Oh my! The poison ivy/oak is getting high, and I don’t mean it is smoking grass. Poison ivy/oak loves the extra carbon dioxide we are adding to the atmosphere and responds by growing higher and lusher. There is more poison ivy – and her sister poison oak – than ever, and they are causing more trouble than ever.

I always say the gardener's best revenge is to eat the weeds. I've been doing it for thirty years and can testify that my health and the health of my garden has never been better. Here are a few hints for gardeners who'd rather eat their weeds than hate them (and for non-gardeners who are adventurous enough to try out nature's bounty).

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. But many women are calling it Breast Health Awareness Month! Rather than focusing on breast cancer, we choose to concentrate on keeping our breasts healthy through wise lifestyle and dietary choices.

An abundance of things is not fulfilling or satisfying. Having many things can be a burden. It takes time to care for them, leaving less time to enjoy them.

The beginning of the twenty-first century is a fantastic time to be alive and well.

excerpt from: Abundantly Well: Seven Medicines

Chickweed is a wonderful herbal ally

For relieving both acute and chronic trauma.

Nourishment is the basis of health and the fuel for healing.
Nourishment is more than what we eat and drink.

Like it or not, you'll probably find your emotions harder to control as you enter your menopausal years.

excerpt from Abundantly Well: Seven Medicines.

In your herbal pharmacy you transform fresh and dried plants into herbal medicines.