Food as Medicine

North Stars of Herbal Medicine

Simple truths when the Sea is Rough

No matter where I’ve been in the world I can look up in the night sky and find a few familiar spots of light. Sometimes they were in different parts of the sky than I was used to, maybe they came up earlier or later- but the stars are always there: offering illumination, familiarity and direction.
Herbal Medicine is also guided by simple unchanging truths.

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Saffron - for depression and PMS

The many benefits of Saffron

Saffron has proven benefits for depression, PMS, Alzheimer’s disease. our society is just beginning to have more meaningful conversations around removing the stigma around mental health. Its also important to start talking about the many many resources available to help. Since you’re here – It’s pretty likely you are interested in many of the natural

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Herbs & Nutrients for Endometriosis shelleyswapp.com

Endometriosis- and what you can do

endometriosis affects about 10% of women of reproductive age – which is humbling to think about, considering that 1 out of every 10 women you know could be suffering with this painful condition. It’s also widely misunderstood and misdiagnosed – on average it takes over 9 years for women to get diagnosed correctly. many of

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herbs & nutrients for anxiety and depression shelleyswapp.com

Anxiety support using herbs and nutrients

Looking for more natural ways to reduce symptoms of anxiety & depression? Anxiety & Depression are the plague of this generation with 1 in 6 women currently using anti-anxiety medication in the US. while Anxiety is a natural emotion warning us to proceed with caution when we come up against new experiences, it shouldn’t be

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Spring season health

Keeping you & your athletes healthy! Is it spring sports season at your house? It is at ours – spring season is crazy 🤪 intense for many athletes ⚽️🥍⛹🏽‍♀️🏊🏼‍♂️🤽🏼‍♂️ A few of our boys love ❤️ water polo 🤽🏼‍♂️ and in our neck of the woods, its high school water polo season 🏊🏼‍♂️ Last weekend

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Why is fiber so important?

Let’s talk about fiber and how much you’re eating in the average day. The current guidelines tell us we should be eating roughly 30g of fiber every day but most of us are nowhere near this.. With supermarket shelves packed with processed foods, and an increased reliance on take -out and fast foods, many people

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