March Sale 2024

Spring Sale From March 21 - March 30

There are so many rad deals happening at our Spring Sale. Everything is at least 10% off (discount off of regular price) but most products are 20% off or more*! Here are some of the amazing brands with their totally tubular discounts. *Some exceptions may apply.

Here are a few more of the amazing discounts during our Spring Sale:

During the sale you can enter to win these fantastic prizes and more! No purchase necessary. Enter in person, March 21-30, 2024.

Dave's Formulas - Top 5 Best Sellers

Dave has created a lot of his own herbal formulas over the years. You won't find these formulas anywhere else! Each one is crafted to help support your health in different ways.

So which ones are our best sellers?

Top 5 Dave's Formulas:


Moon Phases 90 Capsules

Moon Phases

Dave's Moon Phases formula supports hormone health in menopausal and post-menopausal women. It provides much-needed support to the adrenals in estrogen production. As a mature women, it helps when you feel cool, calm, and collected.
Moon Phases comes in 90 caps and 180 caps. Or you can get it as a 2 oz. or 4 oz. liquid.

Virility Now

Dave’s Virility formula provides hormonal support for men’s reproductive health and feelings of vitality. Healthy hormones can make a world of difference in overall health and mood.

Virility Now comes in a 90 capsule bottle.

Respiratory Formula

Our modern environment can be a harsh place for our lungs. Dave’s Respiratory formula can provide lung and upper respiratory support using a synergistic blend of respiratory and digestive herbs.  Herbs in this formula can also help dissolve mucus.
Respiratory Formula comes in 90 caps and 180 caps or as a 4 oz. liquid.

Seasonal Defense

With Dave’s Seasonal Defense formula, your body will receive support for the immune and digestive systems to give you a head start when seasonal junk is going around. This formula promotes a healthy immune response.
Seasonal Defense comes in a 90 capsule bottle.

Healthy Cycles

Dave's Healthy Cycles formula provides hormonal support to women with menstrual cycles. It can help support positive mood, healthy stress response, reduce discomfort during menstruation, and promote a balanced blood sugar level. Hormonal health is such an important part of a balanced life. 
Healthy Cycles comes in 90 caps and 180 caps.

Disclaimer: these statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If conditions persist, please seek advice from your medical doctor.

Black Friday Sale 2023

Friday, November 24rd through Saturday, November 25th.

Dave's Black Friday Sale is not to be missed! Everything will be at least 20% off of regular price! Many items will be on sale for more than 20% off.

Doorbuster! Chakra Votive Candles on sale for black Friday $1.49 each. While supplies last.

This is a great time to stock up on:

Enjoy a low stress Black Friday shopping experience at Dave's. Our friendly staff will help you find the right products for you.

Evan Healy skincare $25% off only during the Black Friday Sale.

As a bonus this year, you can sort through Dave's used books from his very own extensive library. You will find many treasures, including books that might be out of print.

Cyber Monday

If you live too far to come to our Black Friday Sale consider ordering formulas online. Cyber Monday is November 27th. All Dave's formulas will be 20% off online.

September Sale 2023

Thursday, September 21 through Saturday, September 30, 2023

One of a Kind Deals!

If you are here you know that Dave’s semi-annual sales are unique! We work hard to bring you the best deals during our fall sales event.

Don’t miss out on these great discounts*:

*Discounts apply to in store sales only.

Dave's First Lapidary Sale

August 26, 2023

Dave had such a great time in June with his first outdoor gem sale he decided to do it again! This sale will be focused on rough rocks and slabs. There will also be a great selection of other clearance priced pieces.

Inside the store the sale continues! Cabochons and black string pendants will be 50% off! All other stones, crystals, gems and jewelry will be 20% off as well.

If that wasn't enough, every purchase of $50 or more (pre-tax) will qualify for a free mystery cabochon! *Limit one per customer.

Healing Stones Native to Utah And Where You Can Find Them!

