What's on the Table!? ~ Health and Beauty Care with the Natural Intelligence of Plants and Herbs

A Case for Holistic Thyroid Investigation As I continue to support clients, there is yet an overwhelming number of incoming questions about thyroid concerns and potential supports. I would like to remind all here, that I am a student in life just as you are. We each take a special affinity to various areas of interest. The research I do enables me to be a better resource to clients and my community. I also make some of my own synopses based on how I perceive the information. What I write is not a conclusive answer to a question, but great beginning points for others to think about their body and health. Always do your own research in regard to a suggestion or recommendation via any type of practitioner. What works for one body, may not be the right fit for another. Now bear with me! I am going to explain a little about the thyroid and the system it is included within the body. This is important because understanding this system is relatively new and there is no extensive review of p...

Plants are magic. I sit back in awe when, yet another serendipitous event happens to teach me when I do not realize there is a lesson to be had. Once the knowledge is acquired, it is a feeling filled with 'of course this is the way it is.' The eclipse season is heavy upon us, and I do not think we discuss this in our daily lives enough. I put together a list of herbs that may be fabulous helpers for you during this time and beyond, spurred on by a recent experience with Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris). I was putting together my tea for the day and this plant felt like it was hopping up and down in the back of my shelf, like ‘pick me, pick me!’ I had not used Mugwort in quite some time and I thought it was interesting to be called to it. I have focused much of my relationship with plants over the years around scientific study supported by traditional teachings.  Seeking out the study behind what women like my grandmother simply knew to be true, has been my modus operandi. It ...