A good herbal joint liniment can make the difference between a […]
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1 When someone starts to talk about detoxification or cleansing, I often […]
Toxins and Terrain
Even the most assiduous label-readers among us sometimes miss “barley malt” […]
What to Do When You’ve Been Glutened
The most common way an herbalist can find herself in a […]
Herbalism and the Law: The Practice of Medicine in Massachusetts
[For the purposes of this discussion, let’s use fire cider to […]
Trademarking Tradition: the Fire Cider® Controversy
Often, discussions of “women’s health” or “men’s health” are limited to […]
Men’s Cycles and Self-Reliance
9 Eliminating food allergens from the diet can bring substantial relief from […]
Gut-Heal Tea
In short: first perceive, then reflect, then connect. In slightly-less-short: first, […]
Successful Self-Experimentation, part 5: Putting it in Practice
Humans are very good at pattern recognition. We’re so good at […]
Successful Self-Experimentation, part 4: Connection
Reflection is a bending back. It requires some flexibility. Reflecting is […]
Successful Self-Experimentation, part 3: Reflection
When engaging in self-experimentation, there are certain skills that must be […]
Successful Self-Experimentation, part 2: Perception
Diet and lifestyle changes are ideally made with the guidance of […]
Successful Self-Experimentation, part 1: Introduction
Katja’s recent article on the [mis]conception of “cure” in our culture […]
No Cure for Cancer: Healing This Client
We all have stress. I have very few friends who aren’t […]
Two Teas for Tense Times
Almost every herbalist I know has a “root beer” tea variation. […]
Rooted & Ready
We practice and teach Traditional Western Herbalism in the vitalist tradition. […]
Vital[ist] Lifestyle Interventions
An answer to the question: What is Traditional Western Herbalism? It […]