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Episode 83
If you’re an herbalist and you marry an herbalist, well, you’re going to need some special wedding herbs! We sure did. We loved the idea (and the herbs themselves) so much, we got them tattooed on us…
Published on 5 years, 7 months ago
Common Herbs and Cancer
Episode 82
Cancer is not as rare as we once thought. Recent research has discovered that even healthy cells can contain potentially cancerous mutations, and that this is a normal occurrence in healthy individua…
Published on 5 years, 7 months ago
Friends of Nettle (Herbal Formulas In Pairs)
Episode 81
Boston’s homegrown local herb conference, Herbstalk, is next weekend, and the plant of the year is stinging nettle! In honor of this, we wanted to make an episode focusing on this keystone plant. In …
Published on 5 years, 8 months ago
The Role of Herbs In Heroic Medical Interventions
Episode 80
When we talk about “heroic” medical interventions, we mean the high-potency, high-risk (and potentially high-reward) tools that define conventional medicine. Pharmaceuticals, surgeries, cutting-edge …
Published on 5 years, 8 months ago
Motherwort for Mother's Day!
Episode 79
Mother’s day can mean different things for different people, but whatever your situation is, Motherwort can be a supportive friend. Physiologically its effects are to soothe and relax the heart and a…
Published on 5 years, 8 months ago
DIY Herbal Spring Cleaning Products
Episode 78
When it comes to chemical-free cleaning, there’s a lot of good stuff out there – but it can get pricey. And there’s a lot of “greenwashed” stuff, too – products that look “natural”, but really aren’t…
Published on 5 years, 9 months ago
Urban Wildcrafting Ethics & Guidelines
Episode 77
It’s springtime! The plants are popping up everywhere in their colorful displays. This time of year, we always start to get more questions about wildcrafting and foraging, so we wanted to share some …
Published on 5 years, 9 months ago
Herbs to Control Sugar Cravings
Episode 76
Is Easter really the best time to give up sugar? Well, given that there’s always another holiday around the corner, there’s never really an objectively better or worse time to try it. So why not try …
Published on 5 years, 9 months ago
Foundational Health Strategies & Evolution's Expected Inputs
Episode 75
Everyone is different, and healthcare should be individualized for each person – especially when it comes to herbalism! But, on the other hand, people are also quite alike in many ways, and it turns …
Published on 5 years, 9 months ago
Herbal Energetics: Tissue States
Episode 74
When choosing herbs for a health issue, herbalists like us use a system of organization called energetics. In this week’s podcast, we have an excerpt from our Energetics & Holistic Practice course ab…
Published on 5 years, 9 months ago