If you’ve been reading my blog for long, you know that I am a huge advocate for working with whole herbs when making teas. The reasons are endless, but the most important are that the medicinal properties of the herbs are contained in the natural cell structures when the herbs have not been powdered, volatile …
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, it is believed that nearly all imbalances and serious health concerns are rooted in the emotions. Anger, for example, can aggravate and cause imbalances in the Liver, while Liver issues can in turn increase our chances of being in chronic states of anger. Emotions are some of the strongest patterns of …
Have you ever found your mind bouncing from one negative thought to another? Stayed awake at night trying to find your way out of a sea of thoughts? Worked yourself into an anxiety attack just by what was playing in your head? As someone who’s an expert worrier, I sympathize! Sometimes it seems like my …
After going through emails I’ve received over the past few years, I realized a pretty clear trend – people consistently ask me how to use herbal tea to deal with stress, worry, anxiety, and fatigue. These four issues are the topic of more than half the messages I respond to each week, so I’d like …
I have a firm belief that some of the most delicious, vibrant, and healing herbs you can bring into your body often come from the same soil where you live. While I enjoy herbal medicines from across the world and give them to my clients, there’s a special place in my heart for the herbs, …
Summer is here and many people use this season as a time to get into the best shape of their lives. I’ve personally been on a muscle-gain program for the past couple of months, and it’s been really fun experimenting with a variety of herbs that help my body shed fat while creating lean muscle …
