers and emotional patterns
  

• I learned to use broth and herbal soups as first foods for my youngest instead of the usual jarred “mus.h”

I studied how our bodies respond at different life stages—and how the herbs do, too. I observed how every part of a plant has a different function, and how every member of our home needs support in their own way.

I stopped outsourcing our health.

And that is when our family became truly covered, not by insurance, but by obedience.

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It Also Changed Our Finances

Without co-pays, constant appointments, and unnecessary prescriptions, we were able to invest in organic food, a deep apothecary cabinet, and bulk herbs for the year. I even learned to grow and harvest what we needed from our tiny yard, less than a quarter acre.

I discovered how to store herbs properly, how to spot the ideal smell and texture of a plant, and how to make formulations based on real need, not just trendy lists.

We saved thousands of dollars. Literally.

Even during my last pregnancy, without insurance, our home birth midwife care cost less than what we paid with insurance during a previous hospital birth.

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But Let Me Be Clear: This Life Isn’t for Everyone

I’m not saying everyone should throw out their meds. I’m not even saying everyone should get off insurance. If you’re not ready to take full responsibility for your home, if you’re not ready to study, observe, and be diligent, it may not be the right time yet.

This is for the woman who is serious.

The one who wants to learn.

Who is willing to start small, make her own syrups, and build her cabinet herb by herb.

But it also requires wisdom.

You still need an emergency fund. You still need annual checkups. You still need to budget, save, and prepare, just like the Proverbs 31 woman, who clothed her house in strength and didn’t panic when winter came.

Titus 2:5 reminds us—we are the keepers of our homes. That includes the roof, the meals, and the medicine.

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So What Do You Actually Need to Start?

• Learn the herbs for your household’s actual needs—not just the trendy ones
  

• Build a basic home apothecary: teas, tinctures, oils, salves
  

• Track symptoms, patterns, and seasonal changes
  

• Create a binder (or use mine) to monitor your inventory and plan ahead
  

• Start saving—$20/week can be your emergency cushion
  

• Seek out wise midwives, community care, and trusted resources—not just emergency room numbers

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Ready to Be the Healer of Your Home?

If this sparked something in you—if you’re ready to be the watchman of your house and the healer of your home—then I invite you to apply for our Holistic Practitioner Elite Program.

This isn’t just about herbs.

It’s about stewardship.

It’s about knowing what to do, when to do it, and why.

We train women who are ready to walk in confidence, serve their homes with clarity, and offer community care with excellence. You’ll learn assessments, safety, formulation, and how to go beyond surface-level herbalism into real, biblical herbal education.

And for those who aren’t quite ready for the full program yet, we’ve got resources—books, downloads, playlists—so you don’t leave empty-handed.

Let me know below:

Have you started building your own medicine cabinet?

What’s one thing you’ve replaced?