27th October 2009
My friend Elsa always talked to plants. I thought she was crazy. Safely insane, but definitely disassociated from reality. Until the plants laughed at me.
Autumn of 1980, returning home from a rare dinner out after a healing intensive at my land in th...
29th September 2009
THE TRUE STORY OF HOW SHE CAME TO BE, HOW SHE DISAPPEARED, & HOW SHE RETURNED
In the beginning, everything began, as it always does, with birth. The Great Mother of All gave birth, and the Earth began to breathe. Again, and again, and again, the Grea...
10th August 2009
The dark months are a time of rest and renewal, not a time of high energy. The fairies return to their underground homes at Halloween and return aboveground on May Day. Give in to the slower pace of the winter. Expect less of yourself; enjoy more time in ...
27th July 2009
“The world is filled with life, my daughter, and some of that life can distress you. Your vagina is filled with life, dearest granddaughter, and some of that life can distress you, too.
“When you are too sweet, life can run over you. Stay a little ...
27th June 2009
“Herbal remedies for trichomonas are among the least impressive home remedies. None are more than 50 percent effective.” (1)
Trich is short for trichomonas: a single-celled, four-tailed, protozoan parasite. About five million new cases of trich are...
05th June 2009
The childbearing year is a thirteen month year: the two months before conception, the nine months of pregnancy, and two months following the birth. The childbearing year is a time of change and an opportunity to grow, filled with rapid physical adjustment...
01st May 2009
"I was bleeding when the news came that he had been killed. I stopped within the hour and I haven't had a period since. I was 38 then; I'm 62 now."
STEP 1: COLLECT INFORMATION
Menopause is the cessation of menses. In some books, it is nothing more t...
01st April 2009
Winter is coming. So are colds and the flu. Here are some tips for preventing these viral illnesses. And for getting well fast if you do get sick.
Preventing colds and the flu can be summed up in three words: Wash your hands. The viruses that cause col...
06th March 2009
Deep within you, whether you are aware of it or not, is your primal need for breast. It is part of you; it was born with you. It has been with you for millions of years.
When you emerged into the world of air, hunger came with you. And linked to hunger...
28th January 2009
Sometimes it seems that every magazine, newspaper, radio show, and piece of mail has a headline declaring that every woman’s risk of developing breast cancer is increasing. There is a numbing feeling of inevitability in these pronouncements. More and mo...
19th December 2008
“How many ways of being are there, sweet friend?” asks Grandmother Growth in her warm way. You sense this is a serious question, and you fear you don’t know the right answer.
“Between the yin and the yang, between the dark and the light, betwee...
27th October 2008
FIRST AID FOR BACKACHE
Heat - a warm bath, a hot shower, a hydroculator, a hot water bottle, a towel dipped in boiling water - will provide temporary relief for most backaches.
Tiger Balm, Olbas, Zheng Gu Shui, Wintergreen oil and other homemade o...
22nd September 2008
Anthrax. Smallpox. Plague. Diseases that can kill. Diseases that are now in the hands of terrorists. What if these diseases were released in your hometown, or the place where you work? What could you do if vaccines and treatments were in short supply or u...
02nd September 2008
NOCTURIA
STEP 1. COLLECT INFORMATION
Waking to urinate more than twice a night - nocturia - is considered a medical problem unless you are menopausal, or over 80, when it is normal, if not restful.
Menopausal women will want to consult New Men...
29th July 2008
STEP 0. DO NOTHING
Oops, that’s the problem. Seriously, though, relaxing deeply can open the valves. If it doesn’t, there may be an obstruction.
STEP 1. COLLECT INFORMATION
Because the prostate gland encircles the urethra (the tube tha...
