
Chinese New Year 2025
Happy New Year! The New Moon on January 29, 2025 marks the beginning of Chinese New Year. It is a spring festival landing on the second new moon after the winter solstice. The Chinese celebrate this grand New Year festival for seven days. Iconic red lanterns and red...

Lift your eyes to the night sky, lift your spirits
Look up at the sky, scanning west to east on January 25, 2025 after the sun sets and darkness falls. If you are in the mid latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere, about 90 minutes after dark, you might find: Image via Stellarium and EarthSky. You’ll be able to see 4...

Hormonal Balance for Menopausal Women: What, How, and When to Eat
Long before HRT (hormone replacement therapy) for women gained popularity, became nearly ubiquitous, experienced backlash due to interpretations of the Women’s Health Initiative, and later re- surged in acceptance, our ancestors thrived during their menopausal years...

Ceremonial Use of Herbs
by Deborah Frances Thanks to Herbal Education Services Herbalist, naturopath, and much revered teacher and elder, Dr. Bill Mitchell once said, that through the process of photosynthesis, plants just naturally bring light into physical form, making them invaluable...

Eight Oils to Avoid
What do these processed foods have in common? Deep-fried and batter-fried foods: Donuts, crullers, French fries, onion rings, chicken nuggets, fried chicken, fish ‘chips’Junk foods: Chips, crackers, microwave popcorn, “Hot Pockets,” tater totsPrepared foods: Salad...

Replenish Minerals
"The reason we’re out of sync with the Earth is because there’s not enough Earth in us. We’re mineral deficient." - Caroline Alan, mineral geek Are you tired of bio hacks, supplements, or even natural herbs to manage your symptoms? What if many of them could be...

Recycle Your Supplement Packaging
I, Dr. Cheryl Kasdorf, have joined with TerraCycle to collect and return for recycling a lot of the packaging of your supplements that would be wasted. This offer is limited to the brands of the parent company sponsoring this program. They are Pure Encapsulations®...

Dia de los Muertos Las Catrinas
November 2, 2024, Ajijic, Jalisco, Mexico The Mexican tradition of Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead celebrates death as a natural part of life while acknowledging the beauty and elegance of the afterlife. La Catrina’s elegant attire juxtaposed with her skeletal...

Dia de los Muertos parade
November 2, 2024 Dressed up for the parade in Ajijic.

Dia de los Muertos Ofrendas
The offerings, Ofrendas, to the dead are very colorful and some have intricate patterns. In front is a carpet made of sawdust and dried flowers and herbs. They are often bordered with the giant Mexican Calendula flowers. They can be in homes, in entrances to...