Cortisol & Autoimmunity: When the Stress Hormone Becomes the Trigger

When we talk about the science of stress, we’re actually talking about the science of cortisol. I say this because the body cannot differentiate between physiological and psychological stress. That...

The Autoimmune Epidemic: Why Modern Medicine Misses the Mark (And What You Can Do About It)

Why are we in an autoimmune epidemic? I’m not the one who coined that term. The sharp rise in autoimmunity over the last decade is being treated like an epidemic of the Western world. Over 5% of th...

Why You’re Still Tired After 8 Hours of Sleep: The Missing Link Between Circadian Rhythm, Inflammation & Autoimmunity

There’s a strange kind of exhaustion that doesn’t make sense after having had 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep. You probably went to bed early, avoided caffeine after midday, cut gluten, started yoga...

Calendula officinalis — The herb that makes rivers flow

Botanical name:Calendula officinalis. Common name: Calendula, marigold. Parts used: Flower and florets. Native habitat: Southwestern Asia, Western Europe, and the Mediterranean. Active constituent...

All About Nootropics — Herbs for Memory & Cognition

The growing demand for cognition and memory enhancing natural supplements has made nootropics a topic of interest lately. The term nootropic itself is actually a pharmacological term rather than on...

Oneirogens — Herbs That Make You Dream

Little talked about except for in the private gatherings of ancient, still existing civilizations; oneirogens. They are the herbs that make you dream; the botanical keys to the mysterious place we ...

Herbal & Holistic Approaches to Chronic Pain

Chronic pain continues to be a topic of “concern” among virtually every kind of medical professional there is. And even though everybody is talking about it, very few seem to know what to do with i...

Australian Medicinal Wildflowers — For Lovers of Foraging

Australian medicinal herbs and foods are something most herbalists skip over. Most of what the Western world knows about herbal medicine has its roots in Greek medicine, and so only a very small po...

5 Home Herbals For Anxious Insomnia

Sleep is one of the most important physiological processes of the human body. Knowing how fundamental sleep is to hour health, our immune processes, our cognitive function, and our overall performa...

The History of Modern Western Herbalism

We often don’t realise how intertwined the development of modern medicine and Western herbalism were. They were born out of the very same philosophies and Hippocrates, also known as the Father of W...