*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...
You are not a machine. You’re a living organism with purpose and feeling and irrational fuzziness. You’re autopoietic, meaning that you renew and regenerate yourself. You are sovereign in your subjectivity, an ecosystem unto yourself who’s...
As adaptogens go, shilajit is as unique as it is versatile. Also known as salajit, mimie, mummiyo, and shilajatu, shilajit is—unlike nearly all other known adaptogenic substances—neither an herb nor a mushroom, but rather an herbomineral exudate harvested from...
Winter is coming, and given the situation the world has found itself in this year, it’s more critical than ever to support our immune systems from every possible angle. We’re seasonal creatures. Our biology is designed to harmonize with the earth’s natural...
PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals”, have been detected in the blood of 99% of Americans. A recent study found them in significant amounts in multiple popular brands of bottled water, reminding us just how prevalent they still are despite the fact that we’ve...