Many people forage for wild mushrooms and herbs in Utah. But did you know that naturopaths like our very own Dave Card also hunt for healing stones? While you can find a number of crystals and stones at Dave’s Health & Nutrition—sourced from holy rivers in India and beyond—you can also unearth many in your own backyard! Here’s a beginner’s guide to searching for stones in Utah that support your mental health, spirituality, inner peace, and more.

Agate

Utah is known for its rich agate deposits. These brilliant stones form in a variety of breathtaking colors—from blue to red, green, and purple. Agates are said to help ground you by connecting you to your ancestors. This stone soothes past traumas by bringing more positivity to your life and cleansing your aura of burdens that hold you down.

Where to find Agate in Utah

One of Dave’s favorite places to find stones in Utah is Floy. Floy isn’t a town, but an exit right before you enter Moab. As you near the Floy exit, you’ll see rolling hills that are brimming with agate. We normally venture five to eight miles into the wilderness to find beautiful stones we use at home. Agate sold in stores and in jewelry has been polished and cut to reveal the true vibrancy, striations, and glimmer of the stones. In nature, look for quartz-like jagged stones that have veins of coloring or eye in the center. Bring water with you to wipe off dust and determine if your discoveries are in fact agate.

Opal / Opalite

Opalite isn’t considered a precious stone, but it’s precious to us because of its healing properties. Opal or Opalite helps you balance your masculine and feminine sides. It offsets the harmful effects of Utah’s inversions. Opalite also aids with life changes, emotional openness, and communication with yourself and those around you. Don’t be fooled, there is man-made opalite, but it’s made of glass and doesn’t have the iridescence of opalite.

Wonderstones

The name, wonderstones, is a giveaway: these stones enhance your creativity, bring tranquility to your life, and help eliminate worries—a true wonder for anyone looking to balance their chakras! Because Wonderstones are a type of Jasper, they weave together reds, yellows, oranges, and grays that mimic Utah’s beautiful red rocks. Try wonderstones for a more centered meditation practice or calming environment.

Where to forage for Wonder Stones

Hunting for Wonder Stones in Utah is both invigorating and fun! Head to Vernon, Utah and search carefully for these colorful sandstone rocks. Wonderstones have diverse patterns, so even if you only find one, it’ll truly be one-of-a-kind. Don’t forget to slather on the sunscreen and natural bug spray while you hunt for stones!

We never feel more one with the earth than when we find stones and crystals that have been around for thousands of years and use them in our everyday lives. Next weekend or on your next vacation, try stone hunting for yourself! If you have any more questions about foraging techniques, stop into the store or ask a question on social media @daveshealthutah. We’re always happy to offer guidance to help you lead a healthier, happier life.

3 Most Beautiful and Powerful Healing Stones For Jewelry

Diamonds. Pearls. Sapphires. While there are many precious gems and stones available for jewelry making, some are more valuable than others. We’re talking about jewelry that’s made with healing stones. These accessories don’t only look beautiful, but help you feel better too! Here are the top three stones that look gorgeous when worn and provide positive energy for the mind, body, and soul.

Amethyst

Best For: People who love the color purple and want to cleanse themselves of stress

Amethyst is a royal purple precious stone that’s been popular with jewelry makers, natural healers, aristocrats, and royalty for millenia. The deep violet hue has a calming effect when you gaze upon it. The stone itself helps eliminate stress and anxiety from your life. If you’re looking for a stone to support your emotions, you’ll love amethyst; its widely revered as a master healer.

Because amethyst is a relatively hard and non-porous stone, it’s ideal for jewelry. You can swim, shower, and wash your hands while wearing amethyst without harming its integrity or healing properties.

Lapis Lazuli

Best For: Those who love blues and hope to find truth with yourself and others

Lapis Lazuli is truly gorgeous. Its rich blues and ribbons of gold look like celestial galaxies—inspiring wonder and tranquility at a glance. Lapis Lazuli also opens your being to discovering truths within yourself, having honest conversation with others, and paving an avenue to self awareness and expression.

Because Lapis Lazuli is connected to the throat chakra, it’s most powerful when worn around the neck. Beautify your wardrobe with Lapis Lazuli accessories while you improve your spiritual journey to true self discovery.

