KPFA - The Herbal Highway

Join Sarah Holmes for the first part of our four part elemental series. In today’s episode Sarah explores life, medicine and healing through the lens of earth. Fund drive. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @theherbalhighway.   The post Element: Earth – May 9, 2023 appeared first on KPFA.

Join Renée Camila and her guest Linden de Voil for an exploration of gastrointestinal disorders and how herbs can support rebalance. Special attention will be given to distinguishing between IBD, IBS, and SIBO, as well as understanding when lifestyle and nutritional choices are appropriate for care. Linden is a clinical herbalist based in Vermont. Linden can be reached through the Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism here and here. Follow us on Instagram @theherbalhighway. The Herbal Highway is hosted and produced by Karyn Sanders and Sarah Holmes. Additionally hosted by Emiliano Lemus and Renée Camila. The post Gastrointestinal Support – May 2, 2023 appeared first on KPFA.

Join Sarah Holmes with her guests Letty Dogheart and Shiny Flanary, founding members of the Black and Brown Herb Exchange. Letty Dogheart of Flying Dogheart Farm and Shiny Flanary of Scrapberry Farm are farmers and herbalists in Portland, OR working to create collaborative pathways for Black and Brown farmers and herbalists. Follow us @theherbalhighway on Instagram and Facebook . Shiny Flanary Letty Dogheart The post Black and Brown Herb Exchange – April 25, 2023 appeared first on KPFA.

Karyn Sanders explores how herbs can support healthy relationships, including relationships of all kinds — with ourselves and with others. Previously aired 03.25.2015. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @theherbalhighway. Photo by Fallon Michael on Unsplash. The post Herbs for Relationships – April 18, 2023 appeared first on KPFA.

Join Sarah Holmes for a discussion of long COVID and the plants that can support us during this time. Follow us on Instagram @theherbalhighway. Photo by Alice Pasqual on Unsplash   The post Long COVID- April 11, 2023 appeared first on KPFA.

Join Renée Camila in conversation with Maria Noël Groves about herbal cognitive support. They will explore holistic lifestyle approaches as well as specific plants that support brain health. Maria Noël Groves, RH (AHG), is an author, clinical herbalist, and instructor based in the pine forests of Bear Brook State Park in New Hampshire. Follow us on Instagram @theherbalhighway. The post Cognitive Support – April 4, 2023 appeared first on KPFA.

Join Sarah Holmes and her guest Tesia Love for a discussion of the inter-relationship between fatigue and chronic stress and the plants to support us. Tesia is an Ayurvedic practitioner, herbalist and body worker based in Charlotte, NC. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @theherbalhighway. The post Fatigue and Chronic Stress – March 28, 2023 appeared first on KPFA.

Join Karyn Sanders as she discusses allergies and the plants to ease your discomfort. Previously aired 06.07.18. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @theherbalhighway. Photo by Nicholas Sorrenti on Unsplash   The post Working with Allergies – March 21, 2023 appeared first on KPFA.

Join Karyn Sanders for an episode focused on the plants that support us in moving light, energy and vibration in our bodies and how this is connected to our vitality. Originally aired 07.14.2016. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @theherbalhighway. Photo by Andrew Bui on Unsplash The post Moving Light – March 14, 2023 appeared first on KPFA.

Join Renée Camila for a conversation with curandera Felicia Cocotzin Ruiz about lifestyle as medicine. This interview originally aired on August 30th of 2022. Today’s show is part three of our three-part kitchen and lifestyle medicine series. Follow us on Instagram @theherbalhighway and Facebook. The post Lifestyle as Medicine – March 7, 2023 appeared first on KPFA.

Join Sarah Holmes @blueotterschool for a trip through your spice rack as she talks about the medicinal properties of what you can find in your kitchen. Part two of our three part medicine series. Join us in our fund drive as well, airing these three weeks. Show your support for The Herbal Highway and KPFA  @KPFAradio by donating what you can at www.kpfa.org. Thank you for listening all of these years. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @theherbalhighway. The post Spice Rack as Medicine – February 28, 2023 appeared first on KPFA.

Join Emiliano Lemus for a show on nutritional as medicine and medicinal foods. They cover anti-inflammatory foods, as well as veggies and fungi with medicinal properties. Part one of our three-part kitchen and lifestyle medicine series. Fund drive. Follow us on Instagram @theherbalhighway and Facebook. The post Food as Medicine – February 21, 2023 appeared first on KPFA.

On Valentine’s Day, join Emiliano Lemus and Lizanne Deliz as they continue a conversation about inviting embodied pleasure into our lives, to be practiced solo or shared with others! They go deeper on plants to connect to presence, joy and herbal aphrodisiacs. Originally aired 02.04.2020; part one aired 09.10.2019 and is available in the archives at KPFA.org. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @theherbalhighway. The post Pleasure Herbalism – February 14, 2023 appeared first on KPFA.

From the perspective that plants are people, host Renée Camila @layerbabuenaherbs takes an intimate look at the unique gifts of the herbs that fall under the ‘nervine’ herbal action.⁠ ⁠ Special attention will be given to discerning between them so that by understanding their individual personalities we may work with these plants with more intimate intention.⁠ Previously aired 11.03.2020.   Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @theherbalhighway. ⁠ The post Discerning Nervines – February 7, 2023 appeared first on KPFA.

Join Sarah Holmes and her guest, Faith Mitchell, for a conversation about Gullah Herbalism. Dr. Mitchell has a doctorate in medical anthropology from the University of California, Berkeley and has written or edited numerous policy-related publications. She is also the author of, Hoodoo Medicine: Gullah Herbal Remedies @hoodoo_medicine . Faith currently lives in the DC metro area. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @theherbalhighway.   The post Gullah Herbalism – January 31, 2023 appeared first on KPFA.