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A Natural Hair Care Routine

August 3, 2020

I dunked my hair in the cold sink water for the third time that morning, re-styling with the help of a comb and a bottle of a basic store-brand gel, hoping that I would finally be satisfied with my look for that day: this was an average morning before school for me throughout my teenage … More A Natural Hair Care Routine

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the beauty of food the simplicity of beauty how o the beauty of food
the simplicity of beauty

how often over looked when in a world over saturated with everyone trying to be the next new thing 
“the new viral video, 
the next best recipe, 
the most popular ingredient,
a once in a lifetime experience!” 

there is a time and a place for it all
it doesn’t matter how big or how small

but at the end of the day the food we make should bring:
comfort 
nourishment
grounding
healing 
uplifting 
restoring 
satisfied 
….

the closer connected to it’s direct source the more powerful the food can be
don’t over look simplicity 
often times it’s the very beauty 
the beauty of food.

#untamedmedicine #foodismedicine #simplicity #food #simplicityoffood #letfoodbethymedicine #thebeautyofnature #thebeautyoffood #poetry #photography #foodphotography #farmtotable
✨ New moon in Virgo ✨ A time to: 🌑 set int ✨ New moon in Virgo ✨

A time to:
🌑 set intention 
🪐 manifest what you would like to bring in
💫 tend to new cycles/chapters

Toon into one or two things to focus on. Nurture those paths you choose to tend to. Give yourself grace for what you still want to get done, and look at all you have accomplished!

#newmoon #moon #monrovia #untamedmedicine #moonmedicine #virgo #virgoseason #virgomoon #virgonewmoon #manifest #manifestation #setintentions #intention #ritual
Where does your food come from?… and where does Where does your food come from?… and where does it go? 

🌀 Cycles in nature constantly repeat themselves creating a flow  that sustains generations. Moon cycle, seasons, carbon cycle, to name a few. Even the food cycle plays a vital role in the environment. 
🌱 Where your food is grown, how it is grown/harvested, the transport of food, what you put in your body, and where the waste goes (both the waste your body produces and the waste of food scraps you don’t use). 
🍄A sustainable food cycle naturally occurs in nature keeping the earth vital and alive. The food that grows from the ground is returned to the ground, and by doing so it feeds in fungi and microorganisms that then food the soil. 
Yet most of us close this loop… intentionally or unintentionally. Food scraps get thrown into a plastics trash bag where not only does it not feed back into the soil, but it sits where unable to decompose properly. 
✨ Where you get your food has an impact on the growing practices you support. The food you buy has an impact on your health and wellbeing! How you get rid of your food has an impact of the ground beneath your feet. The ground has an impact on the nutrients in the food!!!
And this is not just about your side salad, this is everything you put on your plate! The grain in bread, all animal products, fruit, etc. 
💚 we need to take care of our bodies, by being just a little more intentional about the natural cycles we partake in. Humans are not separate from nature, we are so much more apart of it! 

#food #foodsystems #foodcycle #foodie #mothernature #naturalcycles #sustainability #compost #knowwhereyourfoodcomesfrom #knowwhereyourfoodgoes #loveyourbody #nature #untamedmedicine #growyourownfood
Fresh potato salad recipe 🥔 🌱 🧅 🍃 

🥔 boil your potatoes till soft. I like to use the little potatoes so that you can leave them whole. Other wise cut them into smaller cubes. 
💧Strain when done and let sit till cool.
🧅 chop up a sweet onion. I like to cut into small cubes to have a little crunch, but you can also mince it. 
🍃 chop up fresh herbs of choice. Dill, mint, chives, parsley are all very nice! 
🤍 for the dressing mix mayo (can also be vegan Mayo), dijon mustard, lemon/lime juice, little honey and mix with herbs. 
🌱 pour dressing over potatoes. I like to add cracked pepper and clacks salt at the end so you can really taste it :)
🪴 let sit in the fridge to marinate the flavor and till the potatoes are cold. Then serve! 

