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Marike van Breugel

@artemislives

Woman of the world, mama, writer, thinker and creator of fine natural herbal products.

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Marike van Breugel
@artemislives Dec 21, 2022, 1:08 PM UTC

AI and the Search for the Perfect Manufactured Image

I have started wondering since I've seen social media literally overrun by AI images of people tarting themselves up into into what they want the world to see. Image source I see you now, you slightl…

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Marike van Breugel
@artemislives Dec 20, 2022, 2:13 PM UTC

ROSELLE: a Rich, Red, Herbal Powerhouse for Wound Healing and Weight Management

Roselle (botanically Hibiscus sabdariffa) is the dried calyx of a variety of hibiscus flower. What's a calyx? It's the bottom part of the flower, after the bloom is spent and the petals fall off. Sor…

159 upvotes 16 replies $2.98
Marike van Breugel
@artemislives Dec 19, 2022, 5:47 PM UTC

White Christmas? Netherlands Turning On Some Real Christmas Weather

For the first time in 22 years, I'm back in the mothership - the Netherlands, country of my birth - for Christmas. Last time I was here was Christmas 1999, ready for the big Y2K disaster that wasn't.…

105 upvotes 19 replies $2.79
Marike van Breugel
@artemislives Nov 14, 2022, 6:19 AM UTC

Herbal Interactions: How Food Intake Can Affect Cannabis Absorption

All munchie jokes aside, the foods you choose to eat before or with your cannabis – whether you’re smoking for anxiety or using edibles for better sleep or medicinal oil for cancer treatment – really…

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Marike van Breugel
@artemislives Nov 13, 2022, 3:37 AM UTC

Sunrise Walk to Samnagsong Doi Chiang Dao, Northern Thailand

Being awake literally before the birds? It's my normal but rarely do I feel such a pull to get out of my warm snuggly bed and into the morning. I'm staying at a small Nature Lovers Retreat in a tiny…

312 upvotes 5 downvotes 8 replies $24.20
Marike van Breugel
@artemislives Nov 12, 2022, 1:37 AM UTC

The Plant Rescuer Habit Vs Minimalism

I bought just one as a sort of sympathy shop. You know, like sympathy sex, where you're not remotely invested beyond cool curiosity but feel so sorry for someone putting it out there so earnestly for…

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Marike van Breugel
@artemislives Nov 6, 2022, 4:09 AM UTC

Lantern Festival, Wat Hariphunchai, Lamphun, Northern Thailand

Extravagant doesn't begin to describe the feeling. Somewhere between wildly festive and profoundly sacred, it's a feeling one can't explain to be amidst literally thousands of Thai people, smiling bu…

705 upvotes 24 replies $7.30
Marike van Breugel
@artemislives Nov 5, 2022, 2:44 AM UTC

Madan: Local Thai Fruit & Potent Herb Being Researched Internationally

I really love the way my herbal knowledge in Thailand grows organically - pun intended. Some random person will push a leaf, drink or dish of food my way and say, "สมุนไพร", which means "herbal". The…

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Marike van Breugel
@artemislives Nov 1, 2022, 8:02 AM UTC

A Temple Garden for the Mind & Spirit: Tam Pha Phlong, Chiang Dao in North Western Thailand

A garden specifically designed to draw the mind and heart UP... A garden which serves the natural order in an ancient and sacred forest... A garden designed to enhance the spiritual journey and the p…

263 upvotes 1 downvotes 18 replies $22.73
Marike van Breugel
@artemislives Oct 28, 2022, 3:39 AM UTC

Starting the New Tao Eid Market in Chiang Mai - It's HARD work!!

I'm still not entirely sure how it happened, but I've been invited-leaned-on to help a couple of delightful Thai ladies with the creation and development of a NEW MARKET here in Chiang Mai, Northern…

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