Posts by Tammi

I'm a researcher, educator, guest lecturer, and co-founder of Heartstone Center for Earth Essentials in Van Etten, NY.
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My Problem With Anatomy & Physiology

October 2 @ 9:31 am

Recently my niece sent me a clip of an anatomy class she was taking online and we both wanted to shove ice picks in our ears to make the monotony…

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No You Don’t Need A Liver Cleanse! Not A Detox Program Either!

October 2 @ 9:31 am

As I’ve been preparing my mini course on the Liver I’ve been thinking back to some of the questions that come up during my lectures. It is inevitable when I’m…

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Medicinal Recipe for the Times

October 2 @ 9:31 am

If I had my wish you would read this with a cup of tea, with your feet up, under a tree feeling the wind caress your face. Or perhaps in…

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Blackbirds! Bluebirds! & Snowdrops Oh My!

October 2 @ 9:31 am

Yesterday the first flock of Red-winged Black birds arrived here at Heartstone. These true harbingers of spring  show up like a noisy gang of teenagers arriving home after school looking…

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A little stress response video for the New Year

October 2 @ 9:31 am

New Year’s resolutions got you feeling a little stressed? Well here’s a quick peak at the physiology of the stress response and why we do what we do! If you…

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Cold & Flu Video

October 2 @ 9:31 am

Want all the background Anatomy & Physiology about the cold and flu? How our body defends itself? How the virus works? And of course, some wholistic interventions, including herbs that…

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Hey watch that sneeze juice! Are you trying to kill me?

October 2 @ 9:31 am

There is no such thing as a “cold and flu season”. Seasons are winter, spring, summer fall. There are times of the year we are more susceptible to the cold…

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If I Read One More Post About Turmeric Being Anti-inflammatory, My Head Will Explode!

October 2 @ 9:31 am

Don’t get me wrong I’m an herbalist, I LOVE plants. Herbal Medicine is the number one medicine used throughout the world and is the longest running evidenced-based scientific method to…

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We Are Loving Ramps to Extinction

October 2 @ 9:31 am

Allium tricoccum, Ramps or Wild Leeks, our most famous wild onion, is at risk of us loving it to extinction. Local ramp festivals are a commonplace celebration of spring up…

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Three Helpful Plants Waiting to Meet You.

October 2 @ 9:31 am

The beauty of the plants is we can begin our herbal and wild foraging study by right now, going outside to our front, side and back yards. Take the children…

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