April / May 2018
10 Best Spring Detox Remedies – Herbs, Foods, and Strategies
The arrival of spring always brings the urge to detoxify the body as an annual ritual and fresh start. Many people take it upon themselves...
Marvellous Miso: Nourishes, Detoxifies, and Heals
Miso, an ancient staple in the Japanese diet, has gained popularity in the West in recent years as a remarkable health-giving food. In times past,...
FINDING EMOTIONAL FREEDOM: Releasing Stress and Trauma with ‘Tapping’
Tapping came into my life 20 years ago at a conference in Olympia, WA, hosted by The Association for Humanistic Psychology. Because American psychologists were...
Sacred Journeys: How to Shine Your Light More Brightly in the World
Have you noticed how creative life gets, once you suggest a playground that you are wanting to explore? In my last column, I commented that...
HEALTH NEWS: Curcumin & Memory; Link Between Meat & Cancer; Vitamin D for IBS
Curcumin Enhances Memory and Mood in Older Adults New research indicates that daily consumption of curcumin, a substance found in turmeric, improves memory and mood...
Woodford Files: On Sugar and Disease; Detoxing with Superfoods; Our Big Online Library
A few weeks ago, I ran out of the organic honey that usually goes in my tea, so I switched to sugar until I could...
TCM FOR ALLERGIC ASTHMA: Chinese Herbs Aid Recovery
Allergic asthma is one of the unfortunate health consequences of industrial development and the pollution it brings. Three hundred million people have it, worldwide. Incidence...
Give Your Liver a Spring Boost with Herbs to Flush Fat and Toxins
During the fall and winter months when the days are shorter, we tend to stay indoors and be more sedentary. Our bodies begin to build...