During my time as an acupuncturist and herbalist, I’ve learned about literally hundreds of different herbs that come from all over the world. Among these, only a tiny fraction have ever struck me as plants that are so obviously beneficial to my wellbeing that I put...
I just breathed deeply for 10 minutes and I already feel like a different person. I feel calmer, yet paradoxically more energetic and focused. My body feels significantly better, as if my cells are now vibrating differently due to the recent influx of oxygen. I can...
Berries have some of the highest levels of antioxidant phytochemicals of all edible plants. There are countless examples. Wild blueberries—with their high levels of dimethylresveratrol—are so medicinal that they’re right up there with top adaptogens like...
I’ve been in the supplements industry for about 12 years now, and I’ve seen just about everything. During the five years I spent getting my master’s degree in acupuncture and Chinese medicine (it’s twice the length of a normal master’s), I was also working near...
*Note: the topic of this blog is actually far more innocent than the title suggests ? “The debt we owe to the play of imagination is incalculable” -Carl Jung “We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” -George Bernard Shaw “Work...
It seems that common sense is an increasingly rare commodity these days. It’s true that the world is in a steady state of increasing complexification. Year after year, the way we do things becomes significantly more ‘new-fangled’, for lack of a better term. We...
The end of 2020 is nigh, and considering the popular sentiment that this year was perhaps a bit more dumpster-fire-esque than most of its predecessors, it seems a safe assumption that many Americans will be tormenting their livers even more thoroughly than is...
“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” -Ian MacLaren As the pandemic continues to move us into progressively deeper levels of transformational chaos, we’re all being asked to simplify, to clean house, to gently extrude those elements of our...
I’ve always loved Astragalus membranaceus because of the way that it represents the perfect overlap of immune-builder and adaptogen, something that’s fairly rare in the world of herbology. Yes, tonics like ginseng, rhodiola, and shilajit certainly have positive...
Like all other creatures on this planet, humans have evolved while in direct electromagnetic connection with the earth, that is until the last few centuries. What does it mean to be electrically coupled to the planet? Simply put, it means touching the earth...
Have you noticed how it seems like the world is accelerating like a merry-go-round that rotates faster and more chaotically with each passing year? If so, you’re not alone. I’m right there with you. If 2020 has taught us anything, it’s that self-care is no...
Quercetin is finally getting its time in the spotlight, and it’s not a moment too soon. With the winter approaching, the immune system is on everyone’s minds even more than it was already, which scarcely seemed possible. As I’ve discussed in a previous article on...
