Fighting Fascists can really take it out of you. Standing up, protesting, connecting with your community, making phone calls and emails, marching–all of this, of course, is incredibly exhausting. But these days, the act of listening to the news, or checking Facebook, can also be downright soul-crushing. Just being alive, just living in these times, […]
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Anxiety and Depression are common issues that most of us deal with to some extent. They can be an annoyance, and they can be debilitating. While the underlying causes can be quite complex, herbal allies that support and nourish and calm and lift our spirits are widely available. And while many of the plant
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Winter Is Coming! No really, despite the 90 degree heat, the wheel DOES turn, and winter will soon be here. Along with it will come all manner of winter maladies, from colds and flu to indigestion to hangovers and more. So it’s time to stock up your home apothecary with remedies, to care for yourself
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The relationship between the central nervous system, the autonomic nervous system, and the endocrine system is complex and fascinating, and it’s also the basis for the stress response, and how and why it affects so many different organs and systems in the body so profoundly. Understanding this relationship is a crucial part of understanding how
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Details to follow – stay tuned! $23, discounted to $20 if paid in cash.
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Herb-Drug Interactions Workshop with Julie James Saturday, Aug. 20th Herb-Drug interactions are an area of great concern nowadays. With the increase in prescriptions for medications, and the increased interest in herbal products it is important to understand how the things we are putting in our body interact with each other. There are really only
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Come geek out on science with me! Making and using herbal medicine requires an understanding of plant chemistry, but you don’t need a degree to understand these concepts! I’ll introduce some of the primary classes of compounds in plants, how they act in the body, and how best to extract and use them. You’ll gain
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Being in the presence of certain plants is healing in itself: Trees, mosses, grasses and leaves all can impart a feeling of health and strength and vitality, simply by being near them. But flowers—ah, those are special. Flowers are glorious. They are the ultimate expression of beauty and vitality for the plant. Plants gather
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This is a class that is near and dear to me, as I suffer quite a lot from arthritis, tendinitis, and related damage. I used to suck down NSAIDs (Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs) by the handful, though well aware of the consequences of such actions (including the little known but well-documented effect of increased cartilage deterioration
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Welcome to Herbs From The Garden and Beyond! I’m Julie James, and I’m so pleased to be asked to share some herbal wisdom with you all via the Green Man blog—this is a great medium for those of you who can’t get to classes, or who want a peek into what classes might be like,
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