November 08, 2021
Visiting Family or Friends Soon?Boost Your Immune System Ahead of Time! We've got suggestions to help get your immune system boosted in the weeks ahead of your travel, as well as essentials to bring with!
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August 28, 2020
Author: Dr. Bridget
Autumn is the season of wind and dryness. For those in Sonoma County and other fire-prone areas, you have probably been experiencing this first hand. The climate change wake-up calls are increasing, and we’ve got a lot of work to do collectively.
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April 10, 2020
Nothing to buy, no pills to swallow. The pandemic might be a good opportunity to put these healthy, backed-by-science habits into place.
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March 30, 2020
I have been getting so many questions from concerned clients and customers about Covid-19! On March 26th, an article by a group of researchers and doctors was made available online that evaluates some of the considerations for integrative approaches to Covid-19. Here is a breakdown of that article, along with some thoughts on this interesting and evolving subject matter. Lily Mazzarella, MS, CNSOwner, Farmacopia
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March 28, 2020
You’ve probably all heard reports of vitamin C emerging as treatment for Covid-19, based on clinical trials in China, which led to the inclusion of the nutrient in official guidelines for treatment of the virus. There is also a clinical trial underway in the US to explore the possible role for vitamin C in the management of severe Covid-19 pneumonia.
So let’s take a look at what we do and don’t know about vitamin C and Covid-19.
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March 19, 2020
If you’re into natural medicines, you might already be familiar with glutathione, or it’s more famous precursor, N-acetyl-cysteine. Or maybe you’ve never heard either of these strange words. Either way, now would be a good time to listen.
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March 19, 2020
Immune health and resilience depend on many factors, and while each infectious disease is different, in many cases a person’s total burden of inflammation probably plays a role in susceptibility.
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March 14, 2020
We are open for in-store shopping! We still have phone ordering and online shopping available. As of June 30, 2021, we ask that everyone continue to wear a face mask indoors as required by the state guidelines.
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March 05, 2020
Have a picky kid at home who wants nothing to do with tinctures, syrups, and pills? Here are 2 delicious kid-friendly recipes that nourish immunity.
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March 05, 2020
Did you know you may be touching your face 20 times per hour (or more!)? And when you do, you often come into contact with a mucous membrane--ie, a point of entry for viruses and bacteria that cause illness. We LOVE this action-oriented, practical article that helps you put a stop to this unconscious and ingrained behavior.
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March 01, 2020
Curious about how herbs could help you with your stress? Lily was interviewed for this excellent article in Experience Life Magazine about herbs and stress. Learn which herbs can help you with specific stress states, acute anxiety, sleeplessness and more.
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February 10, 2020
Author: Lily MazzarellaSince the mouth and pharynx comprise the opening of the digestive AND the respiratory system, it makes sense we would have a strongly defended gateway there.
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August 29, 2019
Keeping our kids immunity strong!
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January 29, 2019
During my first sugar detox, I discovered a new reason to love spices - they really add a taste profile that satisfies your sweet cravings instead of sugar!
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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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October 23, 2018
Author: Lily Mazzarella
Astragalus is best known as a deep immune tonic, traditionally used to enhance the "periphery" so that wind (considered a pathogen in Chinese medicine) and other invasions are kept at bay. But astragalus offers so much more--and is a good reminder to me about how important it is to avoid reductionist thinking about herbs.
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September 27, 2018
Author: Lily Mazzarella
PSYCHONEUROIMMUNOLOGY (noun):
A fancy word for "everything is related" and "it's all really one big system" 😂.
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September 27, 2018
Author: Lily MazzarellaMuch of what Echinacea was traditionally used for (by both First Nations and settler/colonizer folks, who learned about it from the people already here) would land you in a hospital today.
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September 27, 2018
In the as-yet-unwritten book about herbs that have saved my life, Reishi would be the first entry. It was my guide through quitting smoking over 15 years ago, and supported my nervous system, adrenals, and lungs while I recovered from that addiction. It has done more for my insomnia than any other herb, and has helped my body thrive in the midst of chronic viruses.
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August 22, 2018
Author: Lily MazzarellaI am a bit of a broken record these days, telling clients, friends, co-workers, students, strangers—anyone who will listen, really—about the importance of understanding air quality, especially during fire season in the west.
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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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November 16, 2016
Author: Lily MazzarellaFrom swollen throats to blocked sinuses, coughs and congested chests, here’s what Farmacopia owner and lead herbalist, Lily Mazzarella, recommends to her clients to help ease their symptoms & speed recovery.
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October 03, 2016
Author: Lily MazzarellaKeep colds & flus at bay with this 15-minute daily wellness ritual.
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September 28, 2016
Author: Lily MazzarellaSugar. It’s the worst partner you’ve ever had. And it’s time to leave it in the X-files along with his old sweater and that tattered napkin she first wrote her number on. “What’s so wrong with sugar,” you ask? “It’s always there when I need comforting, makes me giddy at just the thought of it, and never says no to me,” you say.
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February 02, 2016
Author: Lily MazzarellaA leaky what?
“Leaky gut”: a shorthand colloquialism for “abnormal intestinal permeability” or “intestinal hyperpermeability,” a well-researched condition that is at once clearly defined in the medical literature, and largely ignored in the practice of conventional medicine.
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December 01, 2015
Author: Lily Mazzarella
neither plant nor animal nor mineral…….Get to know a mushroom!SHIITAKE {nice to meet you} Lentinula edodes
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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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October 20, 2015
Author: Lily Mazzarellaneither plant nor animal nor mineral…….Get to know a mushroom!
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April 22, 2015
Author: Lily Mazzarella
Remember high school health class?
In suburban New Jersey in the late 80’s, we weren’t learning anything particularly useful or compelling—even the sex ed wasn’t titillating. Now that I’m a teacher of physiology, and health practitioner talking to clients about their bodies, I’m always struck by how interested people are in how their insides work, especially children and teens.
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