Michele Collins, RH (AHG), MPH Everywhere I look around me, it seems, nature is vividly, casually displaying her rich abundance of wares. What strikes me most is that the plants growing in such abundance are what most people think of as "weeds." Plants that many people try to banish from their grassy yards, usually with chemicals. What fascinates me most are the plants that sprout up through cracks in the sidewalk or in uninhabited spaces or on the side of the road, without rich soil to sink Continue Reading
Making Pesto with Purple Dead Nettle
Michele Collins, RH (AHG), MPH Nature is so extraordinarily abundant, and Spring is one of the best times of year to revel (yes, revel!) in that. I am very grateful that my lawn has not seen pesticides or chemicals definitely by me and my husband and most wonderfully not by the previous owner. Right now, the front yard is a glorious sea of purple, thanks to the wild violets. Witness the majesty below: Another plant that grows in profusion in my yard is one called purple dead Continue Reading
Interview with an Amazonian Shaman
Andres Vergara, L.Ac., M.Ac., Michele Collins RH (AHG) MPH While I was in Colombia in 2010, my aunt told me about a Colombian Shaman from the Amazon rainforests who was a powerful healer and had great knowledge of Amazonian plants. She said he lived in Bogota and that he was teaching and providing treatments. His treatment consisted of using songs and intention, as well as herbs to treat a variety of health conditions. She spoke very highly of him and I became curious to get to know more about Continue Reading
The Effectiveness of Chinese Medicine For Treating Male and Female Infertility
Michele Collins, RH (AHG), MPH and Andres Vergara, L.Ac., M.Ac. Chinese medicine can make a tremendous contribution in promoting fertility for both men and women. On the March 26th episode of Holistic Healing with Herbs and Chinese Medicine, we discussed why Chinese medicine is so effective at treating male and female infertility. Chinese medicine is a holistic system of medicine that identifies and treats a specific pattern of imbalance that could inhibit the ability to either create Continue Reading
Living in Harmony With the Seasons: A Practical Guide to Food, Herbs and Meditation by Season
Michele Vergara, RH (AHG, Andres Vergara, L.Ac., M.Ac. Each season the natural world gives us important clues as to what is happening within our bodies and how to best adjust to the changing weather. Traditional healing systems, such as traditional Chinese medicine, provide a structure to help us discern what foods and lifestyle choices will best support us as we cycle through the seasons. When we heed nature’s cues and allow our life practices to mirror the seasonal Continue Reading
Tonic Herbs for Radiant Health
Andres Vergara, M.Ac., L.Ac. and Michele Collins, RH (AHG), MPH In Chinese medicine and Taoist traditions, there is a rich and nuanced understanding of how herbs can be used to prevent disease and promote radiant health, in much the same way we might use vitamins in the west. These herbs are referred to as tonic herbs or adaptogens because they can be taken regularly and consistently, as a result, often used as super foods. These herbs promote health and longevity and help the Continue Reading
Lessons Learned from China About Using Herbal Medicine in an Integrated Setting
http:// Map from PlanetWare.com Michele Collins, RH (AHG), MPH and Andres Vergara, L.Ac., M.Ac. China’s Sichuan province is an area widely known for its spicy foods. More important for herbalists is that Sichuan province is also well regarded for the quality and variety of herbs that are grown there. Over 4300 herb varieties are grown in Sichuan, cultivated on over 1.4 million acres of land. The purchase of Chinese herbal medicine in Sichuan is ranked first in China. Sichuan Continue Reading
Metaphor-Phosis: A Book Review
Andres Vergara, L.Ac., M.Ac. and Michele Collins, RH (AHG), MPH On February 26th on Holistic Healing with Herbs and Chinese Medicine, we interviewed Lesley Tierra about her new book, Metaphor-Phosis (click here to here a replay of the show). We wanted to provide some more details about how you can order a copy of book and can follow Lesley's blog. She is inviting anyone to share their personal story of transformation on her website. We also want to say how much we both enjoyed Continue Reading
United Plant Savers: How You Can Help Preserve Medicinal Plants
http:// Andres Vergara, M.Ac., L.Ac. and Michele Collins, RH (AHG), MPH Thank you to everyone who tuned in Holistic Healing with Herbs and Chinese Medicine on Tuesday, March 5th for our interview with Susan Leopold, the executive director of United Plant Savers, an excellent organization whose mission is to protect native medicinal plants and their native habitat in the United States and Canada. We wanted to post additional information about United Plant Savers for you. You can click Continue Reading
The Importance of Medicinal Plant Preservation
Michele Collins, RH (AHG), MPH and Andres Vergara, L.Ac., M.Ac. Herbs and plants are an amazing natural resource, the health and abundance of which is crucial to the practice of herbal medicine. As herbalists, one of the things we both love about what we do is working directly with plants, whether it is putting herbs together in a formula or even more importantly, learning about and from them in their natural habitat through one-on-one contact and observation. On the March 5th episode of Continue Reading
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