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Reclaiming Rest

@Hannah_Aften @HannahKincaidEditor THE HOLIDAYS can be exhausting. As much as I enjoy spending time with my family, the bustling weeks between Thanksgiving and the new year present few opportunities to recharge in solitude. Over the past few years, I’ve focused on uncovering slivers of time — anywhere from 5 to 40 minutes — to reclaim my rest during this season. The following three habit shifts have provided tranquility when I’ve needed it most. * YOGA NIDRA: Yoga nidra is not your typical yoga practice; it’s done lying down while listening to a guided meditation that can be anywhere from five minutes to one hour long. The meditation walks you through various states of deep relaxation and then back again to a waking state. I’ve found that this provides the benefits…

Reclaiming Rest

Through the Grapevine

MANY OF YOU shared helpful ideas and inspiring stories in response to Hannah’s letter, “Mindfulness in the Mundane” (“In This Issue,” September/October 2018). In the editorial, she reflected on changing her attitude and creating a positive ritual around her least favorite chore — washing dishes. We so enjoyed hearing your feedback that we’ve compiled some of our favorite responses below. Perspective on Privilege Hannah’s words on finding moments of mindfulness during the day reminded me of an article I read once. In this article, the author explains that instead of seeing dirty dishes as a curse, they should be seen as a blessing; having dirty dishes means that you are lucky enough to have food to eat. While this seems like a given in life, it is easy to forget…

Best for a Healthy Holiday

Celebrating Community No matter what you celebrate this winter, focus on friends, family, and community to make the season special. THE WINTER HOLIDAYS grow more commercialized each year, with endless depictions of social-media-worthy décor, flawless meals, and mountains of presents. But trying to pull off this perfect party often results in more stress than joy. This year, don’t let shopping and prepping overshadow the delight of gathering with friends and family. Cook, craft, celebrate, and give back together, and remember that the time you spend with those you love this season means more than any physical gift. Inspiration for the Perfect Present Find a gift idea to fit anyone on your list — from gardeners, to the tech-savvy, to those who could use a little pampering. Stainless Steel Drinking Straws…

Best for a Healthy Holiday

Dried Citrus Garland

Supplies Needed * Oranges* Grapefruits* Paper cord* Large sewing needle Let’s Begin 1. Cut your citrus into thin slices, leaving the peels intact to hold each slice together. Then gently pat the slices dry between two towels. 2. Preheat your oven to 250 degrees Fahrenheit. Place your slices on a cookie rack and put the rack on a baking sheet. This will help more air circulate around the slices, assisting with the drying. 3. Bake citrus slices for about 12 hours, flipping them over halfway through. If you need the garland finished sooner, you can shorten the drying time to no less than 6 hours — the slices will dry more as they’re hanging. 4. Once you have all of your finished and cooled slices, gather your paper cord and…

Dried Citrus Garland

Play Nice: Pairing Herbs with Meds

WELLNESS + REMEDIES + BEAUTY AMERICANS ARE POPPING MORE pills than ever, and the older we get, the more meds, herbs, and dietary supplements we take. Approximately 60 percent of all adults — and 90 percent of elders — take at least one pharmaceutical. Meanwhile, 76 percent of adults use dietary supplements. Although most dietary supplement use consists of vitamins and minerals, one-fifth of Americans take medicinal herbs each year. Unfortunately, with greater consumption of all these substances in combination comes a greater risk for interactions. Fortunately, if you take pharmaceuticals, you can take a few steps to ensure safe herb use alongside them. Herb-Drug Interactions in Perspective Certainly, we should take herb-drug interactions seriously and do our best to avoid them. However, it helps to gain a little perspective…

Play Nice: Pairing Herbs with Meds

All-Purpose Pine

MY KINDERGARTEN SCHOOL PICTURE is the first documented evidence of my lifelong love affair with trees, and with pine in particular. My dad once planted a little grove of white pine trees (Pinus strobus) in our backyard. I spent my afternoons playing in their whorled branches, unwittingly collecting resin in my locks while leaning my head against their sturdy trunks. My mom cut out the sticky parts, resulting in a hairstyle that could only be rivaled by the likes of Pippi Longstocking. There are more than 100 pine species worldwide, and most have recorded medicinal uses. Cultures around the globe have used the needles, inner bark, and resin to treat various ailments. Internally, pine is a traditional remedy for coughs, colds, allergies, and even urinary tract infections. Topically, pine is…

