Real Herbal Healthcare
Balancing the Hormones: Protecting Our Reproductive Selves from Estrogen Dominance
by Corinna Wood So much of women’s health revolves around our reproductive cycles and the corresponding hormonal cycles. I get countless questions about the estrogen/progesterone balance. Women want to understand...
Lying on the Earth - A Health-Affirming Practice
by Lee Warren Some years ago I learned a technique of profound benefit from a book called To be Healed by the Earth, by Warren Grossman. It’s a simple and...
Motherwort: The Heart of a Lion
by Jackie Dobrinska Lion heart (Leonurus cardiaca) is the botanical name for motherwort, a mint with a reputed big heart who likes to impact the hearts of others. A common...
How to Make a Plantain Spit Poultice for Stings, Bites, and More
by Anne Knoflicek Plantain contains beneficial properties that can be easily accessed through a simple “spit” poultice for bites, stings, and rashes. The sooner you apply it, the faster you will...
Communicating Clearly With Physicians
by Lee Warren I’ve struggled with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) for years. It’s one of those chronic illness that occurs to women and it has a strong psychological component that...
May Day
May Day is the half-way point between the spring equinox and summer solstice. It is the time that marks the greening of the earth and the move into greater abundance and fertility. All around flowers are beckoning us and insects are pollinating.
Senecio: A Bright Yellow Cluster of Flowers Bring Spring
Formerly Senecio aureus is now Packera aurea. Named for John Packer at the University of Alberta, Canada who has been differentiating those Senecio species originating in the old world (Europe) and those native to the Americas, this plant, also known as liferoot, is in a category of its own. Liferoot (Packera aurea) is a beautiful golden herb that when taken 10-30 drops at a time helps promote the optimal function of the female reproductive system and menstrual cycle.
Why Does Tomorrow Belong to Women?
Being successful in the world has been predominated by the left-brain and by men. And yet we’re noticing how now this is beginning to change. More and more leaders from all disciplines are emerging. And they are women. Apparently women and their natural talents are changing the world. While we’ve know this instinctively, the research is now bearing this to be true.
Return of the Spring Maiden
For many in the Northern Hemisphere, February can be a harsh and bitter month. It is often cold and dreary. Yet at the same time, small but sturdy signs of new life begin to appear: lambs are born, ravens build their nests, days get softly longer, and the earth begins to be tilled.
Nourishing the Body With the Wise Woman Tradition
by Corinna Wood When it comes to our health, we crave clarity and understanding. But it’s awfully hard to find a sense of deeper wisdom in the florescent glare of...
The Fertility Awareness Method: Myths and Facts
by Corinna Wood, Director, Southeast Wise Women Samantha was dismayed at the options for birth control: the side effects of the pill, the chemicals used with the diaphragm, the unreliability...
Why Pay Attention to Poison Ivy?
by Corinna Wood For those of us who love green, growing things, it pays to know your neighbors. And in our area, one of the most important wild plants to...
