I posted this on the herbal wisdom tribe and thought I would include it here as well.

If this is true and I do believe it is, then how do we make sound decisions for our health? The question I like to ask, is how do I want to get there? What process do I want to go through in order to thrive? Thriving requires a journey and I know personally that I am most interested in nourishing myself and those around me. So my bottom line question no matter what other modalities I enlist is where is the nourishment?

An example of this would be in dealing with a cold or flu, while I may enlist strong immune boosting herbs, I would also eat chicken soup. Without the nourishment stimulating the immune system does not help the body thrive and do it's job, it relies only on the stimulation. I find that when I make sure that nourishment is present, then the body heals more quickly and I am able to to spend time doing the things that I love: gardening, hiking, cooking, eating, kayaking, communing with the natural world and many other things.

The beauty too of nourishment is that I do not have to wait for a disease state to enage in this practice, it is a lifeway, a way of approaching and thinking about the world around me. I often wonder how can I most nourish myself today. So this morning I cuddled in bed with my bog before we got up and then went outside to pick raspberries. I then ate the raspberries with my breakfast, so they nourished me twice.

What about you, what is nourishing you today?
Blessings
Linda