When we hear the word marshmallow, most of us picture campfires, sweet crackers, and chocolate bits melting into sticky perfection. But as an herbalist, I envision...

Did you know that sleep is one of the most powerful tools for reversing symptoms such as hot flashes, hormonal breakouts, and inflammation? It’s so...

Joy is a bit like alchemy. It takes ordinary, unremarkable ingredients, moments so small you could miss them, and turns them into something rare and...

There was a time, long before I ever became an herbalist, when I genuinely thought lemongrass was a citrus oil. I mean, lemon is right...

Since the dawn of time, humans have wandered. From desert caravans and Viking voyages to mountain peaks and jungle trails, the call to explore has...

During my pregnancy with each of the boys, I found myself eating clay and dirt, and craving plaster, sheetrock, and laundry detergent quite often because...

If you’ve ever woken up feeling puffy, sluggish, or just “off,” you may have felt the silent whisper of one of your body’s most overlooked...

I’ll never forget an early Saturday morning 14 years ago - a woman came to my table at the Farmers Market, sharing her college student’s...

August is one of the few months I take the boys through a gentle detox as the season begins to shift.  During seasonal transitions, especially...