The years have taught me many things, but chief among them is the importance of journaling in the creative process, and as substrate for reflection. I’ve maintained journals of various kinds for 20 years. This amounts to a massive amount…
A new study published last week examined the anti-borrelial activity of several botanical extracts against doxycycline and cefuroxime in vitro. This study was well designed and helps advance the conversation on Lyme disease and potential herbal treatments. More importantly, there…
2019 was a year of fantastic reading. Here are the standouts. Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion by Jia Tolentino A must read essay anthology for all members of this generation. Jia presents some of the most original thinking around online…
My singular fierce passion is developing better medicine for our immune and nervous systems. Contemporary life strains these 2 systems, and conventional therapeutics are limited. Interest in immunity naturally brought me to the higher fungi. The complex mixtures of polysaccharides,…
It’s been 3 years since I wrote about ghost pipe and harvesting ethics. During that time, the post has been shared widely on social media, contributing to a conversation about foraging ethics in our community. It’s also provoked criticism and…
Cannabidiol (CBD) is a promising remedy that supports many areas of health and wellness, such as pain, mood, and overall nervous system functioning. A growing evidence base and increasingly progressive medical cannabis laws have thrown CBD products into the mainstream.…
Herb drug interactions (HDIs) have a bad reputation. Negative herb drug interactions have been unfairly emphasized, and the subject has overall served to increase paranoia and suspicion about using herbs in clinical settings. The truth is that these are largely…
Mushrooms: there are the good, the bad, and the psychedelic. Most people are familiar with the latter varieties. But another class of mushrooms have been neglected and underutilized: the medicinal mushrooms. Though they have a long history of use in…