A Reversal in Nutrition & Now We Suffer 🌽 🍭 😣
We turned one of humanity’s staple whole nutritious foods into dessert…and then into ultra‑processed junk. In this Podcast Episode, I […]
Is TRT Making Men Think They are Broken?
Imagine being told your body is basically broken: that you can’t make testosterone anymore and need a drug to replace
The Thimbleberry: Trailside Treat & Traditional Tonic 🌲 🍓
The Thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus) is a non-spiny, thicket-forming deciduous shrub with rhizomatous growth, bearing large, velvety, palmately lobed leaves resembling
The Mystical Blue Lotus 🪷 💙
The Blue Lotus (aka. Blue Egyptian Lotus; Nymphaea caerulea) is a tropical aquatic water lily with striking blue flowers that
Aguaje: The Amazon’s Golden Palm 🌴 🌟
Aguaje (aka. Buriti; Mauritia flexuosa) is a tall, solitary palm with a spiny, ringed trunk that can exceed 30 m
Maca from China is NOT the Same! 😳 🌿
Most people think Maca is just Maca… but what if the story behind that root is way more controversial than
Noot Drinks Featured on Cool Hunting!
Delighted to see our Noot Drinks Co featured on COOL HUNTING, a publication that has helped define what’s culturally relevant
Discovery Spotlight: From Frying Pan to New Plant Family
In an botanical breakthrough, researchers described Tiganophyton karasense: a bizarre dwarf shrub found growing in the scalding salt pans of
10 Cornerstone Wine Varietals 🍇 🍷
Wine people love to argue about “favorites,” but behind every great glass is a simple reality: varietal and origin do
Herbal Medicine = Gather, Remember & Reconnect 🌿
Sitting under the redwoods yesterday at Strawberry Park outside the Berkeley Herbal Center with Founder & Herbalist Pam Fischer and