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Kamille D. Whittaker
- Jul 28, 2020
- 1 min
Lessons From Plants
"I cut it back ... maybe too much ... but it will grow back. And if it doesn't... I'll just plant another." -- Mom on her avocado/pear...
Kamille D. Whittaker
- Jun 13, 2020
- 1 min
Excerpt: "A Little Patch of Something"
By Imani Perry Excerpted from The Paris Review I’m growing microgreens. Every couple of weeks they are sufficiently lush to be snipped...
Kamille D. Whittaker
- May 12, 2020
- 2 min
Try This: Orange Peel + Moringa Seed, Grapeseed, Vitamin E Oil Face Serum
I have two near-future Licensed Estheticians in the house and we like to experiment.
Kamille D. Whittaker
- Mar 29, 2020
- 2 min
Chopin's 'Nocturnes'
Between 1827 and 1846, piano composer Frederic Chopin wrote 21 Nocturnes -- moody compositions that feature a prominent melody goading a...
Kamille D. Whittaker
- Jan 26, 2020
- 1 min
Derek Walcott: Love After Love and Poetry as Prayer
Love After Love The time will come when, with elation you will greet yourself arriving at your own door, in your own mirror and each will...
Kamille D. Whittaker
- Dec 29, 2019
- 1 min
Recipe + Ritual: Haitian Soup Joumou
Soup Joumou, also known as the Haitian Independence Soup, is a hearty pumpkin (or squash) soup that is traditionally served on January 1...
Kamille D. Whittaker
- Jan 30, 2019
- 3 min
Natural Wonder: Three Days of Wellness in Aruba
Aruba is rugged and vibrant – decadent in some places and quiet when it needs to be. There’s the healing sun, sand and sea and there’s...
Kamille D. Whittaker
- Nov 15, 2018
- 1 min
A Mild Headache Reliever Using Cucumber and Spinach Juice + Peppermint Oil
I was in the kitchen cooking dinner and my youngest one looked at me from the table where she was doing her homework with a furrowed...
Kamille D. Whittaker
- Nov 11, 2018
- 1 min
The First Step To Clearer Skin: Drink Some Form of Carrot Juice Everyday
Five days. Five days is all it took to significantly reduce the scars/hyper-pigmentation that I had from the skin "challenges" and acute...
Kamille D. Whittaker
- Oct 15, 2018
- 4 min
Wellness Retreats: Moving in the Direction of Healing
Lately, I've been burning some incense that I was gifted by the ila spa in Antigua … I still carry with me the words my therapist spoke...
Kamille D. Whittaker
- Sep 18, 2018
- 2 min
Try This: How Grenada's Spice Market Inspired My 'Turmeric Salve' Concoction
One of my main objectives when I visited the "Spice Island" of Grenada was to return with a haul of seasonings and spices. At Grenada's...
Kamille D. Whittaker
- May 6, 2018
- 3 min
IwiFresh Farm-To-Skin Spa Expands to Whole Foods
IWI Fresh Garden Day Spa’s story of expansion started at its inception: Garden fresh goodness, after all, is difficult to contain. First,...
Kamille D. Whittaker
- May 6, 2018
- 4 min
Chef Ahki: Always Be Cleansing
People tend to find Sepsenahki “Chef Ahki” Aahkhu, top of the Delicious Indigenous Foods chain, at many junctures. Whether they are...