Mucuna pruriens, often referred to as the ‘Velvet Bean’ is a mood-boosting and nutrient-dense food and medicine. Mucuna pruriens is the Latin name for this bean-producing vine, native to India and some…
Type “the fuzz” into a YouTube search, and you’ll come upon a video by Gil Hedley, a scientist whose interests range from theological ethics to Rolfing to—wait for it—dissections of human cadavers.…
“A gesture of light-heartedness” is how my yoga teacher describes vrksasana, or tree pose. We come into this balancing posture at the end of our standing sequence, having repeated postures like “sun…
My relationship with my best friend has ebbed and flowed over the seven-plus years we’ve known each other. From work-wives, to neighbors who met for sanity-boosting park walks during quarantine, we’ve played…
Bloodstone is an iron-rich stone ally that stimulates the Root and Heart Chakras. It is beneficial in energetic blood tonification, instilling courage, calming and ungrounded temperament, and during menstrual episodes. It is…
Chocolate Mint (Mentha x piperita f. citrata ‘chocolate’) is one of the most delightful and delicious herbs on this green earth! This plant is a joy to incorporate into the culinary aspects…
It’s a not-so-dirty little secret that most of today’s leading meditation teachers were interested in drugs. By “drugs,” of course, I don’t mean alcohol or Oxycontin, but rather that subset of chemicals…
End-of-life care is one of the less frequently discussed uses of medical cannabis. After all, most of us who turn to cannabis, want to continue living, right? And yet, thanks to the…
In a world full of nail art, nail spas, nail buffing and cleaning and polishing, it is a wonder that cuticle health is not as discussed! Our nails are an important and…
The liver is not a particularly glamorous organ in our Western view of the body. It’s often associated with unappealing diseases like jaundice, alcoholism and cirrhosis, and fatty liver. And while allopathic…
I grew up among women who cooked everything—all the meals for their families, and most every kind of food. From barbecue burgers and potato salad to French toast, and intricate cookies passed…
Alchemy – in its most plain terms – is “the process of taking something ordinary and turning it into something extraordinary”. I can’t think of a more fitting way to describe kelp…
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