One recent summer, I was helping my mom garden some of the beds in the back of her house when we stumbled upon something that looked too amazing to be true. A gorgeous Reishi mushroom was growing on the stump of a hemlock tree underneath the fence between her and her neighbor’s yard! You know, Reishi, the ...
I’ve got a special treat for you today – a cool new video that my friends Doug and Genna Wolkon at Kauai Farmacy have put together about a special herb that grows abundant in their lush Hawaiian gardens… Ashwagandha. Ashwagandha is a powerful herb that is widely used to support endurance and ...
In a number of our interviews with different natural health gurus, there is one herb that keeps coming up again and again. It’s revered for enhancing brain function and has been used in India and China for thousands of years for its positive effect on memory, clarity and focus... The crazy part? It grows ...
As the summer settles in up here in the northern hemisphere, a lot of us are hankering for mouth-watering meals and the nourishing presence of friends and family. There’s just something about gathering (socially-distanced right now, of course!) with loved ones over a plethora of food – sharing ...
We usually think of sight and hearing as our main senses. But what we smell has the strongest impact on our emotions. The olfactory receptors in our brain connect directly to the limbic system, where emotions begin. That may be why essential oils — the distilled essence of various plants and flowers ...
We are living through tumultuous times. Between the global pandemic and the worldwide outcry for social change, it is easy to become overwhelmed. I know I do. Alarming footage is everywhere, there’s a hodgepodge of different ideas, and it seems like everyone is on edge. That’s why it is incredibly ...
What is the first herb you ever learned was actually medicine? It’s easy to get caught up in all the articles and new studies on promising natural remedies, but what about that first piece of herbal knowledge you came across? Maybe in your grandma’s kitchen… or in a novel you read as a ...
Why do so many people equate relaxation and pleasure with walking barefoot along the beach as the waves roll in? How come my son River’s first instinct is to take his shoes off when he sees a field of green grass? Is it kooky human behavior that is simply hard-wired into our genetic makeup, or is there ...
In my house, we love to kick our dishes up a notch with many combinations of spices and herbs from around the world, but we find ourselves coming back to some of the same blends time and time again. Today I want to share with you one blend that we keep returning to… Berbere Spice. Berbere spice is a blend...
This is a weird time. We’re all feeling it. Sure, it’s challenging. But this time also offers a magical opportunity. Without access to all our familiar distractions — like going out to restaurants or parties, or even visiting friends — we have to really be with ourselves. If we want to, we ...
Seems like everywhere we look people are reminding us to wash our hands. Celebrities are singing their hit tunes and encouraging folks to sing along as they scrub. There are diagrams and instructional videos, all of which are amazing. But the frequency with which we scrub often leaves our hands chapped ...
Planting an herb garden is the perfect way to bring in the spring, and we humans have been doing it for thousands of years. The ancients believed that every one of us can speak the language of the plants. That we can learn how to harness their medicines by spending focused time with them — just like ...