by Melanie | Jun 29, 2012 | Meet the Herbs, Stress
One of the best places to start if you’re new to bringing herbs into your life is to sip on some herbal teas. There are so many easy ways to begin, not least of which is simply wandering down the aisles of any major grocer and choosing from the herbal teas that...
by Melanie | Jun 27, 2012 | Meet the Herbs
I just love to introduce people to plantain. This plant exemplifies the generosity of nature. It’s ready to ease so many ailments—from cuts & scrapes to leaky gut. Plantain grows all over the world and is right at home in a city like DC where it...
by Melanie | Jun 25, 2012 | Healing Journey
Making decisions about your health care can be really hard sometimes. The part of you that’s devoted to living a natural and holistic lifestyle might balk at the idea of taking medication, but you can feel so scared and out-of-options that the meds start...
by Melanie | Jun 22, 2012 | Stress
Tension appears for a reason. A natural response to pain—both physical and emotional—is to contract. Imagine someone punching you in the stomach. What does your body immediately do? Maybe even the simple act of reading those words is enough...
by Melanie | Jun 22, 2012 | Autoimmune Illnesses, Food as Medicine
I want to tell you the truth about gluten. I’m moved to write about this today because I’m working with this issue with one of my clients. I’d suspected that she had an issue with gluten from our first session, and then I got this text message...
