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Ceremony, Plants
Sage
Health Benefit:
Respiratory illness relief
Health Conditions:
Cough, Congestion
Plants, Ceremony
Sweetgrass
Health Benefit:
Respiratory illness relief, Stress reduction, Mindfulness/Contemplative Practices, Community Wellness
Health Conditions:
Anxiety, Depression, Respiratory illness
Plants
Palo Santo
Health Benefit:
Mindfulness/Contemplative Practices, Community Wellness
Ceremony, Identity, Plants
Tobacco
Plants
Cinnamon
Health Benefit:
Blood sugar regulation, Cardiovascular health
Health Conditions:
Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease
Liz's story
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Identity and Values
Liz details the need for family, spirituality, and culture/indigenous practices and emphasizes the multicultural nature of her family.
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Cleansing
In describing plants as medicine, Liz describes how she uses various plants like sage, palo santo, and cedar when smudging to support cleansing and releasing.
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Food is Medicine
In describing food as medicine, Liz describes how she uses various foods like beans, walnuts, cinnamon, and beets and to improve health.
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Plant is Medicine
In describing plants as medicine, Liz describes how she ingests dandelions and cinnamon to support cardiovascular health concerns and diabetes.
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Medicine Story
In describing a medicine story, Liz recalls a medicine story of her grandmother "welcoming the day" as a child every morning.
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Food is Medicine
In describing food as medicine, Liz describes how she uses soursop tea and papaya to address indigestion, stomach ache, and heart burn.
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