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New Year’s resolutions got you feeling a little stressed? Well here’s a quick peak at the physiology of the stress response and why we do what we do! If you want the full video, sign up for my Online Anatomy & Physiology Video Course starting January 20th, 2016.
Read MoreWant all the background Anatomy & Physiology about the cold and flu? How our body defends itself? How the virus works? And of course, some wholistic interventions, including herbs that will help? This is the video for you. Enjoy our very first video production!!
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There is no such thing as a “cold and flu season”. Seasons are winter, spring, summer fall. There are times of the year we are more susceptible to the cold and flu. One of the major reasons we tend to get sick during the winter months is because we are trapped inside, with windows and…
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Don’t get me wrong I’m an herbalist, I LOVE plants. Herbal Medicine is the number one medicine used throughout the world and is the longest running evidenced-based scientific method to date. Turmeric is great for inflammation. My issue resides in the fact that this beautiful orange root doesn’t have super powers. If everything else you…
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Allium tricoccum, Ramps or Wild Leeks, our most famous wild onion, is at risk of us loving it to extinction. Local ramp festivals are a commonplace celebration of spring up and down the east coast, rich in tradition. They are delicious and when you find a patch, seem so abundant. Most folks think when they…
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The beauty of the plants is we can begin our herbal and wild foraging study by right now, going outside to our front, side and back yards. Take the children out to said yard (as long as you don’t chemically spray) and gather one or two small (3 inches or so) dandelion leaves per person…
Read MoreHey friends, this is a lovely gathering for both men and women. What a great way to spend the Fall Equinox. September 19-21, 2014 At Frost Valley YMCA Camp in the Catskill Mountains of NY *REGISTER NOW ~ EARLYBIRD DISCOUNT ENDS JUNE 30th Why do you want to attend? Let me count the…
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By, Kris The 4th Annual Herbal Hoedown was wonderful! Held at 6 Circles Farm in Lodi, it was bursting with plant-loving people, teachers, delicious food and medicines. If you haven’t come before, be sure to check out the Herbal Hoedown facebook page and join us in 2015! I’ve been asked to share some of my…
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Sunshine Dandelion Mead It’s been fourteen years since I first picked up Stephen Buhner’s, Sacred and Herbal Healing Beers: The Secrets of Ancient Fermentation. His permitting ways allowed me to run out to the local beer store, spend $40, and start brewing (and haven’t looked back!). Though I don’t really make much beer anymore, I do make…
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Nettles! Urtica dioica for the Latin lovers. Welcome Spring! Welcome readers! Welcome to the wonderful world of Nettles! It’s been a looooonnnnngggg cold winter and now is the time to shake off the winter doldrums and go get yourself some of the MOST NUTRITIOUS plant on the landscape, in its prime. Yes, that very same…
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