Veda Flow
Streaming Wisdom for Yogis
My Mom will be 88 next month and she continues to amaze me. I called her yesterday because I was worried about her. Unbeknownst to me, she had spent several days going up and down a step...
One of the reasons, actually the main reason, I started this newsletter up again was my experience going through menopause and my frustration with how poorly the medical system and our culture...
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For the past 5 years, I've had a modest sized raised bed garden. And every year I'd anxiously wait for the huge plant and herb sale at the WNC Farmer's Market. It's truly...
I was delighted and kinda tickled to see Ashwagandha make its debut in the New York Times this week. You can read the article here.
In many ways, Ashwagandha has been the...
For the first time in my life, I’m experiencing seasonal allergies. I blame it in on my Covid from January. For the record, anything new that is either inflammatory or immunity related I will...
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Throughout my years in Biotech, I read 1000s of medical charts from cover to cover. By the end of my career, I could predict a patients health outcome months in advance with...
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It seems you can't get a facial these days without being offered Ozempic. It's literally everywhere. Everywhere. As in you can buy it on Amazon. Let's...
Queen Lime Blush Zinnias from Floret Flowers
To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow. -Audrey Hepburn
Even though I’ve worked with herbal medicine for 20+ years, I’ve...
sunrise on the ridge 2022
It’s that time again when we reset our clocks an hour. I can assure you none of the animals or plants on the ridge (wild or domesticated ) are paying any...
I live in the inbetween.
I love going into the weeds of nutritional science and determining exactly what macros and fiber amount is ideal for me. I know my caloric needs and how to structure...
Ayurveda is the Mother of all Healing Arts. As a holistic science it considers both physiological and metaphysical causes of disease and paths to healing. Any one who's studied it can tell...
You need to rest to rise.
Today I'm sharing the magic of periodization training.
It wasn’t until training for Ironman that I even heard of periodization. Before I thought a...