Stating mission of Andy's website: Reclaim your Sovereignty through nature, mindfulness, and intention. Includes 3 images of Andy holding veggies, at Niagara falls, and at her home the Yurts in Tennessee

Field Notes

Healthy Hair Sovereignty_ An Herbal Journey

Healthy Hair Sovereignty: What Happened When I Stopped Fighting My Hair

For years, I thought healthy hair meant finding the right product. The right shampoo. The right conditioner. The right oil. The right treatment. The right

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Immunity Season Herbal Wellness Toolkit

Immunity Season: Our Natural Toolkit for Staying Well

It’s that time of year. The weather gets cooler. The days get shorter. We start spending more time indoors. Somebody at the grocery store coughs

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The 3 AM Protein Wake-Up Call

The 3 AM Wake-Up Call: The Weird Connection Between Protein and My Sleep

I accidentally discovered something that has made a huge difference in my sleep. And honestly? I’m a little annoyed that I had to figure it

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toxic label

Read the Label – Part 1

(This is a reprint from Andy’s original blog Andys Idea Factory, July 29, 2010)Since I took an internship at a sustainable learning center in Oregon

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Like Walden, but longer

“It appears as if men had deliberately chosen the common mode of living because they preferred it to any other. Yet they honestly think there

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Brewing pot of kitcheri with vegetables and spices all around it

Listening to My Body: Aligning with the Autumn Equinox for a Deep Systemic Joint & Liver Reset

For over a decade, clean eating and regular resets have been the foundational guardrails of my life. But let’s be real—sometimes, life happens! After a

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