Empowering Self-Reliance and Sustainable Living & Microbiomes
Empowering Self-Reliance and Sustainable Living & Microbiomes
Articles about minerals, nutrient balance, food quality, absorption and the relationship between soil fertility and human nutrition. These pieces often follow nutrients from the soil, into plants and food, and finally into human physiology.
What if I told you that your brain isn’t the only brain making decisions inside your body? It sounds impossible, yet hidden within the walls of your digestive tract is an intricate nervous system that is constantly gathering information, making adjustments, and communicating with your brain. Add trillions of microorganisms, …
One of the things I enjoy most about working with clients is that every person teaches me something new. Each case encourages me to ask more questions, read more research, and continue learning. I have never believed that we know everything there is to know about the human body. In …
I often wonder where my fascination with gardens, herbs, and growing food really began. Looking back, I think it started in my mother’s rose garden. I didn’t realize it then, but perhaps that was also the beginning of learning about self-reliance. As a little girl in England, I decided I …
This is a long article and was inspired because I was working with some workshop participants and friends and I wanted to go deeper into understanding the thyroid and most especially, Hashimotos. Over the years I have worked with many people diagnosed with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis and I did not have …
The body is always in motion. Blood moves through the arteries and veins, nutrients travel into the cells, waste products move out of the tissues, and the lymphatic system quietly gathers what needs to be cleared, recycled, or carried away. Beneath the skin there is a whole living landscape of …
Aloe vera, celebrated as the “plant of immortality,” is a remarkable succulent renowned for its extraordinary healing properties and its robust ability to survive in tough conditions. Thriving in arid, nutrient-deficient soils, Aloe vera has captured the fascination of many cultures throughout history with its rejuvenating and therapeutic potential. The …
Researchers in India found that tulsi may help reduce fluoride levels in water naturally. This article explores fluoride exposure, the pineal gland, the microbiome, and the deeper relationship between soil, plants, water, and human health.
What I keep coming back to lately is how much modern medicine resembles industrial agriculture. The parallels are becoming difficult for me to ignore. In both systems, something unwanted appears, spreads, or becomes destructive, and the response involves increasingly aggressive intervention. Companies develop stronger chemicals. Doctors prescribe more suppressive therapies. …
Understanding Leptin Resistance and Restoring the Metabolic Conversation For many people, losing weight feels like an endless battle. They eat less, exercise more, and try one diet after another, only to find themselves constantly hungry, craving food, and eventually gaining the weight back. After enough failed attempts, it becomes easy …
Hey, I am not a scientist, but I do carry a kind of lived understanding that comes from watching the body closely over time. So when I read that inflammation is now being brought forward as a possible cause of heart disease, presented almost like a new discovery, I pause. …