In a world where pharmaceuticals often dominate the healthcare landscape, it’s easy to overlook the potent healing properties of plants that have been used for centuries by various cultures around the globe. Herbal remedies offer a natural and often gentler alternative to traditional medications, providing relief for a wide array of common ailments without the […]
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My journey to health and wellness has been anything but a smooth ride. However, it has led me to amazing places and taught me so much about the plant world. My husband and I have a beautiful permaculture food forest here in Naples, Florida and are working toward growing 100% of what we eat. As we
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Lion’s mane (Hericium erinaceus) mushrooms are a gourmet treat and a medicinal fungi that grows in temperate climates around the world, including the United States. These globe-shaped mushrooms have long shaggy spines, not unlike a lion’s scruffy mane, and their taste can resemble crabmeat, which makes it a great substitute for seafood in recipes. It is considered
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Profiting on Prohibition – The War on Drugs At the end of 1933, the United States watched alcohol prohibition fail, and prohibitionists needed a new enemy to wage a war on… their job’s depended on it. Enter the “War on Drugs.” “Marijuana” was the plant with its “roots in hell,” as some publications of this
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bula: (Fijian) All-purpose word meaning hello, welcome, cheers, love. A blessing of health and happiness. In the past ten years, people have started to understand the power of plant medicine. With more and more states legalizing cannabis, it has brought attention to how plants can work with our bodies to heal. This is not a
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