All-Purpose Pine

Use Wild Cherry Bark in Homemade Cough Syrups

GO TO PRACTICALLY any pharmacy and you’re bound to find “wild cherry” cough and cold medicines. Though the herb is likely no longer an ingredient, the ubiquity of wild cherry flavoring harkens back to when the actual inner bark of the tree was considered an essential active ingredient for cough syrups instead of just a flavor. You can find wild cherry (Prunus spp.) across virtually all of North America, so it makes sense to identify and utilize this abundant native medicine for wellness. While other cherry species have been used similarly, black cherry (P. serotina) and chokecherry (P. virginiana) have the most established histories as herbal medicines. Young black cherry trees have a dark, gray-red bark interspersed with lenticels (raised pores). The leaves are elliptical and pointed with serrated edges.…

Use Wild Cherry Bark in Homemade Cough Syrups

One of Earth’s Healthiest Fruits

NUTRITION + RECIPES + TECHNIQUES POMEGRANATE. A hint of its juice and the sound of its name can command a premium price, or bestow superfood status on junk food. The whole fruit can be seen gracing holiday wreaths at historic sites, such as Colonial Williamsburg — a tradition that began in the 1930s. Its leftover rinds can be used to create an earthy yellow dye. Its design inspired engineers at Stanford to build a better battery, while musician Katy Perry used it as lipstick. Examples of pomegranate swagger could fill an entire article — but the best way to appreciate the berry known as the “fruit of paradise” is to taste it. With up to 83 aromatic notes in its juices alone, the flavor of pomegranate blends the syrupy sweetness…

One of Earth’s Healthiest Fruits

Sprouted Grains for Baking

YOU PROBABLY ALREADY KNOW that alfalfa and mung bean sprouts add nutrition and color to sandwiches, salads, stir-fries, and soups. Sprouted wheat and other grains provide similar health benefits, as well as adding flavor and interesting texture to breads and other foods. As you think about your favorite holiday recipes, consider adding sprouted grains to your repertoire. In his book On Food and Cooking, Harold McGee says, “Sprouts have nutritional value midway between that of the dry seed, which they just were, and a leafy green vegetable, which they’re on their way to becoming.” Sprouted grains and other seeds are lower in calories than most vegetables, and higher in protein; vitamin C; B-complex vitamins; and minerals such as iron, calcium, and potassium. The carbohydrates in sprouted grains are also more…

Sprouted Grains for Baking

Ghee: The Health G(h)eeks’ Favorite Fat

ONE OF THE SMALL but mighty joys of the culinary world is that there exists a seemingly innumerable array of fats and oils with which to cook. Animal or vegetable is merely the first decision. Within each family of fats are dozens of additional adventurous choices. Each cook has their own favorite fat, and each fat has its own peculiar benefits and taste. Different regions have historically favored different fats based on their climates and animals or vegetables readily available. There’s the oil of olive trees that dominates the palate of the Mediterranean. The milking cows of northern Europe have inspired French cuisine for centuries, prompting Julia Child to quip, “With enough butter, anything is good.” Lamb tallow is a readily available cooking fat in Iceland, and coconut oil lends…

Ghee: The Health G(h)eeks’ Favorite Fat

HEALTHY HOLIDAY TRAVEL TIPS

When we think about holiday travel, it may seem like there are more reasons to stay home than to have an adventure. For many of us, the potential stress and possibility of getting sick during a time of year when we want to celebrate can give us pause in our planning. Don’t despair — the joys and excitement of holiday travel outweigh the negatives! While we can’t do much about the challenges of family dynamics or the busyness of airports and train stations, there are many things we can do to keep ourselves steady, thriving, and healthy while traveling during the busiest weeks of the year. Stress and Susceptibility There are two main reasons we tend to fall under the weather when we travel during the holidays. The first is…

HEALTHY HOLIDAY TRAVEL TIPS

Zero-Waste Gift Wrap

We have a rather peculiar tradition in my family Each December, as the holiday gifts are unveiled, the wads of gift wrap morph into ammunition to be hurled at unsuspecting loved ones. This annual wrapping paper battle can linger on for hours, and often results in many trash bags filled with waste. Even though these gift wrap wars have gotten smaller over the past few years, they’ve started to bother me more and more. On my slow journey to zero waste, I’ve begun to notice just how much trash we make on a daily basis. I thought that this realization was overwhelming enough, but the boom of holiday-related debris was the final straw for me. The use-it-once-and-toss-it (literally and figuratively, in our case) mentality of gift wrap suddenly seemed the…

