Supernatural News | Nature's Ozempic, anti-cancer tea, a new herbalism book, an upcoming retreat, herbal science & some techno
Supernatural News | Nature's Ozempic, anti-cancer tea, a new herbalism book, an upcoming retreat, herbal science & some techno
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A new book for your herbal library → Following the Herbal Harvest by Ann Armbrecht, anthropologist and sustainable herbalism advocate. It’s such a beautiful, heartfelt look at how herbs are grown and harvested, full inspiring stories about ethical farming & sustainability …. love Ann’s work, which you can see more of here.
Need another reason to drink more tea? You shouldn’t heheh but there’s a new study that reveals the interaction between phosphate signaling and jasmonate pathways in tea plants shows how they regulate catechin production (antioxidants! anti-cancer! more!)
Earlier in this month I attended a dinner with The New York Times to kick off Climate Week in NYC with an assemblage of friends, old and new, preceded by a farm visit (I mean ..!) Learn more how to support Oko Farms — here!
Nature’s Answers Mullein Line is perfect for cold+flu season. This brand family-founded and family-owned to this day (rare to see this!), and offer alcohol-free extracts with the cold-percolation process. (code Herbalismrach for 25% off all products)
Can ingesting ginger support Type 2 diabetics? Read on, but also blood sugar regulation forever, and ginger in and on everything — the history of this plant speaks volumes. How are you getting your daily dose?
Of course, more on blood sugar and metabolism. Is Green Tea Really ‘Nature’s Ozempic’? I’m seeing this everywhere …. tell us, do we need to talk about Ozempic at length? LMK!
Food is medicine, in this case — pumpkin! Read all of its benefits, usages & find a few recipes in this rich resource or make this smoothie. (code Rachelle20 for 20% off)
My good friend Michael Ventura is offering a mediation & natural healing workshop at Esalen this March — learn more about this incredible offering here.
On repeat (Anthony Naples) who I loved seeing live, along with my other favorite for an all-night dance sessions post finishing my book.
*Note on dancing all night as totally disruptive, and the intention + value of disrupting routines / schedules periodically. Introducing some chaos and exposure therapy to lives that can otherwise become quite rigid, inflexible.
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