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The roses have dropped their petals, the air has that crisp edge to it, and if you look closely as you walk through the gardens and parks right now, you will see them everywhere: bright red rose hips, glowing like little lanterns on bare branches. Under the big trees, shiny horse chestnuts are tumbling out of their spiky shells. Fall is not the end of the foraging season. It is one of the most generous times of the year. Here

The short answer: DMSO is a clear liquid made from wood that passes through skin more easily than almost anything else, and it carries other things in with it. In Canada it is an approved prescription drug for one bladder condition, it is not allowed in cosmetics, and the DMSO you can buy is sold as a solvent. Some studies on the skin are promising, but the evidence is limited. If you choose to use it, purity and clean skin

I grew up in Prague, in a country known as the land of healing springs and spas, where soaking in mineral water and mud was simply what you did when your body needed care. The book behind this post Here’s a really good book for you to read, and here’s the free PDF so you can learn what we’ve learned: “We Eat Clay (& Wear It, Too!)” by Neal Bosshardt (2024 edition, free PDF). Neal’s family has worked with healing

Inspired by The Amazing Liver & Gallbladder Flush by Andreas Moritz, this cleanse is designed to detoxify, renew, and heal. If you’ve been feeling sluggish, dealing with digestive issues, or simply seeking a fresh start for your health, this cleanse could be life-changing. Why Cleanse Your Liver and Gallbladder? The liver is the body’s natural filter, removing toxins and producing bile to aid digestion. However, with stress, processed foods, and pollutants, our liver can become sluggish, which can lead to

Sorbus aucuparia — Rowan / Mountain Ash We love a superfood with a good marketing department. Açaí. Goji. Maqui. Schisandra. Put a berry into beautiful packaging, ship it halfway around the world, sprinkle words like antioxidant, adaptogen and longevity across the label, and suddenly we’re paying attention. Meanwhile, there may be a tree absolutely loaded with brilliant red-orange fruit growing down the street. That is what sent me down this particular rabbit hole. I was watching a documentary that talked

There is an old British legend I absolutely love—partly because it sounds ridiculous until you realize the water at the centre of it is very real. More than 2,000 years ago, a young prince named Bladud was said to have developed leprosy. He was cast out and eventually found himself tending pigs in the countryside. Then he noticed something strange. Some of his pigs had terrible skin problems, yet they kept disappearing and returning covered in warm, black mud. So

Magnesium has become a nightly ritual for millions. A capsule before bed.A powder stirred into water.A promise of calm. It is taken for sleep, for cramps, for restless legs, for anxiety, for muscle recovery. It sits in medicine cabinets beside vitamin D and fish oil, quietly indispensable. The global magnesium supplement market is worth billions. New formulations appear each year. “Enhanced absorption.” “Advanced bioavailability.” “Next-generation chelation.” And yet, deficiency persists. Nearly every practitioner hears the same refrain: “I take magnesium…