Devi Acupuncture and Ayurveda

09/09/2026

For decades the instruction was the same. If you are sick, wait for the white man's medicine. Import it. Pay for it in foreign currency. Trust it because it came from a laboratory in Europe. And if your grandmother's remedy worked, call it superstition. Call it witchcraft. Call it primitive.
Burkina Faso just said no.
The Ministry of Health formally approved more than 18 additional traditional medicines for national use. These are not random herbs pulled from the bush. They are derived from ancestral knowledge, validated through formal processes, and now recognized by the state as legitimate treatments for the Burkinabe people. This comes on top of 53 products already approved earlier this year by the National Federation of Traditional Medicine Practitioners.
Over 80 percent of the population already uses traditional pharmacopoeia. The difference now is that the government is treating that knowledge with the respect it deserves. Not as folklore. Not as something to be studied and stolen by foreign pharmaceutical companies. As medicine. As science. As part of a national health system.
This is what sovereignty looks like in practice. Not just soldiers marching and flags changing. A health system built on what the land already provides. Treatments that do not require begging the World Bank for import licenses. Medicines that do not drain the national treasury because they are priced in euros.
The West has spent generations telling Africa that its own knowledge is backward. They came with missionaries and merchants and called our healers witch doctors. Then they took our plants, patented them in European laboratories, and sold them back to us at prices we could not afford. The neem tree belongs to India now in patent law. The rooibos belongs to South Africa only because people fought for it. Artemisinin, derived from sweet wormwood used in Chinese medicine for centuries, became a Western pharmaceutical blockbuster.
Burkina Faso is refusing that cycle. They are saying the knowledge in the village is real. The remedies our ancestors refined over centuries are real. And a nation that cannot heal itself with its own resources is not fully sovereign.
This is not rejection of modern science. It is expansion of what science means. It is saying that African knowledge systems deserve a seat at the table, not just as raw material for foreign labs, but as full partners in national health.
The pharmaceutical industry will not celebrate this. The aid industry will not celebrate this. Because both depend on Africa remaining a consumer of products made elsewhere. A patient, not a producer.
Burkina Faso chose to be a producer.

07/16/2026

A catastrophic mortality event has been declared. Over 145 whale carcasses washed ashore on the U.S. West Coast in 2026, signaling a devastating population collapse driven by climate change and starvation.
Marine researchers and conservation groups have sounded a major alarm over the rapid decline of the Pacific gray whale, declaring a "catastrophic mortality event" as dead whales wash ashore along the North American West Coast at unprecedented rates.
So far in 2026, at least 145 gray whale carcasses have been documented on beaches from California to Alaska—a figure scientists warn is only a fraction of the actual death toll since most deceased whales sink to the ocean floor.
The species' total population has plummeted from an estimated 20,000 in 2019 to fewer than 13,000 today, erasing decades of hard-won conservation gains and putting the species in what experts call a "freefall."
The primary driver behind this devastating die-off is widespread starvation. Rapidly warming ocean waters and melting Arctic sea ice have disrupted the marine food web, severely depleting the nutrient-rich, bottom-dwelling crustaceans that gray whales rely on to build critical fat reserves during summer feeding seasons.
Compounded by vessel strikes, toxic algal blooms, and microplastic pollution, the scale of the crisis has prompted environmental organizations to petition the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to immediately relist the gray whale as endangered. Without decisive regulatory protections and urgent climate action, scientists fear the Pacific's most iconic migratory giants face an irreversible decline.
source: Perkins, T. (2026). Pacific gray whales facing 'catastrophic' die-off as climate crisis hits food supply. The Guardian. See less

07/09/2026

Dr. Qing Li, a Japanese-based immunologist originally from China, dedicated over two decades to scientifically validating the healing power of nature through the practice of shinrin-yoku, or “forest bathing”. His pioneering research focused on phytoncides, which are natural antimicrobial compounds and essential oils released by trees like cedars and pines to protect themselves from insects and disease. Through rigorous clinical studies, Dr. Li demonstrated that when humans inhale these airborne chemicals during a walk in the woods, the compounds enter the bloodstream and trigger profound physiological changes. His work effectively bridged the gap between ancient intuitive wisdom and modern biological science, proving that the forest acts as a natural medicine cabinet.

