Getting to know your monthly cycle is a powerful tool as you work to naturally balance your hormones. Many women at Wildcraft Medicine are working through hormone imbalances – from mood, stress, gut health, thyroid, and more. Or they’re looking for the best approach to preparing their body to come off birth control and trying…
Wildcraft Medicine 21 Day Detox Program: Why Resetting Your System Is So Important Fall is here! It is time to get balanced and clear out the clutter that is no longer serving us. This refers to things around the house but also to our bodies. We are constantly bombarded with toxins and pollutants in the…
Natural Adrenal Support For Athletes What Are The Adrenal Glands: The adrenals are 2 glands that sit on top of our kidneys and are part of the Endocrine or Hormonal System. They are responsible for producing and releasing a handful of different hormones most importantly: Epinephrine (Adrenaline) and Norepinephrine- responsible for our fight or flight…
Hormones; A Balancing Act The HPA Axis Our Endocrine system is made up of all our organs and glands that product hormones. They are interconnected and constantly talking to each other to regulate the bodies processes. Although each play a role, the Hypothalamus, Pituitary, Adrenal or HPA axis are intricately connected. The hypothalamus is a…
The 5 Dimensions of Health: Part 1- Physical Health What comes to mind when you think about being healthy? Do you think about feeling physically strong? Or maybe you think about having mental clarity or feeling emotionally at peace. The truth is that it involves all of these! Our health is multi-dimensional and it is…
The 5 Dimensions of Health: Part 2- Mental Health Have you ever noticed how powerful your thoughts can be? I know I have been worried about catching a cold from a colleague in the past and sure enough there comes the scratchy sore throat and stuffed up nose! (Even if I was taking a ton…
The 5 Dimensions of Health: Part 3- Emotional Health In Chinese medicine each emotion is associated with a different organ system and meridian. For example worry is associated with the stomach meridian. Ever notice when you’re really nervous that you get an upset stomach? Emotions like our mental thoughts directly influence our bodies. When people…
The 5 Dimensions of Health: Part 4- Spiritual Health Spiritual health refers to our connection to the spirit. It can be to our own spirit, our spirit guides or to the higher infinite spirit that connects us all. Having spiritual awareness allows us to find meaning and individual purpose in our lives and live in…
The 5 Dimensions of Health: Part 5- Energetic Health Every living thing exudes an energetic field that extends out at arms length around the entire body and inward. It is made up of a unique system of interconnected fields of energy and information. It is how we communicate with other living things on a subtle…
Balancing Hormones Naturally and Bio-Identical Hormones Herbs and Hormones There are many herbs that can influence and help heal the endocrine system. I try to use this approach first. For example Vitex for supporting progesterone, DIM for helping the liver metabolize estrogens, Rhodiola and Eleuthrococcus for supporting the adrenals, Fucus for thyroid support. Herbs can…