by Melanie | Apr 19, 2017 | Foundations of Herbal Medicine, Herbal Medicine, Meet the Herbs, Plant-based Medicine, YouTube Live
Herbalism isn’t monolithic. It’s cacophonous. It’s as difficult to contain as dandelions and peppermint. The most useful way to grow food or medicine is to cultivate a garden. And a garden isn’t a wilderness. It’s a collaboration between...
by Melanie | Sep 30, 2012 | Food as Medicine, Meet the Herbs
It’s wonderful to incorporate as many healing foods into your diet as possible and to include lots and lots of spices and culinary herbs. Today I’d like to share a favorite Fall recipe to help you do just that. I can’t claim that it’s truly “my”...
by Melanie | Sep 17, 2012 | Meet the Herbs
If you read part one of this series, you know that any sensible approach to working with anxiety will include tuning in to the messages that the feeling is trying to give you, nourishing yourself with whole foods, and making lifestyle choices that are...
by Melanie | Aug 5, 2012 | Meet the Herbs, Plant-based Medicine
(Don’t get me wrong. I love green smoothies.) I’ve got a little pipe dream that nourishing herbal infusions might enjoy the widespread popularity that green smoothies have attained. You might say that I’ve got a little bit of an herbal chip on...
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...
