Posts From Michael Vertolli, RH
Heal Your Thyroid Naturally
Canadians, like members of most Western societies, are living longer and there are those who would like us to believe that this is largely the...
Spotlight on Yellow Dock: Soothing, Anti-Inflammatory, and Cleansing
Now that the fall colours have passed their peak and most of the leaves have fallen, things are going to look a little barren until...
Red Raspberry: Herbal Ally Strengthens and Tones the Heart, Respiratory Tract and Reproductive System
June is an amazing month in Ontario. It tends to be the time of year when everything is incredibly lush and at its greenest. Life...
Summer First Aid: Herbal Essentials for Outdoor Living
Now that the warm weather is here most of us will be spending more time outdoors, playing, working or just hanging around. All of this...
Herbs for the Mind
Find Relief from Anxiety, Depression, and Stress with Allies from the Plant Kingdom September is a great time of year. Summer is winding down and...
Sun Savvy
Benefit from Sun without the Skin Cancer Summer is a great time of year. Days are long, everything is growing and changing at an incredible...
News Briefs – June 2006
Saturated Fat: More Risks Uncovered Recent studies serve as a reminder to eat less saturated fat. Previously, experts warned against saturated fat because of its...
English Thyme
Common Kitchen Herb is a Potent Anti-Inflammatory, Anti-Viral, and Anti-Bacterial Medicine I have often written about how some of the most incredible healing herbs grow...
Thyroid Therapy
Foods and Herbs to Nourish this Hardworking Master Gland Stress is something that we have learned to accept in modern Western society. It has become...
Cholesterol Cure
Simple Diet, Lifestyle, and Herbal Measures During the recent election campaign the various party proposals on health care clearly indicated that none of the parties...
ABCs of Immunity
Effective Ways to Fortify Yourself Against Winter Colds and Influenzas One of the more interesting developments of the early 21st century is that our health...
Goldenseal
A Threatened Species in the Wild, this Herb Is Now Emerging as a Valuable Organically-Grown Medicine As an herbalist, I am painfully aware of how...
The Role of Herbs in Treating Cancer
Of all of the afflictions that plague humankind, there is none that is associated with greater fear than cancer. No matter how strong-willed or optimistic...
Coltsfoot – Friendly Neighbourhood Herb
Helps Heal Inflammation of Lungs, Eyes, and Bowels It’s late March and I’m in front of my computer working on an early draft of this...
MARVELLOUS MILKWEED
This Sun Worshipping ‘Weed’ Provides Food for Monarch Butterflies and Potent Herbal Medicine for Humans When we take a walk in the open fields in...
COMFREY
Revered by Folk Medicine, Banned by Medical Experts, What is the Real Truth About this Powerful Medicinal Plant? When European settlers came to Canada, out...