Smoky Quartz

Best For: People who suffer from Utah’s inversion and want to feel more grounded

Smoky Quartz helps cleanse you from head to toe. This stone works to remove negative energy from the sun’s radiation. Additionally, smoky quartz helps ground your body and soul by balancing energies that don’t serve you—even supporting gastrointestinal function while it’s at it.

Smoky Quartz is an understated, yet pretty stone. With dark gray and a luminous outer shell, it provides a pop of shimmer and brilliance to those who have a neutral wardrobe.

We’re always bringing in stunning new jewelry pieces from artisans near and far. Stop into a store or follow us on Instagram or Facebook to see the latest inventory updates! Want to continue your education about stones and crystals? Learn more about stones that support mental health and others you can forage right here in Utah!

6 Essential Oils and Natural Bug Sprays To Keep Insects Away

You aren’t the only one who loves the warm weather and outdoors. Bugs do too. And since West Nile Virus-carrying mosquitoes are now flying around Utah, Zika has been found in Florida, and Lyme Disease-transmitting Deer Ticks are expanding their territory across the country, it’s important to protect yourself and loved ones from biting, stinging, and disease-ridden insects. Instead of spraying yourself and your children with toxic bug spray that can harm your bodies, the environment, and other creatures (kind of counter-intuitive!), try these six natural and safe essential oils and blends to keep the bugs away.

Pure Essential Oils

  1. Citronella

Citronella is one of the most common bug deterrents. You’ve probably seen and smelled citronella in candles while camping or at the hardware store. However, many citronella candles can’t effectively combat mosquitos and other pesky bugs because they’re not concentrated enough in an open area. That’s why citronella essential oil is a better option because you can administer it directly to your skin, hair, and clothes (once diluted in water, of course.) Use citronella on its own or combine it with witch hazel, apple cider vinegar, rosemary essential oil, and lavender essential oil to repel flies, ants, fleas, and mosquitos. You’ll smell wonderful, but the bugs won’t agree!

  1. Lemongrass

Citronella is a derivative of lemongrass, so this essential oil in its pure form is a potent mosquito repellant! Mix a few drops of lemongrass oil with distilled water and mist it all over your extremities to keep blood sucking insects away. While lemongrass has a refreshing citrus aroma, it’s also revered in its raw form as an herbal ingredient for many recipes. You might see lemongrass in household cleaning products and perfumes and as an anti-inflammatory agent in some eastern medicine too. It almost goes without saying, but never ingest lemongrass essential oil. Use it on your body to protect yourself from bites, stings, and irritations.

  1. Geranium

Ticks are becoming a huge issue as the summers stretch on for longer and the winters stay mild. Deer ticks which carry Lyme Disease are of greatest concern. In recent years, these ticks have migrated from the Northeast to half of the United States. This is where geranium essential oil (specifically rose geranium) can help keep you and your family safe. Apply geranium oil liberally before camping, hiking, and hanging out in lush vegetation. If your dogs don’t have sensitive skin, you may even be able to apply diluted geranium oil to their fur to repel ticks too. Whenever you’re done enjoying the outdoors, do a tick check along the backs of your knees, nape of your neck, and underarms to ensure you didn’t attract any unwanted guests.

  1. Eucalyptus

Sick of flies and mosquitoes buzzing around your ears? Have a problem with fleas where you live? Hate getting painful bites from midges and sand flies while at the beach? Eucalyptus oil can help keep these maddening insects away. While eucalyptus has a pleasant herbal smell to humans and it’s used in many wreaths and home decorations, this plant messes with the ability for mosquitoes to smell the carbon dioxide humans emit—therefore, making them blind to your whereabouts. Eucalyptus has been used for decades as a natural insect repellent and is approved by the CDC.

