A visit with me is a lot like a therapy session. Comfy chairs, tissues, a cup of herbal tea. And deep listening. I developed this style of practice over 15 years seeing clients who came to me practically in shock from the trauma of modern medicine’s...
Herbal medicine, also called herbalism, botanical medicine and phytomedicine, is the practice of using plant parts — roots, stems, bark, leaves, flowers, seeds — to reduce pain, bring you comfort, and improve overall quality of life. What is an Herbalist? An herbalist is a person who is trained in...
A few years ago, the Attorney General of New York ordered Wal-Mart, Target, Walgreens, and CVS to remove ALL herbal supplements from store shelves. He prematurely claimed that testing showed nearly all of them to be missing the herbs listed on their labels. Really, what do...
Jan sat down across from me with a familiar look on her face. Hope. Resignation. Confusion. Overwhelm. And next to her, in one of those reusable grocery store bags, was a jumble of every health food store supplement she’d bought in the past 6 months, some...