Restoring Immunity Gemmo Memo Extra Support for our Times
March 11, 2022
Listen in and to our follow-up to Coming Home to Your Body. In this sweet mix of Gemmotherapy and an Asian Medicine lens as Maegan and Lauren explore the potential of five extracts that lend extract support to the nervous system. In this episode, we speak of the benefits of a microdose of Black Currant, Oak, Grey Alder, Mistletoe, and Blackthorn.
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