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Jul
Jul
Summer is upon us and a year of pandemic-induced cabin fever has nearly driven us loco! As a result, folks are more anxious than ever to hit the road and have some fun. The beaches beckon. The woods woo and the lakes lie longing for our paddles. Cruise ships are calling and the highways hail […]
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Jun
Jun
This past week I had an interesting experience helping my sweet mother. She was not feeling well, and while she is a fantastic herbalist herself, she asked me to help her get better. When we are sick, it is sometimes hard to get the energy and ambition to decide which herbs to take and then […]
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Jun
Jun
As many of you know, about a year ago I had brain surgery. A nice man spent about nine hours puddling around in my noodle to remove a large, benign Vienna sausage I was growing which was putting pressure on my optic nerve and trying to make me blind. The surgery was very successful. There’s […]
Global Pandemics, shortages of everything, skyrocketing prices, inflation, wars and rumors of wars…Yeah, things are a little stressful these days. And stress ain’t good. A little stress at the proper moments in life can be a beneficial thing. Our adrenal glands release a little adrenalin and cortisol and it zeroes our focus, increases our speed […]
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May
May
We talk about self-reliance here pretty regularly. Gaining the knowledge to use common plants to care for our loved ones when things go pear-shaped is certainly a worthwhile ambition and one that I heartily recommend. But what if you aren’t a prepper? What if you could care less about all the tin-foil-hat, SHTF, TEOTWAWKI, apocalypse […]
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Apr
Apr
Once in a while a plant sneaks up on you. The species name of hops, Humulus lupulus, means Hops, the little wolf in Latin. The Romans called it that because hops has a habit of entangling and strangling neighboring plants…you know…like a wolf does. OK, so the Romans were a little confused about the predation […]
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Mar
Mar
Announcing HerbPet.Com! Having been a practicing veterinarian since dinosaurs roamed the Earth, I’ve had a lot of experience taking care of dogs. In fact, it was a dog that officially began my journey as an herbalist. It was a black Labrador. She was in liver failure. Unfortunately, modern medicine really doesn’t have diddly for liver […]
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Feb
Feb
The other day I was piddling with my bonsai trees (yes, in addition to being an herb nut I’m also a wanna-be, amateur bonsai guy). I was trying to make a hole in the bottom of a pot….using a pair of needle-nose pliers. Believe it or not, it took a long time and the hole […]
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Jan
Jan
Got brains? If you’re anything like me, I’d guess there are times when you wonder. But, believe it or not, we all have one…and they’re actually quite important. The brain runs practically every other organ and process in the body at some level or other. It monitors and manages all kinds of sensory input from […]