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...
Ever walk by a patch of lavender and are stopped in your tracks with the aroma? Do you enjoy cold mint tea in the summer? Or hot peppermint tea when your tummy is upset? Have you enjoyed rosemary in a meal, perhaps on a roast, or in Thanksgiving stuffing? Have you...
Is sleep eluding you? Tired of counting sheep? Are you looking to get the effect of an over-the-counter or prescription sleep aid from natural medicine? Keep reading, because it is possible to sleep and rejuvenate yourself, instead of knocking yourself out with...
Your kidneys will not tell you when they are ailing, most often, until it is too late. A colleague tells of a patient that came in with back pain that hurt all the time; it was not better or worse with movement. In addition, his face was puffy which showed that...
One side of the islands get lots of rain, the other side not so much. Add that to the fact that Hawaii is near the equator, and you get lots of growth. A rain forest covers parts of the islands. In it we see exotic flowers and magnificent trees. The Oheo tree is the...
Herbs do not work in the body the way that you think they do. Beyond St. John's Wort and grapefruit juice, the interactions of herbs with drugs are unpredictable and usually minimal. This is the bottom line of what I heard from Jonathan Treasure this past weekend at...
Beware Unauthorized Internet Supplement Sellers Several companies making supplements sold to health care practitioners have discovered a number of problems with products that are being sold online by unauthorized sellers. Designs for Health is one of these companies....
“Coffee is an amazingly potent collection of biologically active compounds,” says Dr. Walter C. Willett of the Harvard School of Public Health. Naturopathic medicine uses plants with biologically active compounds as medicines. And medicines have particular uses for...
How to Proceed in a Friendly Universe Albert Einstein thought that the supreme question is “Is the universe friendly?” Wow! the implications if it is friendly . . . Is everything working towards my greatest good? Will I be provided everything I need? Are there...
What is in your medicine cabinet to: Clean out skin scrapes and cuts Soothe irritated skin, minimize bug bites Cool sunburn and other minor burns Soothe infection-related skin rashes, including chicken pox, measles and scabies Be an all-around anti-viral,...