Dr. Li’s breakthrough findings revealed that these plant chemicals actively hunt down and reduce stress hormones while simultaneously supercharging the human immune system. His testing showed that exposure to phytoncides significantly decreases levels of cortisol, adrenaline and noradrenaline in the body. More importantly, his 20 years of research proved that breathing in the forest air dramatically boosts the activity and number of natural killer (NK) cells, a type of white blood cell vital for fighting off viruses and tumor cells. Remarkably, Dr. Li discovered that a single two-day trip to a forest could enhance NK cell activity for up to 30 days, providing conclusive evidence that trees physically alter our blood chemistry to fight stress and disease.

See PMID: 19568839, 17903349 & 29662662 for studies related to forest bathing 🙌🏻

06/12/2026

FACTS OF THE DAY ....
Cucumbers... I didn't know this... and to think all these years I've only been making salads with the cucumbers...

1. Cucumbers contain most of the vitamins you need every day, just one cucumber contains Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B5, Vitamin B6, Folic Acid, Vitamin C, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium and Zinc.

2. Feeling tired in the afternoon, put down the caffeinated soda and pick up a cucumber. Cucumbers are a good source of B vitamins and Carbohydrates that can provide that quick pick-me-up that can last for hours.

3. Tired of your bathroom mirror fogging up after a shower? Try rubbing a cucumber slice along the mirror, it will eliminate the fog and provide a soothing, spa-like fragrance.

4. Are grubs and slugs ruining your planting beds? Place a few slices in a small pie tin and your garden will be free of pests all season long. The chemicals in the cucumber react with the aluminum to give off a scent undetectable to humans but drive garden pests crazy and make them flee the area.

5. Looking for a fast and easy way to remove cellulite before going out or to the pool? Try rubbing a slice or two of cucumbers along your problem area for a few minutes, the phytochemicals in the cucumber cause the collagen in your skin to tighten, firming up the outer layer and reducing the visibility of cellulite. Works great on wrinkles too!!!

6. Want to avoid a hangover or terrible headache? Eat a few cucumber slices before going to bed and wake up refreshed and headache free. Cucumbers contain enough sugar, B vitamins and electrolytes to replenish essential nutrients the body lost, keeping everything in equilibrium, avoiding both a hangover and headache!!

7. Looking to fight off that afternoon or evening snacking binge? Cucumbers have been used for centuries and often used by European trappers, traders and explores for quick meals to thwart off starvation.

8. Have an important meeting or job interview and you realize that you don't have enough time to polish your shoes? Rub a freshly cut cucumber over the shoe, its chemicals will provide a quick and durable shine that not only looks great but also repels water.

9. Out of WD 40 and need to fix a squeaky hinge? Take a cucumber slice and rub it along the problematic hinge, and voila, the squeak is gone!

10. Stressed out and don't have time for massage, facial or visit to the spa? Cut up an entire cucumber and place it in a boiling pot of water, the chemicals and nutrients from the cucumber will react with the boiling water and be released in the steam, creating a soothing, relaxing aroma that has been shown the reduce stress in new mothers and college students during final exams.

11. Just finish a business lunch and realize you don't have gum or mints? Take a slice of cucumber and press it to the roof of your mouth with your tongue for 30 seconds to eliminate bad breath, the phytochemicals will kill the bacteria in your mouth responsible for causing bad breath.

12. Looking for a 'green' way to clean your taps, sinks or stainless steel? Take a slice of cucumber and rub it on the surface you want to clean, not only will it remove years of tarnish and bring back the
shine, but is won't leave streaks and won't harm you fingers or fingernails while you clean.

13. Using a pen and made a mistake? Take the outside of the cucumber and slowly use it to erase the pen writing, also works great on crayons and markers that the kids have used to decorate the walls!!

Pass this along to everybody you know who is looking for better and safer ways to solve life's everyday problems.

06/01/2026

It’s about time !

More medical schools are teaching students how to cook and use food as a tool for treating patients. It's part of a growing movement called Food Is Medicine. Think of it as a modern, research-backed version of “an apple a day keeps the doctor away.” https://nyti.ms/4fjWNc4

04/11/2026