Blended Essential Oils

  1. Purify Skin Therapy Bug Repel We love Purify Skin Therapy Bug Repel because it’s a blend of 100% pure, Certified Organic geraniol, citronellol, and eucalyptol essential oils. These three oils have been shown to be some of the strongest natural insect repellants and can keep mosquitoes, flies, ants, ticks, chiggers, and more unwanted creepy crawlies away from you. Use a few drops of the oil on your pulse points or create a spray by diluting the blend with water.
  2. NOW Essential Oils Bug Ban
    NOW Essential Oils Bug Ban contains a couple familiar ingredients from this list: lemongrass and citronella. It also blends in thyme and rosemary oils to create a well rounded bug repellent that staves off ticks, flies, and mosquitos. In addition to using this natural insect repellent on your body, try planting rosemary and thyme in your garden. Not only will you have fresh herbs on-hand for cooking, but a powerful deterrent for flies, beetles, and other non-beneficial insects.

Bugs are an important part of our ecosystem; providing meals for bats, birds, mammals, fish, and other creatures. They’re just not so fun when they’re feasting on you. To protect yourself from mosquitoes, flies, ticks, and more biting bugs this summer, we hope you’ll experiment with these essential oils. If you’re looking for safe sunscreens to go along with your natural bug repellents, learn more about our favorites for the whole family.

6 Safe Sunscreens and After-Sun Products for the Whole Family

Do you know what’s in your conventional sunscreen? Parabens (a preservative found to be a carcinogen), avobenzone, octisalate, octocrylene, homosalate, oxybenzone (found to impact fertility) and octinoxate. Some states like Hawaii recently passed legislation to ban sunscreens with oxybenzone and octinoxate because of its harmful effect on coral reefs and marine life!

If you didn’t previously know what was in your sunscreen, don’t worry. At Dave’s Health and Nutrition, we know what’s in ours—natural ingredients that protect the skin of babies, children, and adults alike without any nasty chemicals, animal-testing, or unnecessary ingredients. Here are our top six safe sunscreens and after after-sun products that are safe for your whole family.

    1. MyChelle Sun Shield Liquid Tint SPF 50
      If you want to protect your skin while wearing makeup, or avoiding zinc oxide which makes the skin on your face look milky white, MyChelle Sun Shield Liquid Tint sunscreen may be your best bet. This mineral-based sunscreen has broad spectrum coverage to protect your skin from the sun, it’s certified reef safe, and it feels lightweight and nourishing on the skin. Plus, this product comes in nude and natural tan, so it’s perfect for most skin tones.
    2. Do-It-Yourself Sunscreen
      Making your own safe sunscreen is a fun, convenient,  affordable, natural way to make protect yourself and family from the damaging rays of the sun. It’s simple, and all you need to know is what you like.  If you’re happy just using an oil then Red Raspberry seed oil or Carrot seed oil is what you want. Did you know these oils make a great sunscreen with an SPF 25-50? Come into our Salt Lake Store for a great recipe to make your own safe sunscreen containing one of these two former oils, carrier oils, zinc oxide, beeswax, and essential oils for a delightful feel that’s moisturizing and great sun care protection.
    3. Solar Recover Save Your Skin SprayAfter a long day in the heat, salt, sun, and chlorine, your skin needs some love! Mist your entire body with one of our favorite products, Solar Recovery Save Your Skin Spray. This 100 percent natural hydrating mist is made with distilled water, vitamin E, calendula, lavender oil, sesame oil, geranium oil, roman chamomile oil, sandalwood oil, and French seaweed absolute. Plus it’s cruelty-free and organic. Whether you have a sunburn that’s too painful to rub aloe onto or dry skin in summer or parched skin in winter, this spray is an excellent after-sun or regular moisturizer for your body.
    4. Topricin After Burn Cream
      Even the most fastidious sunscreen applier will get too much sun from time to time. That’s where Topricin comes in. This homeopathic after-sun cream is packed with 14 Bio Medicines including arnica, echinacea, and calendula in a coconut oil base to help your skin recover from minor to severe sunburns. Plus, this product helps blisters, scars, itchy irritated skin, contact burns, and windburns too. You won’t find artificial ingredients, aloe (which dries the skin), or fragrances in this incredible after-sun cream—it’s hypoallergenic, gentle, and soothing on skin.
    5. Aloe Gel and Lavender essential oil
      Got a sunburn?  well, it happens to the best of us, almost as if it were a right of summer passage. Now what? One of the most incredibly healing after sun care combinations to quickly heal a sunburn is using Aloe gel and Lavender essential oil together.  Aloe takes the heat down, reduces inflammation and hydrates the skin, while still allowing the skin to breathe, an important thing while dealing with any burn. You do not want to trap the heat in by using mom’s old go-to, butter. Lavender essential oil is well known for its antimicrobial and FAST healing action on the skin. Getting a bad sunburn is like having an open wound on the skin. It also aids in reducing inflammation, as well as calming the nervous system and it smells so good.

