Holistic medicine is rooted in some core values. These guiding principles are underneath our practices of natural medicine, specifically naturopathic & herbal medicine, but it's clear they are also present in traditional medicines such as Ayurvedic and Chinese medicines. Regardless of the modality, these act...
Use oil pulling as natural dentistry to improve your oral health! Did you know that oil pulling is an old Ayurvedic practice dating back thousands of years!? It's time to you on board the natural dental health train, if you haven't already. The reality is that...
The August magickal moon herb goes to.. Echinacea angustifolia, better known as purple cone flower, or just echinacea. Kingdom: Plantae Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Genus: Echinacea Species: Angustifolia Native to: North America Echinacea, a pretty flower from the sunflower family, has been used for thousands of years throughout Northern America by First Nations people...
You are a multi-faceted being. Make sure you are tuning in to all aspects of your being daily. Writing a little list of the way you spend your time, honestly, and checking off that you tending to yourself is a good place to start. Not...
Syngery is the combined & additive effects of something. In herbal medicine, synergy involves the blending and melding of plants to potentiate effects. This could mean making active apparently inactive constituents or altering the way absorption happens. It could mean reducing the toxicity of some components...
The July magickal moon herb goes to.. Turnera diffusa, better known as damiana. Kingdom: Plantae Order: Malpighiales Family: Passifloraceae Genus: Turnera Species: Diffusa Native to: Southern-North America, Central America, South America This brilliant herb has a long history of use throughout Meso-American cultures, popular amongst Mayans namely for its euphoriant and aphrodisiac qualities. If you're...
Osteopathic Medicine, what it is all about? Osteopathy is an wholistic based integrative medicine. Wholistic meaning it looks at the way the body systems are interacting with one another. This compares to reductionist, which isolates out and hones in on singular components. An Osteopath is actually...
The mysteries of a man or woman's sexual nature continue to unravel as we grow, mature and explore our bodies & the consciousness that resides within. Do men really hit their sexual peak at 18? And when do women reach their sexual prime? Short answer, depends...
No, we don’t develop an immunity to massage, thank goodness, rather massage helps our immune system! And how might it do this? In a number of ways, and relaxation is definitely part of the reason. Massage boosts lymphocytes, which are the fighter cells that combat dis-ease...
The June magickal moon herb goes to.. Sambucus nigra, better known as elderberry, black elderberry, or just elder. Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Order: Magnoliopsida Family: Caprifoliaceae Genus: Sambucus Species: Nigra Native to: Europe, North America Elder is an old plant medicine described by Hippocrates as the 'medicine chest', referring to the vast use of this...