Fire Cider is a vinegar-based infusion of plants that is used abundantly in herbal medicine. Customarily, Fire Cider is made with warming, pungent herbs such as garlic, ginger, horseradish, onion, and hot peppers. These plants aid the immune and respiratory systems in...
Our skin is certainly not inert yet we often relate to it as if it was. From the way we are taught about our skin at school, to the way we are encouraged to care for it, it is obvious that our relationship with our skin has become very mechanical. No attention is...
Are ADHD sufferers just children? Are you ADD or ADHD? When thinking on Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) people generally believe that it is a disorder just related to children and adolescents in school, however, we do know that 65% of all children will...
Hormones just want to be friends. If our bodies and their different parts and pieces were all different characters in a fictional story, I propose that hormones would be the antagonists. Which would then make our brains the protagonist. But as in any good story, a...
Immunity is defined by the Google dictionary as “the ability of an organism to resist a particular infection or toxin by the action of specific antibodies or sensitized white blood cells.” Ayurveda, the ancient science of life and longevity, is the best place (in my...
Springtime lends to a refreshing burst of new beginnings, palpable to our senses, energy level, and overall state of being. The early morning rise of cheerful chirps of birds, sounds of the woodpecker tapping into tree bark, and discovery of flower buds pushing their...
That person, who always eats wholesome food, enjoys a regular lifestyle, remains unattached to the objects of the senses, gives and forgives, loves truth and serves others, is without disease. ---Vagbhata Sutrasthana, an ancient Vedic Text At the core of Ayurveda, the...
“A Good Laugh and a Long Sleep Are the Two Best Cures for Anything”. -Irish Proverb Have you ever had a hard time starting a conversation with someone? Ask them about last night’s sleep and you should get an earful! Just ask me. So, last night’s sleep was good for me,...
Love is one of the greatest gifts one can give. It is the expression of care, compassion, empathy and kindness. It can be expressed in a multitude of ways: through a hug or embrace, a gesture -- random acts of kindness for a neighbor, volunteering at a charity,...
I feel very fortunate to say that I truly love my work as a holistic skin care therapist. I love it because I get to work so closely with people and because skin is a very fascinating and very telling organ. One never stops learning about the skin, its interaction...
Flower essences are a vibrational therapy that works on the auric field and subtle energy bodies. Flower essences assist in clearing the mental, emotional and spiritual imbalances in our lives that can lead to physical disturbances. A flower essence is the vibrational...
Winter is upon us in the northern hemisphere, the days are shorter and the nights are longer leading up to the solstice on December 21st, marking the longest night of the year. Astronomically, this is explained by the fact that the Earth’s magnetic pole is at its...