12/01/2025
Something I see all the time in clinic is chronic inflammation.
Healthy inflammation is part of the body’s natural healing cycle. When we’re injured, sick, or stressed, the immune system creates a short, purposeful burst of heat and activity to repair tissue, clear what doesn’t belong, and restore balance. This kind of inflammation rises, does its job, and settles …. a full cycle of healing.
But when the message isn’t heard and the cycle can’t complete, that fire doesn’t settle. It begins to ripple through everything: hormones, digestion, joints, mood, sleep, and the nervous system.
At the core of this is often chronic stress and nervous system dysregulation. When the body is stuck in survival mode, it disrupts blood sugar balance, weakens sleep cycles, alters gut function, lowers immune resilience, and makes us more susceptible to hidden infections and toxic load.
One of the most beautiful things about plant medicine is its wide range of therapeutic gifts. When we work with the right plants for our system, they help the body remember its own healing capacity …. regulating stress, balancing the nervous system, and easing inflammation in a way that feels gentle, embodied, and deeply supportive.
And this is where nature becomes medicine too. Being in nature helps the nervous system shift out of fight-or-flight so the body can repair. Plants support detox pathways, soothe the internal fire, restore rhythm, and gently guide the system back into alignment.
True healing isn’t about shutting inflammation down. It’s about supporting the body so deeply that its cycles of repair can finally complete and its own intelligence can return.
🌿 slow down
🌿 reconnect with the land
🌿 listen to the body
🌿 let the plants help you come back into balance