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5 Beneficial Stones for Mental Health and Balanced Mood

Stones and crystals have long been used to promote a strong body, mental health and balanced mood; some of the most innovative civilizations in history like the Egyptians and Romans believed that crystals held great power. If you’re stuck in a bad mood, emotionally blocked, or mentally cloudy and exhausted this Mental Health Awareness Month, these five crystals may help.

Selenite
Selenite is a rod-shaped crystal that’s named after the Greek Goddess of the moon, Selene. You may also have heard Selenite called Maria Glass or Desert Rose. While this crystal has many names, its power as a harmonizer is something people agree upon.

Selenite can help quiet a racing mind and may bring clarity to those struggling with cloudy or foggy thoughts. Try holding Selenite while meditating or practicing yoga. Doing so can focus and enhance your practice by allowing you to empty your mind, set clear intentions, and bring emotional balance and stability to the forefront.

Barite

Barite takes many forms and colors, but it’s most often found as a cluster of yellow, red, blue, green, brown, or black tabular crystals. Historians believe Native Americans used Barite in their religious practices to move freely between the physical and spiritual realms.

Today, this stone is used to strengthen the connection between mind and body, so you can  become more aware of emotional blockages that are holding you back and address them. Barite also helps you recognize negative thought patterns and tap into your inner voice—revealing truths that you have hidden from yourself. If you wish to increase your overall supply of “Chi,” Barite might be the stone for you.

Optical Calcite

Optical Calcite is a striking, beautiful stone that’s often compared to diamonds in appearance and healing potential. Also called Iceland Spar, this stone’s various colors are beneficial at all chakras. Said to be a powerful amplifier, Barite can often double their healing power when used with other crystals.

Whether used alone or to magnify the power of another stone, Optical Calcite can help cleanse negative energy and emotions while increasing positive vibrations. If you wish to clear stagnant energy blockages, remove fear-based emotions, and bring higher energies into your chakras, this stone might support your progress.

Danburite

Discovered in Danbury, Connecticut in 1839, Danburite is usually a clear or white crystal or yellow, pink, and brown. Because this stone resembles quartz, it’s a popular stone for jewelry—allowing you to carry its energy wherever you go.

Danburite is treasured because it opens the crown chakra with a gentle, sweet energy, connecting the crown chakra to the heart chakra with pure vibration. This stone encourages self-confidence, self-love, and self-acceptance—joining the heart and mind together. If you’re dealing with an extremely sensitive emotion or trying to break through an old trauma, Danburite might be the gentle opener you need to heal.

Clear Quartz

Clear Quartz is a translucent crystal that’s often regarded as the “The Master Healer.” It is known to have the power to address issues at the physical, mental, emotional, or soul level and promote overall wellness and vitality.

Clear Quartz resonates most with the higher chakras and can strengthen our connection to our higher self by bringing focus to our inherent wisdom. It’s also programmable to help almost any issue and can aid in manifesting our positive desires. Looking to banish a chronic negative thought or feeling and replace it with a positive intention? You may benefit by introducing clear quartz into your life and home.

Certain stones can act as a wonderful complement to traditional therapies, helping you process difficult emotions, let go of insecurities and negative thoughts, and attract positivity to your life. If you’re considering incorporating crystals into your journey toward improved mental health, come in and talk to one of our experts! Or, follow us on Facebook and Instagram and ask us a question.

*Crystal healing and other holistic healing should not replace a counsellor, psychotherapist or other standard medicine, when it comes to your mental health. Crystals are an aid to healing and are meant to be used in conjunction with other health practices.

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