Enjoy 😊 
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#potato #potatosalad #potatorecipes #recipe #easyrecipes #delicous #yummy #mustmake #untamedmedicine #freshfood #freshherbs #herbgarden #herbs #farm #farmfresh
Don’t let the little moments in life pass you by Don’t let the little moments in life pass you by! And find more things that make you smile :) 
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#untamedmedicine #yourneverfullydressedwithoutasmile #smile #littlemoments #littlethings #reelsinstagram #viralreels #startnoticingthelittlethingsinlife
It’s been little over a week since coming to the It’s been little over a week since coming to the island I will call home for a bit 🌺

In the midst of a big transition, a super moon, Pisces full moon, being in an emotional time of my cycle, and being “go go go” for the last few months it was intense… 😅 

I am the type of person who uses the constant moving and working as a distraction. I think many can relate, or have another outlet used to distract from potentially sitting in our thoughts. 
When I finally am “forced” to be still and sit with myself thoughts go off like fireworks 🎆 and I can’t get them to stop. I struggle to sit with them because my overthinking brain and confused mind go in circles. Although it’s not comfortable I think we can all mostly agree that it’s necessary at times to let these things be processed. 
Although, for myself, I need to also find balance in not letting the thoughts overcome my anxiety, fears, worries, etc. 
I feel that the longer we distract ourselves from processing our thoughts, the harder it becomes when we have nothing else to do. And at some point they will need to come out, so finding moments to sit with yourself before they are forced out I can only imagine helps. 

To anyone else who is going through this, maybe something similar, or a change in life my heart goes out to you. A lot of the time it can help (just a bit) knowing you are at least not alone in these feelings🫶

Lots of love,
Untamed Medicine ❤️

#hawaii #thoughts #feelings #ediblehawaii #hawaiilife #hawaiifoodie #molokai #flowers #nature #supermoon #fullmoon #islandlife #emotions #untamedmedicine
Flash back to when I made my friend and I “break Flash back to when I made my friend and I “breakfast for dinner” and my dog ate it all 🤦🏻‍♀️

I know, very sad! But we made more, and at the end of the day we all ate well. 

It is always a joy for me to share something homemade with loved ones. It feels so special to make a meal that is both delicious and nourishing! Being at home I was also able to use so much of what we were growing which added a whole other level of love. The Guinea hens were producing A BUNCH of eggs, we had garlic from the garden, a friend had gifted us maple syrup that they tapped, and the blackberries were going off. To be able to pick your own food and eat it is a special gift!
Making someone a meal is one of my biggest love languages, even when I cook for the dog 😂🫶

Love,
Untamed medicine ❤️

#breakfastfood #breakfastfordinner #dogatemyhomework #funnyvideos #funny #yummy #eatwiththeseasons #freshfood #fancymeal #untamedmedicine #foodie #foodforfriends
Full blue super moon in Pisces (say that five time Full blue super moon in Pisces (say that five times fast) 🌕 ♓️ 

- Flowing through emotion 
- Heavy ups and downs 
- going through change 

This full moon has felt super powerful for me, and just how it lined up with everything going on in my life. I’ve had to make myself slow down and go inward without letting it take over. I’ve had to give myself grace for the emotions and physically resting. Just like the phases of the moon and the tide of the ocean, emotions come and go. Change continues as we go through ups and downs. The good and the bad. We embrace it all and learn how our own bodies and mind work through it. 

What has this full moon brought up for you?! 

🌕 

Much love, and big hugs,
Untamed Medicine ❤️

#fullmoon #pisces #bluemoon #supermoon #journaling #journal #moonbow #untamedmedicine #moonmagic #emotions #strength #learning #moonlight #moon #moonmagic
Do you eat your salad before the meal or after? Do you eat your salad before the meal or after? 

I have recently been trying to eat it before the meal because I had seen @earthyandy mentioned it helped sooth bloating. The science being that you consume the more easily digestible foods first (raw vegetables, leafy greens, fruit, foods high in water). Then work up to the cooked vegetables, carbohydrates, fat, protein… 
Versus if you ate the protein first followed by leafy greens they would sit in your stomach because your body is digesting the first thing you ate which is taking longer. 

