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Good Digestion Gone Wrong: Managing Fat Digestion In Your Diet
The good news is, Herbalists have a lot of tools that are pretty darn easy to use if you pay attention to what your digestive system is trying to tell you. Those tools can help you head off longer-term and bigger problems so you can enjoy your life and food now and in the future.
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Raw Foods vs Cooked Foods: Which Do Herbalists Like Better?
What are Raw Foods and can they really offer the deep healing I’ve read about? We’ll talk about how an Herbalist approaches the Raw Foods Diet and incorporating any raw foods into your diet based on constitution and other factors.
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Pickling vs Fermenting: Feed Your Microbiome Right & Stay Healthy
Pickles are foods, like cucumbers or red onions, that have been submerged in an acid solution, usually vinegar in Western tradition but in Ayurveda lemon and citrus are often as not key acidifiers. Pickling veggies helps begin the breaking-down of their chemical structures and encourages enzymatic activity.
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Wood Betony Resources: Links, Videos, Learning and Use
Wood Betony was once a favored herbal remedy for just about everything that could ail you. Although we not longer think of it as a panacea, Wood Betony is making a comeback…one that’s timely indeed! These curated resources fous on the medicinal, magical, and healing properties of Wood Betony and how to grow, harvest, and make medicine from it.
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Five Phases of TCM: Understanding Chinese Elements in Herbalism
There is an expression that you are the average of the five people you spend the most time with. I...
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What is Vata, Pitta, Kapha? Ayurvedic Doshas Simply
As a Family Herbalist of any level, it’s helpful to have a basic understanding of the doshas, or constitutional types, Ayurveda defines. They are essentially archetypes we herbalists can use to make the best choices for ourselves and our families,
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Fire Cider: Gut Health Made Easy
Gut Health is a big topic among herbalists. We spend all kinds of time talking about digestion with our clients, students, and amongst ourselves. Why is the heath of your intestinal tract so important?
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Cayenne Pepper – Pocket Herbal
Capsicum annuum – Solidaceae Family Cayenne peppers bring fire to our lives. Their red,...
Read MoreAphrodisiacs: The Herbal Medicine of Love
Plants have long been masters of the medicine of Love. Long ago, many of them joined the club of Aphrodisiacs, teaching us to use the tools we have to attract a mate and fully enjoy the experiences we share.
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