Zero-Waste Gift Wrap

Diy Gift Basket for Bath Lovers

It’s hard to beat the thought, care, and individual touch that goes into a homemade gift. Some people may frown upon handmade presents as inexpensive, or as last-minute options for those whose gifts we’ve forgotten in our haste. But we know this isn’t true. Giving should be about personalization and about making sure that the gifts you offer reflect your love or appreciation for the recipient. After a quick stop by the store for the essentials, you’ll be able to put together this bath lover’s gift basket. Using the following recipes, you’ll combine Epsom and sea salts with healing herbs and essential oils for their soothing effects; add fragrant and beneficial flower petals to a lovely handmade sachet; or blend heady scents into a skin-softening body oil. Pair these incredibly…

Diy Gift Basket for Bath Lovers

Graciously Host Guests WITH FOOD RESTRICTIONS

Holiday hosting is a big job that can be stressful — cleaning the house, making sure you have enough seating, planning the menu, braving the grocery store chaos, and, of course, cooking. Throw a guest or two with food restrictions into the equation, and you can almost feel your hair turning gray! Though the holidays are a time for indulgence, this isn’t so easy for those with food allergies or intolerances. These guests aren’t trying to be difficult, nor are they just glorified picky eaters. While food intolerances aren’t potentially life-threatening like food allergies are, they can still cause a tremendous amount of physical discomfort and gastrointestinal distress, and nothing kills the holiday spirit like a stomachache. So it’s important to consider guests with special dietary needs when planning menus…

Graciously Host Guests WITH FOOD RESTRICTIONS

The Difference Between Allergies & Intolerances

Both food allergies and food intolerances seem to be on the rise. While only 2 to 5 percent of Americans have a true food allergy, 15 to 20 percent suffer from a food intolerance. But what’s the difference between the two? Food allergies are triggered when your immune system misidentifies a particular protein within a food as harmful, to which it responds with fast-acting immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibodies. As a result, symptoms of food allergies usually present themselves quickly and seriously — they can even be life-threatening, as in the case of anaphylaxis. This is why so many individuals with food allergies carry an EpiPen, a potentially lifesaving treatment. Food intolerances, on the other hand, are typically digestive rather than immune-driven. Causes range from an absence of specific digestive enzymes…

The Difference Between Allergies & Intolerances

MOTHER EARTH living Recommended Products for Wiser Living

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Medicinal Motherwort

MY FIRST EXPERIENCE with motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca) was enough to make me a lifelong believer in the plant’s supportive actions. I was going through a particularly stressful time, juggling a looming deadline, a beloved pet’s unexpected injury, and a painful anniversary of a family member’s death. I had not dealt with my stress well, and it began to manifest as a tightness in my throat and a fluttery, anxious heartbeat. I mentioned my symptoms to a community herbalist, Joanne Bauman, who suggested I consider motherwort. The following day, I diluted 2 dropperfuls of motherwort tincture in a small amount of water, drank it, and then returned to my work. About 20 minutes later, my cyclical and stressful thoughts about deadline started to surface. Almost immediately, however, those thoughts seemed to…

Medicinal Motherwort

Mother Earth Living STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP

(Required by 39 U.S.C. 3685; Published in Nov/Dec Mother Earth Living) 1.Title of Publication: Mother Earth Living. 2. Publication No. 019-448. 3. Date of Filing: September 30, 2018. 4. Frequency of Issue: Bimonthly. 5. No. of Issues Published Annually: 6. 6. Annual Subscription Price: $24.95. 7. Complete Mailing Address of Known Office of Publication: 1503 SW 42nd St., Topeka, Shawnee, KS 66609-1265. 8. Complete Mailing Address of Headquarters or General Business Office of Publisher: 1503 SW 42nd St., Topeka, Shawnee, KS 66609-1265. 9. Full Names and Complete Mailing Address of Publisher, Editor and Managing Editor: Publisher – Bill Uhler; Ogden Publications, Inc., 1503 SW 42nd St., Topeka, KS 66609-1265; Editor – Hannah Kincaid; Ogden Publications, Inc., 1503 SW 42nd St., Topeka, KS 66609-1265; Managing Editor – Haley Casey; Ogden Publications, Inc.,…

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