All about natural cures
With the change of seasons and the arrival of cooler and shorter days, the wisdom of Chinese medicine offers us some helpful suggestions for staying healthy during this time of year.
According to Chinese medicine, keeping the lungs strong and healthy i…
Written by Meghan Gemma with Juliet BlankespoorPhotography by Juliet Blankespoor(except where credited)
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Your garden wants to feed you—not just with the cultivated plants you tuck into the soil, but with a profusion of wild greens and herbs …
The Folklore and Medicine of Witch Hazel
Written by Mary PlantwalkerPhotographed by Juliet Blankespoor
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Witch hazel (Hamamelis virginiana, Hamamelidaceae) is our kinky, golden-star flower shrub or small tree that blooms in cold weather when …
The Medicine of Pine
Written and Photographed by Juliet Blankespoor
This article was originally written for Mother Earth Living magazine and is published here with permission from the publisher. Mother Earth Living is an American bimonthly magaz…
"The Medicine of Pine" By Juliet Blankespoor and Meghan GemmaPhotography by Juliet Blankespoor
When it comes to fighting infections and warding off looming illnesses, antimicrobial herbs will be among your very best helpers. These remedies contain compounds th…
"5 Antimicrobial Herbs for Your Medicine Chest" Chinese Herbal Medicine Cabinetby Justine Myers, Lic. Ac.
These Chinese herbal remedies are great to have on hand when you’re feeling ill. Here’s what I always keep at home in my medicine cabinet and take as soon as I need them in order to feel better…
“Laugh and the world laughs with you, Weep and you weep alone”
— Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1855–1919).
The above thoughts expressed more than a century ago tell us the importance of laughter.
Man is born to be healthy. Health not only means absence of dis…
What do you do when you start to feel that scratchy throat and stuffy nose? Everyone has their own cold prevention remedies and recipes, but in my humble opinion, green mung bean soup is the winner!First thing first, it’s incredibly delicious! It …
"Green Mung Soup- Natures Cold Medicine"
Whooping cough does this to children. It can even kill them. And it’s preventable. Yet some prefer the disease over an effective vaccine.
Over at Science-Based Medicine you’ll find my recent post on Heather Dexter, who claims to be a “Board Certified …
"A disturbing case of “naturopathic medicine” for whooping cough"