Open the cap of your essential oil bottle and simply take a deep breath to enjoy its most notable characteristic: it has an aroma! The aromatic chemistry found in the distilled form of plants, flowers, fruits, and spices is processed by our most powerful sense…our sense of smell.

Recently, I had the experience of a simple and powerful connection when I took our dogs to the vets for a dental checkup. I arrived a few minutes early and called in to the front desk. Everything takes a little longer nowadays, because of the safety precautions for covid.

A delicious fruit, right? Well, botanically, they are a berry. And banana tree, it’s actually an herb distantly related to ginger.

There are over 600 Ayurvedic herbs! While we are familiar with many of them, we may not exactly regard them as having medicinal qualities. It may surprise you to know that kitchen spices, weeds, and plants growing right in your front yard also double as ayurvedic herbs.

Ever had a craving you just can’t shake? Is there only one particular food that can always pull you out of an emotional rut? Have you ever wondered where the phrase “Eat your feelings” even comes from?

One in three American adults are affected by arthritis. It is documented to be the leading cause of disability in the US. Some stay-at-home habits and work from home may make things worse as we are spending long hours sitting without making frequent breaks for moving or exercising.

Our Mother Nature is so loving, caring, generous, and wise. It gives us everything we need to stay healthy and live long. Today we introduce to you 3 herbal teas that can be just what you need in August of 2020.

“The tastes are six: sweet, sour, salt, pungent, bitter and astringent. Properly used, they nourish the body. Improperly used (either deficient or in excess), they verily lead to provocation of the Dosha…”

In 2019, the Medical Anthropology magazine published an article called Ebola and Public Authority: Saving Loved Ones in Sierra Leone in which Melissa Parker and her colleagues investigate the situation related to Ebola virus during the epidemics of 2013-2016 in Africa.

Wet salt therapy is something we all use in our everyday healing maybe without even realizing it, and salt is also well integrated into mainstream medicine. 

The recent developments have made all of us acutely aware of the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

Using integrative health I focus on the particular condition and need of the individual. I consider the holistic approach to tailor the best route for the specific individual.