Posts Tagged ‘homeopathy’
An Antiviral Herb that Uplifts the Spirits
July is a busy month of harvesting fresh plants, both wild and cultivated. One of my favourite herbs of the season is St. John’s Wort, the latin name Hypericum perforatum. This bright little yellow flower is named after St. John the Baptist, a holiday celebrated in June, which is typically the week Hypericum begins to bloom. I’ve…
Read MoreA remedy for Uncertain Times: Ignatia for Heartbreak, loss, and grief
Wise sages throughout history have been known to say nature provides humans with all the medicine we may need for every illness. While it may be so that we haven’t yet decoded all of Nature’s elixirs – or perhaps we’ve collectively lost much of this wisdom through our industrialization and domestication – nothing coaxes me…
Read MoreResiliency Through The Flu (and a cough syrup recipe)
Make Your Own Medicine Making your own herbal medicines is easy, relatively inexpensive, and requires minimal equipment. The key ingredient in both recipes below is Elderberry. Elderberries are known for their remarkable antiviral activity. During H1N1 2009 they were studied and found to be effective against the virus; to-date they are shown to be effective…
Read MoreWhat is Homeopathy?
I LOVE homeopathy. While sometimes our profession stands as a role that we fill in order to serve our community, for me, being a homeopath is who I am – not just what I do. I came into homeopathy by accident. In fact, I was a skeptic at first. Interestingly, I later learned that many Homeopaths…
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