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It’s a Wrap! The Mediterranean Herbalist is complete and the photoshoot happened last weekend. Once I get the photos back from my lovely photographer, Pauline Goeminne, I will put them into the manuscript (so the layout editor knows which plant is what!), and off it …
What a Cancer Cell Study Reveals About Plant Medicine I came across a study recently looking at the effects of oregano on melanoma cells. It caused me to think about oregano oil benefits and how a herb works in a living body as opposed to …
We are starving at the table. The first time Chad bit into a Greek tomato, his face changed. I watched it happen across the kitchen table. This man who had spent his whole life avoiding tomatoes, picking them off burgers and pushing them to the …
Simple sourdough, without the rules. I love when new trends come along that connect us to our roots, and sourdough is one of those. What I don’t love is that too many people believe the “gatekeepers” that say something is complicated or there is only …
A woman named Talia went to her doctor for a urinary tract infection, something most women have dealt with at least once. Her doctor prescribed a common antibiotic, assured her it was safe, and sent her home with a standard course of pills. Three doses …
This post originally appeared as a guest blog on The Aging Games. Every winter the same pattern plays out. A cold sweeps through the house, the cough digs in and refuses to leave, and the medicine cabinet offers you the same old options: suppressants and …
What kind of a life do you want to live? Luxurious, easy, everything done for you? That kind of life usually requires a lot of money, and for most people, it’s not a realistic goal. I’m not judging it. I just believe that life is …
What I discovered when I stopped spinning my wheels and slowed down. Do you ever wish you could just stop the train of life and get off for a while? Not permanently, just take a good long breather. Even vacations don’t seem like vacations anymore. …
Knitting has a way of slowing everything down and resetting life for just a while. The world is loud and overwhelming much of the time. By the time you get home from work, after having stopped off for groceries, you’re ready for bed. But you …
Originally posted on Medium.com on February 26, 2024 The world has declared war on words, and writers need to stand against it. Where does it stop? Will there even be any words left if we allow this “newspeak” to continue? I have written about words …