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05/06/2026

Herbs for the gut. Healing the gut and digestion impacts our health in so many ways.

Gut health is a critical factor in our overall wellbeing. Here are 3 gut-healing herbs and recipes to incorporate into your routine.

04/06/2026

I'm a plant nut! Our home always seems to be too full of plants, but somehow I find a way of smuggling more plants into our lives and our space.😅

"Garden therapy, or spending time planting, watering, digging and pruning, is linked with cognitive and mental health improvements, and learning to grow your own vegetables is rewarding and fun.[i],[ii] If you'd like to experience these benefits or are looking for a new, therapeutic hobby, here are six of the healthiest vegetables that even a new gardener can grow in containers on a porch or in a backyard garden."

Kale, onion, potatoes, tomatoes, cauliflower and bell peppers - all common and everyday produce with important nutritional value.

Modern society has removed itself from the process of growing and cultivating its own food, but research has demonstrated that gardening has numerous physiological and psychological benefits. Read on for a list of highly nutritious vegetables that you can easily grow in your backyard or in container...

03/06/2026

Do you still use conventional sunscreen? You might want to look into these natural oils with quite impressive UV protection:
Olive oil: 87.5% UV protection (SPF 8)
Coconut oil: 85.7% UV protection (SPF 7)
Castor oil: 83.3% UV protection (SPF 6)
Almond oil: 80% UV protection (SPF 5)
Mustard oil: 50% UV protection (SPF 2)
Chaulmoogra oil: 50% UV protection (SPF 2)
Sesame oil: 50% UV protection (SPF 2)

With essential oils, always dilute and beware of the phototoxic oils, especially the citrus oils, that can stain the skin. Wait for at least 18 h after application of the essential oil before sun exposure.

"Beyond personal health concerns, conventional sunscreens pose serious risks to the environment:

Coral reef destruction: Oxybenzone and octinoxate have been implicated in coral bleaching, leading to bans in reef-adjacent areas.13
Aquatic toxicity: Sunscreen chemicals can accumulate in lakes and oceans, harming fish and other marine life.14
Soil contamination: UV filters have been detected in agricultural soils, with unknown impacts on crops and ecosystems.15
The cumulative effects of widespread sunscreen use are just beginning to be understood. As these chemicals build up in our bodies and the environment, they may contribute to a range of health and ecological issues:

Hormone disruption and reproductive problems
Increased risk of certain cancers
Allergies and skin irritation
Coral reef die-offs and marine ecosystem collapse
Contamination of water supplies"

() That bottle of sunscreen in your beach bag may be doing more harm than good. New research reveals the hidden dangers lurking in conventional sunscreens and highlights safer, natural alternatives that can protect your skin without toxic side effects.

02/06/2026

Listen in to the Somatic Healing Summit, it's free June 16th - 21st.
Healing starts when you can feel safe in your body!

Awakening through Embodiment Practices, Meditation, Energy Medicine, & Breathwork

01/06/2026

Art & Expression is food for the soul❤️

01/06/2026

Herbs for anxiety and depression: curcumin, rosemary, and saffron.

"Rosemary essential oil has also proven powerful in reducing stress and anxiety. This was reflected in a study involving graduate nursing students who, after being exposed to rosemary essential oil, scored lower on anxiety tests as well as personal anxiety statements and also exhibited reduced pulse rates. Another study, which used rosemary extract in combination with lavender, marjoram, eucalyptus, and peppermint, showed significant decreases in depression scores in the group of people exposed to the essential oil combination.

Rosemary not only delivers a delicious flavour to our food but it also makes for a calming and enjoyable essential oil blend that has a positive affect on mental health."

Mental health disorders are often treated with harmful drugs with a myriad of dangerous side effects. Studies show that you can look to your kitchen instead of the pharmacy to ease symptoms of depression and anxiety safely and effectively

31/05/2026

"It is a little known and under-appreciated fact that all humans are born with a serious, life-threatening genetic defect: namely, the inability to manufacture Vitamin C.

This defect occurred approximately 63 million years ago, when our haplorrhini ("simple nosed") primate predecessors lost the gene (Gulnolactone oxidase pseudogene - GULOP), responsible for the manufacture of Vitamin C from glucose.

The ability to synthesize Vitamin C, in fact, has been lost several times in vertebrates, e.g. in guinea pigs, some bats, some fishes, passeriform birds and in primates of the suborder Haplorrhini, which includes monkes, apes and humans.

It was Linus Pauling, two time Nobel Laureate, and the world's foremost vitamin C proponent, who first brought this inborn error of metabolism to popular light. Pauling advocated taking large doses of Vitamin C (up to 10-12 grams a day) in order to offset the deficiencies of our modern diet. He believed that it was our movement away from a vitamin C rich fruit-and-vegetable based diet that explained the modern epidemic of heart disease.

According to this perspective, without adequate Vitamin C we are unable to produce the collagen necessary to heal our arteries. The Vitamin C starved body compensates for this by increasing the production of a very small and sticky type of cholesterol known as lipoprotein A, which leads to the formation of atheromatous plaque (clogged arteries). Linus Pauling advocated taking large amounts of vitamin C in combination with the amino acid lysine to reverse the damage done to the arteries, and to prevent recurrence.*

Indeed, a study published in 2008 showed that higher plasma vitamin C levels are associated with a significantly reduced risk of stroke. Scientists from the clinical gerontology unit at Addnbrooke's University Hospital in Cambridge, UK, tracked 20,649 men and women aged 40 to 79 years, between 1993 and 1997. The group was followed through March 2005. Individuals who had the highest vitamin C levels showed a 42% reduction in stroke risk! If you compare this with Plavix's 8.7 - 9.4% risk reduction, and the profound side effects drugs like these generate, one begins to understand why the media projection of "vitamins are toxic" propaganda serves only the interests of the drug companies."

It is a little known and under-appreciated fact that all humans are born with a serious, life-threatening genetic defect: namely, the inability to manufacture Vitamin C. Vitamin C, in fact, has significant value in disease prevention and treatment, according to research gathered from the National Li...

30/05/2026

The ancients already knew:

""Rosemary (R. officinalis L., Family Lamiaceae) is native to the Mediterranean region, where the ancient Greeks revered it for stimulating the brain and assisting memory; Dioscorides wrote of rosemary: "the eating of its flower in a preserve comforts the brain, the heart and the stomach; sharpens understanding, restores lost memory, awakens the mind, and in sum is a healthy remedy for various cold ailments of the head and the stomach."

"There are few clinical studies on the effects of rosemary. In a randomized study of 140 healthy young adults, inhalation of rosemary oil enhanced feeling of alertness and cognitive functions as evaluated using the Cognitive Drug Research (CDR) test battery used in the current study. In a separate study the aroma of rosemary oil increased performance in exam students while increasing free radical scavenging activity and reducing cortisol levels. However, to date there are no clinical studies on cognitive performance following ingestion of rosemary."

The ancients knew rosemary as a memory booster among other things, but only now is science catching up with, remembering and confirming their ancient healing wisdom.

29/05/2026

Epigenetics, quantum biology, ORMUS... read more 👉️

New discoveries in epigenetics and quantum biology are transforming how we understand the human body. Rather than functioning as a fixed blueprint, DNA responds dynamically to signals from its environment, including light, sound, emotion, and electromagnetic fields. This emerging view suggests that....

28/05/2026

Useful acupressure points for hip and knee pain.

Hip or knee disorders are often particularly painful, since these joints support the weight of the upper body. If you stand on one foot, your body weight (minus the weight of the standing leg) would be resting on your hip and knee joints.