Digestion is such a complex subject! What our gut does for us we are only beginning to understand. How much it impacts our mood, emotions, over all heath, and who knows what else. 
I find it so fascinating how you can find records and continuing traditions of how foods are incorporated for optimal digestion. WITHOUT EVEN KNOWING THE SCIENCE! How places in Europe make their salads with bitter greens. How in India culture you are given fennel after the meal. 
The connection of herbs and digestion go back so far. 
@zlatababababa did a great talk on the gut with @fatandthemoon so keep a look out for those classes. When you begin to dive deeper into the gut it is pretty crazy all the things we are finding, and what our ancestors already knew! 

This salad has:
- locally grown lettuce
- raw grated beet
- strawberries 
- cracked pepper 
- salt
- @equinoxbotanicals inferno cider 

Cheers to happy guts 🤩

Love,
Untamed Medicine ❤️

#guthealth #gut #digestion #foodie #foodismedicine #gutmicrobiome #gutbrainconnection #untamedmedicine #herbs #bitters #carminative #salad
Alaska your beauty blew us away! From the sea to Alaska your beauty blew us away! 
From the sea to the rainforest…
Geeking over the botany that we have only heard about and/or saw through other plant people. Such as fireweed, salmon berries, giant skunk cabbage, and so much more. 
As well has seeing the amazing wildlife that is found over there. With preserved landscapes and amazing views! 
The culture we saw and native stores we heard were empowering and captivating. 
So much beauty to be seen and we only scratched the surface. 
Thank you Alaska and it’s people for letting us walk the land. 

#alaska #travel #travelphotography #untamedmedicine #travelismedicine #wildlife #earth #planetearth #nature #naturelovers #boats #botanizing #botany #fireweed #blueberry #salmonberries #salmon #rainforest #beauty
💜lavender syrup💜 Since I have been travelin 💜lavender syrup💜 
Since I have been traveling so much I haven’t gotten around to using up herbs in my apothecary. So while I’m home I am trying to make medicine with what I have on hand. A really nice way to use aromatic herbs (especially flowers and fruit) is a syrup. 
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Recipe:
- 1 cup sugar 
- 1 cup water 
- 1/2 c plant material (depending on how strong you want it)
* you could also use other sweeteners such as honey or maple syrup, just lower the amount of water you add. 

* put all the infrequent sun a pot on medium heat, stirring to dissolve the sugar and incorporate lavender. 
* let simmer for at least 10min, longer if you want it stronger. Making sure not to let it burn. 
* strain and keep in the fridge 
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You can use the syrup to flavor (& sweeten) drinks, add to dessert, and much more :) 
Enjoy 

Love,
Untamed Medicine 💜

#lavender #simplesyrup #lavendersyrup #untamedmedicine #herbalrecipes #recipe #recipesfromtheherbalistskitchen #yummy #flowers
💫 a few words for anyone who needs to hear them 💫 a few words for anyone who needs to hear them 💫

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You can find art in everything you see 
Find moments in stillness to breathe
Take time for yourself and your needs 
Spend time with the ones who make you truly happy 

You can’t win them all, you can’t fight the fall, all you can do is your best, and to do that you need rest…
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#untamedmedicine #poem #quoteoftheday #art #aerial #vabeach #wordstoinspire #breathe
Climbing through the land of lettuce 🥬🌈 . . Climbing through the land of lettuce 🥬🌈
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#farming #newt #salamander #cute #untamedmedicine #adventure #organicfarming #notill #regenerative
Went to the “Glass Flower” exhibit within Harv Went to the “Glass Flower” exhibit within Harvard’s Natural History Museum. Made from 1886 - 1936 by a father and son duo, Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka. The collection has over 780 plant species! It’s hard to believe that all the plant models are made of glass due to the extreme detail and unique methods they used. Their technology goes farther than the more common method of pressing plants; bringing a three dimensional aspect to a plant model. So brilliant🤩This is a must see exhibit in Boston. Get lost in the detail of these specimens and give yourself time to take in the beautiful art! (Unlike us who ran in for the last 5 minutes before closing 😅 stop so worth it!)

#glassflowers #glassflowermuseum #harvarduniversity #harvardnaturalhistorymuseum #naturalhistorymuseum #leopold #leopoldblaschka #art #untamedmedicine #mustsee #getlost #incredible
Working in the tomato house often feels therapeuti Working in the tomato house often feels therapeutic 💚 Sucker, prune, trellis, and train to produce the most beautiful, delectable fruit 🍅 Listen and they will teach you🤲
Something so peaceful about it all🌱

Enjoy your weekend!

