Sad to say, summer vacation is ending across the country and the kids are headed back to school. With the beginning of the scholarly season, how sweet would it be to be able to buckle-down and study while getting the most out of it? If you are tired of watching your daughter twist her hair […]
Dr. Jennifer Williamson, ND Spotted Jewelweed (Impatiens biflora) is an invaluable plant to know if you hike or forage. Thankfully, it’s also fairly easy to identify in a sea of green foliage. If the plant is flowering, which is from early summer to fall, the flower stands out the most because it is bright orange
Dr. Jennifer Williamson, ND Phytolacca decandra This beautiful picture was taken in the Buffalo area at the home of my wonderful midwife/friend Khristeena Kingsley. But as gorgeous as this plant is, it is one of the most toxic medicinal herbs. It is really one which you should only use as needed, in drop doses and
Razi Berry, Founder and Publisher of Naturopathic Doctor News & Review (ndnr.com) and NaturalPath (thenatpath.com), has spent the last decade as a natural medicine advocate and marketing whiz. She has galvanized and supported the naturopathic community, bringing a higher quality of healthcare to millions of North Americans through her publications. A self proclaimed health-food junkie and mother of two;
Dr. Thomas Kruzel, ND Nosebleeds can occur for a variety of reasons including but not limited to localized infections in the nose, sinusitis, systemic infections, trauma, hypertension, thrombocytopenia (decreased platelets), or following excessive sneezing or trauma from excessive itching of the nose. Most bleeding occurs from vessels in the anterior-inferior septum termed Kiesselbach’s plexus. This
Dr. Jennifer Williamson, ND I have been waiting a week to see the flower buds bloom on my Prickly Lettuce (Lactuca serriola), but today I realized that like other plants, the flowers only open at certain times of day. And getting to see them was important for identification. The plant recognition apps were claiming that
Dr. Michelle Cali, ND Dairy intolerances are becoming increasingly prevalent in North Americans. Although we don’t know exactly why, it is most likely a combination of a few factors: overly abundant consumption; milk product additives; pasteurization processes; and changes in the way our dairy cows are raised. A dairy intolerance (or sensitivity) is an immune
Dr. Jennifer Williamson, ND Eastern Daisy Fleabane (Erigeron annuus) is a member of the Asteraceae family, which unfortunately for identification purposes, contains a lot of flowers that look like daisies. But, once you get into identification a bit more, you start to notice differences more easily. Although this one looks like a common daisy, it
Dr. Jennifer Williamson, ND I’m not a botanist by any means, so sometimes I run across an herb and I am stumped if it’s one thing or another. This is one of those times, so I’d like to share my newly acquired knowledge. This plant could be Field Bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis), but it could also
Dr. Jennifer Williamson, ND My mountain is full of wild raspberries. They are everywhere, which makes the walks we take more tolerable for the husband. But Red Raspberry (Rubus idaeus) is used medicinally for its leaves, not the fruit. The main claim to fame for raspberry leaves is as a pregnancy tonic. The leaves can
