Holistic Sailor Natural Health and Sailing – and other stuff

The warm sun shining on my now dehydrated face was no consolation for my surroundings.  A picture-perfect day 10 miles off the coast of the big island in Hawaii would normally result in quiet contemplation of my many blessings.  Eight hours out with a marlin on the end of the guy-from-Wisconsin’s line – and I’m looking over [...]

The use of essential oils from flowers, herbs, trees and fruit can be traced back to the ancient Sumerians. However, from the proliferation of commercials on TV, you would think that aromatherapy is a recent discovery. Other than using the word “aromatherapy”, there is no similarity between a synthetically produced piece of plastic that you stick into [...]