Years ago, when I read about Viktor Schauberger, known as the “Water Wizard,” I was deeply inspired. He grew up with a great interest in the forest and waterways; he was a student of Nature. Water was his consuming interest; he set out to discover its laws and...
It's Spring! No doubt you have noticed the coming of spring with plant life pushing upwards from the earth. The sun is rising earlier and we can too, to participate in the active nature of spring. We can work with the profound cyclic effects of the seasons on our...
You guessed it, Slippery Elm comes from Elm trees that grow in the Eastern United States. The inside portion of the bark, the cambium, is what is used. The mucilage, starch and sugars in it make it "slippery." It will soothe inflamed or damaged tissue, which in...
How to Stop the Medication Cycle What do the conditions of high blood pressure, pre-diabetes, type 2 diabetes, anxiety, and depression have in common? Mostly, in our society, they are managed by pharmaceutical medications, then considered treated. Let’s look at high...
Bacteria are everywhere Bacteria are everywhere – including in and on you – and are an essential part of your biological function. Can you picture that? The one hundred thousand billion critters that make up a stable population in your gut, on your skin, in your...
On Saturday, I attended a naturally fermented sauerkraut making demonstration presented by Sandy Boyce. Being of German descent, it was calling to me! Not to mention that I know the huge health benefits of the live cultures in naturally fermented vegetables....
First, a fable . . . The human body responds to medical treatment much like the traveler in Aesop’s fable “The North Wind and the Sun.” The Wind challenged the Sun to remove the jacket of the traveler walking along the road beneath them. As the Sun hid behind a cloud,...
