Often used as a method for reducing fevers in adults and children, Wet Sheet Wrap stimulates body circulation and is a form of hydrotherapy that has many uses in natural medicine. Also known as “Spanish Mantel” or “Magic Carpet” (as children like to call it), Wet Sheet Wrap may be used to help elevate the […]
Teens Can Boost their Mental Health Doing Good Deeds
Teens Can Boost their Mental Health Doing Good Deeds Now that the restrictions of living in pandemic times are lightening, teens can boost their mental health doing good deeds and have the opportunity to regain their emotional resilience. One way to do this is to encourage your teen to volunteer in their community or at […]
Sunlight Boosts Your Immune System
Sunlight boosts your immune system. Short on energy to get through your day? The easiest way to boost your immune system is to get outside for 15-20 minutes and get some sun! If you can take your lunch outdoors, do it! How about working from your deck or patio. All you need to do is […]
Seed Cycling: Food as Medicine
Seed cycling: Food as Medicine comes under the branch of naturopathic or alternative medicine and is a practice thought to help regulate hormone levels in people who have periods. (1) During seed cycling, the diet is supplemented with four different seeds: flax, pumpkin, sesame, and sunflower all are grounded to aid nutrient absorption and eaten […]
Regenerative Agriculture
Regenerative Agriculture: A Holistic, Symbiotic Solution for a World in Crisis Our food supply is in crisis. Over the past few decades, the food crisis has been growing exponentially due to soil erosion, chemical pollution, conventional farming methods, and decarbonization of the soil that food is grown in. The result is an overall deterioration of […]
Wound Healing with Carrot Poultice
Wound Healing with a Carrot Poultice Have you ever wondered how wounds were treated “back in the day” before the wonders of modern emergency medicine when a person couldn’t travel to a medical center and a doctor couldn’t get through a storm to make a house call? In all likelihood, a poultice was used. A […]
Medicinal and Practical Uses for Rosemary
Medicinal and Practical Uses for Rosemary Who doesn’t love Rosemary? Rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus) is a fragrant herb that has many practical uses and medicinal benefits. In botanical medicine, rosemary has been used to reduce inflammation, boost mental focus, and help lower stress. In the garden, growing rosemary can help to keep away deer and rodents. […]
Bee Pollen: Nature’s Superfood
Bee Pollen: Nature’s Superfood The busy bee provides us with three superfoods that we can enjoy in both food and supplement form: bee propolis, bee pollen, and royal jelly. Bee Pollen: Nature’s Superfood–Let’s learn how these are different and take a closer look at the health benefits of bee pollen. BEE-autiful Gifts for Health Of […]
Skullcap Herb Soothes Tension and Supports Wellness
Skullcap Herb Soothes Tension and Supports Wellness Grown in meadows and wetland habitats, skullcap herb has been used in traditional herbal medicine to instill a sense of gentle calm. One of the most versatile herbs, skullcap also is used in holistic practices to help quell anxiety, calm symptoms of neuropathy, decrease inflammation, soothe irritability, and […]
Sacred Geometry
Sacred Geometry: Understanding the Interconnectedness of Nature and Health From the tiniest of microscopic organisms to the complexity of larger life forms and the vastness of the cosmos, in nature there exists a repetition of shapes, structures, and patterns. These geometric archetypes, known throughout this form of interconnectedness is found in chemistry, physics, mathematics, physiology, […]