My philosophy on health and nutrition is strongly influenced by the holistic lifestyle approaches of Western Herbalism, Ayurvedic and Chinese healing traditions and the nutritional philosophies of Dr. Weston A. Price. Lifestyle, nutrition and ecological sustainability all play integral roles in my vision for health, vitality and peace.

Lifestyle Goals:

- To revitalize rituals around homemade food and medicine, including cooking and eating together
- To cultivate and nourish herbal medicine as an empowering, intrinsic component of home healthcare
- To make cooking and eating nutritionally dense foods a daily practice and a way of life
- To slow down and enjoy the process of growing, preparing and eating, and to embrace food as our sustenance
- To realize that, as individuals, we are the stewards of our own health, and must learn the patterns and nature of our own body to heal

Nutritional Goals and Practices:

To support and foster a diet rich in:
- Sprouted and fermented whole grains, nuts, seeds, legumes and dairy products
- Fresh, local vegetables and fruits
- Medicinal herbs and spices
- Natural plant and animal fats
- Bone marrow and mineral dense broths, stocks and stews
- Free-range and grassfed meats
- Natural, raw, unprocessed sweeteners
To avoid (within reason): processed and refined foods, pesticides, food additives, pasteurized dairy products, genetically-modified industrial food crops, and commercially produced meat.

Environmental Goals:

- To remain connected to the process of food production by buying local and direct from farms and growers, visiting local farms and planting your own garden
- To respect and live in harmony with the natural growing patterns and cycles of nature in both the garden and the wild
- To commit to conscious consumption of sustainably produced or wild-crafted herbs, free-range meat and dairy, sustainably harvested wild seafood and local, organic, GMO-free produce
- To reduce, reuse, recycle and compost whenever possible