Love,
Untamed Medicine
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#untamedmedicine #tomatoes #greenhouse #tomatohouse #natural #farming #organicfarming #organic #regenerativeagriculture #realorganicproject #realorganic #trellis
🌷Clips of 2023 International Herb Symposium🌷 🌷Clips of 2023 International Herb Symposium🌷
Amazing event put on by @unitedplantsavers so many incredible teachers including 
@rosemarygladstar @bloodandspicebush @zlatababababa @sovereigntyherbs @yucayekefarms @indusvalleyroses @floridaherbalist @botanical.dimensions @plantsandhealers @nanakate60 @cathy.skipper @fiveflavorsherbs @robinrosebennett @thegreekherbalist @7songsevensong @flintmargi @evolved_alchemy @katmaier7 @matthewwoodherbs @linjiling @herb.craft 
And many others! 

Beautiful music from @amikaeylagaston  and @travisknappmusic 
Amazing performance from @a_thousandfaces_masktheater 

Thank you everyone who attended and we hope you go out to spread all the knowledge you learned at this magical weekend!
Take a moment! Breathe… 🌬️ Pushing through Take a moment! Breathe… 🌬️ 
Pushing through will not make it go any faster if you are are draining yourself. 

A reminder I needed when pushing myself to study and do school work. Leading to getting less done over time and feeling unproductive/ bad about myself. 

🌀 Overworking (without breaks) > getting more tired & uninterested > being unproductive > beating myself up about not getting more done > forcing myself to work harder > and repeat… 
A vicious cycle that I get myself into. Anyone else? 

One of the simplest things you can do to break this cycle is walking away! If you only have a minute, go get a glass of water and take some breaths. If you have 5 minutes get yourself a snack and eat outside. If you have 15-20 minutes (like I did) do some yoga or go for a walk! 
It’s as easy as that to reset your mind. Come into your work with a fresh set of eyes and don’t beat yourself up over what you haven’t accomplished yet. Look at all you have done. Because even the smallest steps need to be taken to get you where you want to be going. 

I do my best to take my own advice - statistics may not be my strong suit (like not even a little) BUT headstand still going strong! 

Life’s too short to be hard on yourself 

#untamedmedicine #yoga #soundhealing #crystalbowls #quotes #takeabreak #loveyourself #bekindtoyourself #getoutside #life
The lupine was showing off the whole drive from Ve The lupine was showing off the whole drive from Vermont to Maine 🌸😍💜
This is my first year really seeing it in such force or even really paid attention to it at all. Now it is the highlight of my drive! Feels like a fairytale 🧚‍♂️ 

What plants are popping up all over by you!? Or what is a new plant in your life right now?🥰

Happy Friday
Love,
Untamed Medicine 🫶💜

#lupine #lupineflowers #wildflowers #untamedmedicine #nature #longdrive #beauty #purple #getoutside #magical #fairygarden #fairytale
Zucchinis are just beginning to be in season where Zucchinis are just beginning to be in season where I am at!! So I made simple ingredient zucchini fritters. 
Ingredients:
2 pounds zucchini
5ish cloves garlic
Zest from two lemons
Tapioca starch (or potato starch or flour, used as a thickener)
2 eggs
Salt & pepper
Olive oil

Grate the zucchini, salt it, and leave for 30 minutes. Wring in a dish towel to remove excess water. Mix all ingredients, then pan fry in tablespoonish sizes! Enjoy :)

Love,
Untamed Medicine
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#untamedmedicine #zucchini #zucchinifritters #fritters #local #localfood #comfortfood #recipe #hippie #natural #simplerecipe #vegetarian
✨ Trust in the process ✨ Have faith that you g ✨ Trust in the process ✨
Have faith that you got this! 
It may be one of the hardest…
But let yourself shine 💫🫶

#untamedmedicine #poetry #photography #nature #naturephotography #selflove #quotes #trust #trusttheprocess #yougotthis #goldenhour #shine #shinebright
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