November 13, 2018
Author: Dr. Bridget
SHOPPING AND HARVEST LIST
FOR HEALTHY DETOXIFICATION AND MINIMIZING HARM FROM SMOKE-RELATED POLLUTANTS
1. Broccoli sprouts– contain some of THE most detoxification-stimulating and anti-carcinogenic compounds
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November 13, 2018
Author: Lily Mazzarella
Protecting yourself from smoke, with things you may have in your house:
First, keep your house a safe zone. If your house has old drafty windows like mine you'll want to run your hands over the closures to feel if air is coming in. If so, use weather stripping, tape, or draft blockers (sand in stocking works) to shore up the window or door.⠀
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January 07, 2018
Author: Lily MazzarellaCongratulations! If you’re reading this, you made it through the holiday season and the darkest days of winter (relatively) intact.
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January 05, 2018
Author: Lily MazzarellaHow to eat for nervous system and adrenal stability.
Every day our digestive tracts are disassembling the outside world and providing raw materials to make our cell membranes and tissues.
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November 14, 2017
Author: Dr. BridgetAs I wrote in my first blog on Fire Protection, the smoke that we’re experiencing in the Bay area is filled with the combusted contents of homes and businesses.
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November 13, 2017
Author: Dr. BridgetYou are probably feeling it – a scratchy throat, dry cough and irritated eyes or that whoozy, nauseous feeling from breathing something you shouldn’t be.
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June 27, 2016
Author: Lily Mazzarella
If you are a person in the world these days, a person who speaks to other people, or walks through the vitamin section in your supermarket, who turns on a computer or glances at magazines in the dentist’s office, it is likely you know what a buzzword “inflammation” has become.
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June 27, 2016
Author: Dr. BridgetGrilling season has arrived!
As we celebrate Summer, let us use these days of sunshine for play and sociability, for spending time outside and for moving your body. This weekend remember to stay hydrated with water, electrolytes and other nourishing beverages like chia water or water kefir. This will help keep your muscles fluid, skin healthy, and your immune system balanced.
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June 20, 2016
Author: LaurelHumans have had a natural relationship with the sun since far before sunscreen came along – a relationship based on common sense, intuition, and being present by listening to one’s own body.
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May 02, 2016
Author: Lily MazzarellaShopping for organic, whole plant skincare? Here’s a quick guide to whole plant ingredients and how they impact your skin.
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May 02, 2016
Author: Lily MazzarellaThis spring at Farmacopia we are welcoming a new line of skin care with the highest standards for organic, biodynamic, raw, unrefined whole plant ingredients. Learn from Laurel, owner and founder of Laurel Whole Plant Organics, how to feed your skin with the nutrients it needs…
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November 11, 2015
Author: Lily MazzarellaNews from the health food craze percolated even through suburban New Jersey in the late 70s and early 80s: I, like most people, grew up thinking that vitamin C was good for me, and that oranges were the only way to get it. When I was home sick with a cold, I would tip an icy canister of orange juice concentrate into a pitcher, pausing to eat it by the spoonful, getting perilously high on sugar. As I felt my energy levels rise, I knew for certain I was curing myself.
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April 07, 2015
Author: Lily MazzarellaThe health benefits of olive oil have been touted for millennia, and as with so many plant-based medicines, recent research confirms what the ancients (and my grandmother, Benigna Mazzarella, who died at the ripe old age of 108) knew.
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April 02, 2015
Author: Amber ValenzuelaI can sense it now. I’ve seen it many times with my clients. That sudden flash of anxiety as you register those first few words: Rise and Shine…Reimagine your morning ritual.
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May 16, 2014
Author: Lily MazzarellaSummer is upon us, and we are gearing up for a favorite summertime appearance: the cherry. Rainier, Lambert, Balton, Montmornecy, and perhaps the reigning champion–Bing. These luscious, red, juicy, stone fruits have always dazzled us with their flavor and beauty, but now we have even more reason to love them.
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