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Thank you to everyone who participated in Rootlight Collective's first ever Spring Re-Set Event, a one-day mini-retreat. I enjoyed meeting new friends and also the opportunity to teach about healing herbs. My session was a quick 40 minutes and it all went by in a flash. Below is an outline of the herbs I shared, but first, here is the recipe for the tea we sampled. Spring ReSet Tea: Detox and Nourish 2 parts Lemonbalm 1 part Dandelion root 1 part Nettle leaf 1 part Oat

The holidays have arrived, they've brought fat and we're going to eat it. Bile is essential to fat digestion and some herbs encourage the...

It should come as no surprise that plants classified as possessing healing and medicinal properties (herbs!) are also capable of offering...

Lady Bird Johnson drank kava upon arriving to the island, as did Pope John Paul II and Queen Elizabeth.

Someone must be saying nice things about me. I've had a flurry of new subscribers (Welcome!) over the past several weeks, the type of...

Egg-free, No Added Oil, Springy and with a good crumb. I'm posting this recipe for Ms Marcella. DRY INGREDIENTS 1 1/2 cup all purpose...

In a recent interview I was asked about my work as an herbalist and to provide an example of a time I was proud of how an herbal remedy...

Creosote: Magic of the Desert was first published in October of 2013. Click on photo to visit the Arizona Daily Star website, read the...

Today let's consider the consequence of "dermal absorption", chemicals traveling through the skin and into our blood stream. Greasy...

Allergy Season tincture: Eyebright (Euphrasia officinalis) aerial parts, Nettle (Urtica dioica) leaf, Elder (Sambucus mexicana) flower....

Here's a recipe for an amazing natural deodorant that works better than anything you'll buy in a store. That's a bold statement, but my...