Are all medicine cabinets created equal?
The short answer is “No!”.
A longer answer is that the most functional medicine cabinets contain ingredients that meet the wants and needs of those for whom they’re intended.
A growing season like no other
As springtime temperatures tease us into a season full of new adventure, we can pause and take a moment to ask ourselves, ‘Are we ready?’. Are we really ready? …
“Water-based Medicine”
It’s both an interesting and amusing question, is water a medicinal herb? A medicinal herb is any plant including trees, shrubs, algae, and fungi of which the whole or part (leaf, stem, flower, fruit, seed, bark, root, sap, or resin) has medicinal properties.
When we explore medicinal herbs across a variety of traditions, we also see a reliance on minerals and animal products in many forms.
Pies, cookies, candy and booze
Many people don’t yet understand how to support their own health over both the short and long terms.
Taste that!
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) recognizes five flavors. In Ayurvedic Medicine there are six; in Cherokee Medicine seven and David Winston* teaches about 10 flavors.
Come and Garble Mulberry with Me!
There are many words that we speak as herbalists which are specific to our work with people and plants.
Beginner’s Toolkit
Beginning an herbal journey does not require an expensive suite of tools.
Three things that I like about my work
Work life! Being an herbalist is the best and most wonderful mix for me for 10,000 reasons. If I listed them all, this would indeed be a very long journal entry. Instead, I hope that the highlights that follow offer some insight.
Fancy a cuppa?
Let’s not forget that the skin is the largest organ in the body ~ We can rely on our skin to absorb/adsorb the medicinal qualities of our tea as we reap the benefits.
Building a materia medica
“What’s a “good sized” herbal storehouse?” I get that question a lot. “What herbs should I get?”
Your Pint’s Bigger than My Pint - useful conversions for herbalists
As herbalists, we employ a lot of skills from planting to dispensing, from calculating costs to refilling herbal formulas.
#startfromwhereyouare
When it comes to studying herbalism, starting from wherever we are recognizes our individuality and our life experiences.
Monographs … but where to begin?
One would think that all herbal monographs would be the same, embracing the details of an herb, from A to Z. However (!), this is not the case, and personally, I think the heterogeneity is absolutely marvelous.
Cultivating Healthy Oral Care Habits in the Early Years: Imagine!
Is oral care INTERESTING? … Imagine! (read more …)
Measuring and Recording
I first met Alice in the summer of 2006 after receiving her letter typed on onion skin paper and asking that we come together as “plantswomen”. She was 81.
Online Workshop: Your Oral Microbiome & the Health of Your Body!
There is an inseparable link between our mouths, our oral microbiomes & the health of our bodies!
Mark your calendars: February …
The Invisible Community
I’m indeed very grateful that the millions and millions of microbes residing inside of our mouths are invisible to the naked eye. Imagine what we might otherwise see each time a person were to open their mouth to laugh or talk, to yawn or share a kiss!
In My Kitchen
In my kitchen where I find boundless opportunities to support health and wellness. For those new to herbalism, the kitchen is a surprisingly rich place to begin to explore minerals and more, like water, salts, honey, and beans such as coffee and vanilla.