Herbal Medicine & Recipes
Give Your Liver a Spring Boost with Herbs to Flush Fat and Toxins
During the fall and winter months when the days are shorter, we tend to stay indoors and be more sedentary. Our bodies begin to build...
Suffering From Summer Allergies? Elder Flower to the Rescue
June is one of my favourite months. In our part of the world, it is the month when everything is the most green and lush....
Recipe: Herbal Power Balls
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘Sweet Solutions – Healthy Alternative Sweeteners for the Festive Season I treat these gems as medicinal truffles because they are...
Goldenseal Clears Inflammation and Infection
Valuable Herb is a Threatened Species in the Wild Goldenseal is a plant that was once very common in the deciduous woodlands of eastern North America....
Recipe: Chickpea Pasta Salad With Fresh Tomato-Herb Dressing
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘Cool and Easy Summertime Dining‘. Homemade chickpea pasta makes a delicious gluten-free salad and the good news is – it’s...
Chickweed and Nettles
Wild Spring Greens as Food and Medicine Spring is a great time to watch your greens grow. The aesthetically beautiful Chickweed and potent Stinging Nettle...
Warming Herbs and Spices for Fall
If you want to add some healthy new flavors to your autumn meals, it’s time to move beyond your salt and pepper shakers. There’s an...
Lemony Herbs Add Zest and Zing to Spring Meals
I often think of lemon in springtime. Lemony yellow is the colour infused into pale green spring buds and young tender leaves springing to life.
A HERBALIST’S FAVOURITE HOME REMEDIES
Most people who use herbs and other natural remedies have certain favourites that they rely on when needed. However, one place often overlooked as a...
The Clinical Impact of Vitamin C
My Personal Experiences as a Physician My ongoing relationship with vitamin C now spans a full 20 years, when I first met Dr. Hal Huggins,...
HEALING WITH SPROUTS
Get a Jumpstart on Spring with the Medicinal Power of Baby Plants When you eat sprouts, you are consuming the bio-electric twinkle of life. Spring...
Recipe: Herb Tea for Preventing Colds
From the Vitality Food Feature HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR! CHANGE OF SEASON DIET – Part 2 (Herb Tea) In preparation for the change of seasons, TCM...
Stinging Nettle: Wild Food and Medicine Nourishes and Heals the Whole Body
(The following is an excerpt from The Boreal Herbal: Wild Food and Medicine Plants of the North; Aroma Borealis Press; 2011; adapted for publication in...
Chinese Herbs for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Could a Chinese Herb Replace Life-Threatening RA Drugs? REPORT BY ALLIANCE FOR NATURAL HEALTH USA Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease in which your...
Luscious Lavender
A Simple Remedy You Can Grow, Harvest, and Use Everyday The following is an excerpt from POWER PLANTS: Simple Home Remedies You Can Grow, published...
THE HEALING POWER OF HERBAL TONICS
Many years ago, when I was first introduced to the art and science of herbal medicine, my mentor was an old style naturopathic doctor and...
