The latest offering from Shangri-La Green small batch, completely nourishing, botanical cosmetics is a modification of a previous recipe – with the same ethos of transparency and therapeutic biocompatibility with ingredients. There’s no alcohol or petroleum derivatives, and it comes in a completely metal container for extended shelf life and increased environmental sustainability. Ingredients: WhiteContinue reading “Shangri-La Green: New From Small Batch Botanical Cosmetics”
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SynthBio For Space Resilience Serum & Seeding Mars
This Synthetic Biology feature combines two favorite topics: Space & Supplements. Specifically, how humans can deliberately adapt to space environments. Two significant challenges are the physical demands on human biology, and also how terraforming or optimization could be achieved on Mars and other planets. Let’s begin with the space resilience serums, “Phoenix Sip” and “SpaceContinue reading “SynthBio For Space Resilience Serum & Seeding Mars”
Studio Shangri-La ‘Hi Tech Botanical’ Feature: Arrowroot / Canna Lily
Continuing the hi tech botanical series, as plants are routinely so, just in a different way and so sophisticated there is much yet to learn. They’ve been evolving far longer in their realm! Canna Lily / Arrowroot has a number of edible and medicinal uses, the most common of which is the root being usedContinue reading “Studio Shangri-La ‘Hi Tech Botanical’ Feature: Arrowroot / Canna Lily”
Shangri-La Green Makes Tea: Featured Products + Process
This week’s Shangri-La Green featured products also include a featured process to reduce waste — quite simply, using leftover [formerly fresh] dried herbs as a tea blend. It’s easy to let the herbs just sit to dry out, and then crumble up the bundle to place in the top filter of the Japanese cast ironContinue reading “Shangri-La Green Makes Tea: Featured Products + Process”
Olympic Lifting & Beyond: How I Boost Muscle Recovery In Training
1. Sleep Generous amounts of it and even the occasional unabashed hibernation! This is a vital means of regeneration and recovery. I do best with a more traditional rhythm, when I’m more or less following the sun. And remember, the mental rest is just as important. By now you may have heard that nervous systemContinue reading “Olympic Lifting & Beyond: How I Boost Muscle Recovery In Training”
Maximizing Human Regenerative Processes — Full Article, Parts 1-4
Part 1. Sun Up, Sun Down The earliest known forms of timekeeping, which is an expression of long term thinking, were found in the Semliki Valley of the modern day Congo, as a “hash-marked” bone dated 18000 BC,¹ and from later in 8000 BC, moon-shaped pits dug in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.² More elaborate forms of timekeepingContinue reading “Maximizing Human Regenerative Processes — Full Article, Parts 1-4”
Power Plants: Spooky Adaptogenic Tea + Supernatural Joint Paste
The Tea = Moringa + Holy Basil • Moringa benefits include extremely high nutrient content that helps the body heal and build muscle. • Holy Basil benefits include being a potent adaptogen that helps soothe stress. The Extracts in The Tea = Chlorophyll/Peppermint Oil + Ashwagandha/Reishi • Benefits of Chlorophyll include neutralizing toxins, healing damagedContinue reading “Power Plants: Spooky Adaptogenic Tea + Supernatural Joint Paste”
Power Plants: Triphala For Digestive Health & More
Triphala is a synergistic blend of three plants — Haritaki (nut-like fruit), Bibhitaki (tree fruit) and Amla (gooseberry) — for different powerful remedies, including but definitely not limited to digestive issues. They are each powerful on their own, but as a combination even more so. In passing I read that Haritaki is used for, amongContinue reading “Power Plants: Triphala For Digestive Health & More”
Power Plants: Yarrow For Flu + Much More
The common yarrow with distinctive yellow flowers is an extremely valuable edible medicinal plant, so don’t mow it down – collect some or grow some, dry it out or use it fresh. “Yarrow is used for fever, common cold, hay fever, absence of menstruation, dysentery, diarrhea, loss of appetite, gastrointestinal (GI) tract discomfort, and toContinue reading “Power Plants: Yarrow For Flu + Much More”
Power Plants: BURDOCK — Superfood, All-Purpose Medicinal & Inspiration For Velcro
Somewhat common to Asian cuisine, the root of a burdock plant, or Arctium (meaning “bear”?), provides numerous preventative and remedial benefits as well as being tasty. The many benefits include digestive health and skin condition. You may have encountered one before — they propagate themselves by hooking onto things with the burs the surround theirContinue reading “Power Plants: BURDOCK — Superfood, All-Purpose Medicinal & Inspiration For Velcro”