Every year at Christmas, my oldest son has the tradition of sending me a box of chocolate truffles from Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory....

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I want to clear up the apparent confusion on Naturopathic Medicine.  Since the COVID debacle, it seems people trust modern or traditional...

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Put your garden to sleep for the winter

NATURAL HEALTH PRACTITIONERS HANDLE THIS TIME OF YEAR AND THE INFLUX OF COLDS AND FLU DIFFERENTLY

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1 herb 5 ways

Winter is upon us, so let's fill up the Winter medicine chest with good things from the good earth

Don't believe the latest Herb fad!

Finding the Herbal Sweet Spot is the key to understanding successful herbal intervention.

herbal energetics are based on 5 tastes

Plants have their own specific energetics. Understanding these actions helps us to determine which herb is right for which person.