I absolutely adore how you’ve worded this. It drives up the wall when someone just wants the quick answer or to “test” you.
I’d like to add it’s also important to know if someone is taking medication, as herbs can do interact with medications.
I personally like to start with diet, movement, and lifestyle before adding in herbs. Herbs are amazing but getting to the root often involves looking at over elements first for me.
Yes! Excellent suggestions! Yes, I personally always try to stress that herb-drug interactions are real and can happen. I’m a huge fan of the cytochrome P450 system and liver metabolism 🤓 I love that you suggest diet, movement and lifestyle changes first.
Yes, I’m all about mind, body and soul. Then I learned about Chinese food therapy it blew my mind. I tried it in my personal life and it assisted me in so many ways.
I always tell people fun fact:
pharmaceuticals interact with herbs because at the root of pharmaceuticals is most likely an herb.
I love this piece, ands absolutely. For those that were only taught prescriptive western medicinal practices, this is a mindset shift! One that embraces the individual as a while instead of just an isolated symptom
Beautifully explained Agy. I understand how herbalism takes a slower, more relation based approach towards healing, but something I get asked most of the time is: "why not a quicker approach?" Fair question, I think, but then I find myself at a loss of words (mostly feeling like I'm trying to convince the other person rather than explaining).
For context, I run a local biz that sells plant-based bath and body products.
So, how would you put it - "Why not a quicker approach?"
I absolutely adore how you’ve worded this. It drives up the wall when someone just wants the quick answer or to “test” you.
I’d like to add it’s also important to know if someone is taking medication, as herbs can do interact with medications.
I personally like to start with diet, movement, and lifestyle before adding in herbs. Herbs are amazing but getting to the root often involves looking at over elements first for me.
Yes! Excellent suggestions! Yes, I personally always try to stress that herb-drug interactions are real and can happen. I’m a huge fan of the cytochrome P450 system and liver metabolism 🤓 I love that you suggest diet, movement and lifestyle changes first.
Yes, I’m all about mind, body and soul. Then I learned about Chinese food therapy it blew my mind. I tried it in my personal life and it assisted me in so many ways.
I always tell people fun fact:
pharmaceuticals interact with herbs because at the root of pharmaceuticals is most likely an herb.
How about you?
Good luck on your coursework!
I love this piece, ands absolutely. For those that were only taught prescriptive western medicinal practices, this is a mindset shift! One that embraces the individual as a while instead of just an isolated symptom
Beautifully explained Agy. I understand how herbalism takes a slower, more relation based approach towards healing, but something I get asked most of the time is: "why not a quicker approach?" Fair question, I think, but then I find myself at a loss of words (mostly feeling like I'm trying to convince the other person rather than explaining).
For context, I run a local biz that sells plant-based bath and body products.
So, how would you put it - "Why not a quicker approach?"