Herbs for Allergies
As a Western Clinical Herbalist, to work with allergies, I look at the environmental factors, diet and improve the body’s defenses with herbs. You can help yourself get through allergy season with fewer traumas with herbs and some simple changes to your lifestyle.
One in five Americans suffer from allergies or asthma symptoms. Many don’t seek help because the symptoms aren’t serious enough; however, many people with allergies find that allergies seriously impact their quality of [...]
It’s Cold & Flu Season…
As you transition from Winter to Spring your body is stressed from a number of factors and you are more vulnerable to catching a cold or the flu. Here are some simple things to do to resist catching a cold, as well as easy recipes for coping with colds or the flu.
Strengthen the Immune System
The flux of the temperature from warm days and cold is ever changing. When you are cold, your body shifts its [...]
Eat your weeds, Dandelion Greens are here
Spring is flying toward us, the days are getting longer and the Bay Area hills are bursting with new green growth. Spring is a traditional time to do “spring cleaning” and this translates to our bodies as well as our homes. After a winter of eating heavier, warming foods, spring is the time to start eating the abundant greens.
Dandelion greens (Taraxacum officinale) help gently clear our liver of the excess of winter eating and nourish [...]
