Healing Savvy

02/15/2021

Fun walk this afternoon with my friend Len weaving and wandering through neighborhoods. We came upon the Alice Waters edible schoolyard garden at the MLK elementary school in Berkeley. How wonderful!

10/03/2020

Everyone has different tolerance levels for unhealthy air. My tolerance is pretty low and my lungs and throat have been irritated on and off this past week. Herbs I’ve found helpful are mullein, comfrey (from the garden), marshmallow, and licorice. If you don’t have access to fresh or a bulk herbs, I’ve also found these Yogi teas to be helpful. I often use them in combination.

08/21/2020

When it’s just one of those days and your job makes you need to do kava shots. . Yes, I know it’s time to strain this tincture. ;-)

06/29/2020

The thing about being a plant geek, you run in to old friends in the most unexpected places. Vitex (Vitex spp.) one of my favorite plants for helping to balance dis-regulated hormones (with a very specific symptom picture). One shrub will supply you and a few friends with abundant medicine.

06/24/2020

I got distracted by a huge patch of wild blackberry on my walk to the bank. Late spring rains bringing on a bumper crop this year. So good and good for you! Low glycemic fruit full of anthocyanins 💜

06/19/2020

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06/09/2020

I’m gonna do this!
If you see lemons growing in Alamo Square in San Francisco, it will be my doing!!

These rebels are grafting “forbidden fruit” onto ornamental urban trees, and cities doesn’t know how to stop them! A group of food freedom fighters are sneaking out in the middle of the night (and sometimes in broad daylight) grafting fruit-producing limbs onto sterile urban trees, specificall...

05/25/2020

Hard to believe we are entering the last week of May. Let's finish strong and keep rocking it y'all!

05/03/2020

Yay! Monday is almost here which means back to classes at 9:00am and 5:30pm. Truly highlight of my week working out with you all.