Each menstrual cycle provides subtle and practical information about our overall health, and making note of what is specific for each of us is important. A person’s period can help reveal nutritional deficiencies, food intolerances, and the body’s response to stress; and can provide differential information about reproductive dis-ease.
Honeybees will teach you to summon up peace from within, and the offering you bring in exchange for their sweet nectar is tranquility. A colony of bees can read your mood, the same way a horse can. This being one reason I encourage the keeping of honeybees, they are a beautiful sun-kissed mirror of your heart – and this particular heart medicine is one you cannot bottle.
Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) has been used as a primary medicinal herb for thousands of years, and was known as Herba militaris in classical times because of its ability to stop bleeding on the battlefield. Yarrow has a long history of use in many cultures around the world including those of Scandinavia, Asia and Europe.
Hair is made possible by the nutrition one provides the body, so with the heavily processed and refined diet I followed for most of my life, complete with chemical additives, food colorings, artificial flavorings, and GMOs, my hair was probably more of a synthetic representation of hair.
The Rocky Mountains are a rich source of botanical medicines with a wide range of uses, and reconnecting with your own local plants can be a healing experience in itself. Here are some abundant and useful herbs you might find in your backyard or on your next hike:
The increasing prevalence of various types of neurodegenerative diseases may have much to do with our modern, industrialized way of life and the many environmental toxin exposures it presents. The incidence of Alzheimer’s disease in particular is up to seven times higher in some industrialized countries compared to non-industrialized countries. Research shows that following certain lifestyle guidelines and the well-guided use of specific herbs can reduce the risk of cognitive decline.
