Healing Through Food, Herbs, and the Garden
You know, the saying “Let food be thy medicine, and let medicine be thy food” has really become something I live by these past five years.
For a long time, I dealt with pretty persistent joint discomfort, mostly in my hands and knees. Eventually, I got a rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis in my twenties, but it never quite felt like the full story. That led me down the road of trying different medications to manage the pain. But honestly, by 2017, I was just yearning for a different way to feel better day-to-day, which also sparked my deep interest in where our food actually comes from – almost like debugging my own health from the inside out!
That curiosity blossomed into a real passion for nutrition and herbalism, and it’s been such an empowering journey of learning about myself.
My background as a software engineer has actually been surprisingly helpful in approaching this, bringing a kind of analytical and problem-solving mindset to understanding how different foods and herbs affect my body. Getting involved in a community garden has been a fantastic part of this – there’s something so grounding about getting my hands dirty, learning how to grow both yummy food and helpful herbs, and connecting with other folks who love nature as much as I do.
Since focusing on nourishing my body through food – often by just making little tweaks to our family recipes or how we cook – I’ve honestly felt so much better. It’s pretty amazing to realize the power of what we eat, especially when it’s fresh from the garden! While everyone’s path to well-being is their own, I’m genuinely excited to share what I’ve learned and maybe even inspire others to explore the magic of food and even try a little gardening themselves, perhaps even seeing it as another interesting system to understand!
