Incredible People,
I miss you more than my lack of posts indicates and think of you often. The dreams of herbalism and an alternative way of healthcare are always fluttering through my mind like butterflies, not yet landing, but catchin' the breeze...especially today as I left a very much unanticipated doctor's appointment during which I felt backed into a corner.
"these are the steps for your treatment...there is only one way...i don't want to see you go down the wrong path...i don't want you to get sick because of your beliefs..."
There are more butterflies now and moths and birds and I am looking for a place for them to land...
On a lighter note, after months of suffering from relatively consistent migraines, my love stopped in at what I refer to as "the witch's shop" (for though yes, she is an herbalist, I am convinced she is a true witch), and bought a tincture that has been my savior. I will add this tid bit that I have learned about migraines if any of you should be subject to them:
* I have learned that migraines are different for everyone. The treatment, like most things, should be associated with the true cause and not a standard that tries to cover everyone.
* It is important to pay attention to triggers and keep a journal, to discover what is causing them, thought it may take some time.
* I believe mine are associated with anxiety, and so I have been trying to do things that lower anxiety like yoga, adaptogenic and nervine teas, breathing and checking in.
* An herb that has helped as a preventative is Feverfew, almost everyday, and especially around menstruation. On that subject, it seems to thin the blood and my menstruation is bright red! And supposedly it is also addictive and can cause rebound headaches...I will hopefully ween myself off of everyday soon, but for now, it seems to be helping.
* And when a migraine is imminent, I take the magic witch tincture, which is a compound tincture consisting of:
-Feverfew flower and leaf
-Jamaican Dogwood bark
-Black Haw bark
-St. John's Wort herb and flower buds
-Cramp Bark
-Meadowsweet
-White Willow bark
-Valerian root
-Ginger root
* It's a hell of a lot of herbs, but it really allows me to make it through the day without hiding in my room, under the sheets, blinds closed, no lights, no sound and no people...not even a lover. It does make me feel a little cooky and my head feels numb and as though it is floating...but, I can still function. I just have to take it easy.
Winter is slowly overtaking Fall here. At least temperature-wise...my nose is often stinging and the ground under my feet is slick.
Love. Still from the mountains.
