
Applesauce for Diarrhea: A Clinical Memoir
Note: The Clinic Memoirs are based on real experiences from

Note: The Clinic Memoirs are based on real experiences from

Whether you’re parenting school-aged children or not, Back to School means Back to Cold and Flu Season. As we enter Fall, we’re all the more susceptible to the new and improved viruses that are making their rounds throughout our community.

Digestive health is a favorite topic for herbalists. The path to good health begins right in our own microbiome. After an interview with Nutritional Health Coach, Yaakov Levine, Sue and Candace give their own perspective on supporting digestion with herbs and fermentation.

Civilization has eliminated many of the adverse conditions our Ancestors had to face, making life easier for us… But is it?
Today, the subset of disease that makes up roughly 75 percent of modern ailments stems directing from the way we modern, civilized humans live our lives. Today, we’re talking with Jakob Sletteland, clinical nutritionist, and registered herbalist, about civilized disease patterns and the Vitalistic path to Health and Well-being.

I like to add a little extra zing to my oxymels. I put in aromatic barks or roots or resinous plant parts that are tricky to extract in vinegar at the end of the oxymel process.

Today, we talked about percolation extraction and experimenting with the techniques from The Modern Herbal Dispensatory: A Medicine-Making Guide by Thomas Easley.

Bugs aren’t the only creatures that notice linalool. This monterpene is a broad spectrum antimicrobial. Both Gram positive and Gram naegative bacteria are repelled by linalool.

The list below are items that I commonly keep in my own First Aid kit. I keep the tinctures in 1/2 bottles. I keep the salves in small tubs enclosed in ziplock bags to prevent leakage. My kit contents have varied as my kids have grown and my medical skill has developed. Don’t bring an item with you that you don’t know how to use.

After researching one of our favorite first aid herbs, we discovered Lavender’s wide reach is backed up by a wealth of scientific study. Today, we’ll touch on those studies and talk about how you can incorporate Lavender into your life.


Good health begins in the belly. You need nutritious fuel

We talked about how we’re working with Holistic Self-care this week, reflected on last week’s show, and shared our experiences with a handful of Maria’s recipes. Plus an Herbal 101 question from a listener.
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