I recently received injuries to my right hand that caused damage to some of my nerves. During my recovery process, I experienced exquisitely painful sensitivity at the sites that were healing and forming scar tissue. Time and Mother Nature wait for no one however and the St. John's wort blossoms emerged as my hand was … Continue reading The Lesson
I saw another young neighbour downtown with a head scarf on to hide the hair loss of cancer chemotherapy. That makes 3 in the last few months. I think that's a high incidence in a town of 2000 residents and it makes me sad, frustrated and angry. According to the Canadian Cancer Society almost half … Continue reading F*ck Cancer and F*ck Complacency about Crimes Against the Environment
Evelyn Coggins wrote about the upside of the flu shot, and how the vaccination works, last month on the Wellness Almanac. Check out that post, here. I opened the door and in-flew-Enza. The resident biology teacher at my junior high school wrote that joke on the board on the first day of every unsuspecting grade … Continue reading The Downside of Flu Shots
There are no guarantees in life yet many people expect them from our medical system. Take flu prevention, for example. Some people assume they are safe from the flu virus if they get the shot and are outraged when they get sick anyway. According to the experts, it's your best bet for preventing influenza. Maybe … Continue reading Wellness: The Upside of Flu Shots
‘Since garlick then hath powers to save from death, Bear with it though it makes unsavory breath.' Salerno Regimen of Health (12th Century) The story of garlic's spiritual, medicinal and culinary uses spans thousands of years of human history. Remnants have been found in neolithic caves. It was consumed by the labor force of the … Continue reading Holiday Wellness Tip #4: Revel in the Stink of Garlic
You know that moment in time when you suddenly understand a concept that has steadfastly eluded you? Perhaps you are just lounging in the grass watching the clouds race across the sky and 'it' hits you. Thinking about that moment afterward, you could almost swear you heard the sound of a key turning a lock … Continue reading GE/GMO Foods: My Isaac Newton Moment
If we destroy our environment, if we toss aside our traditional knowledge and spiritual values, we cannot be well. Evelyn Coggins This year, I've learned about devil's club, why being a stress-case can cause you to break out, why all those fashionable fall cleanses are not such a good idea, why the battle of the bulge … Continue reading Wellness Gathering presents Evelyn Coggins on Herbal Medicines, Nov 2, 11am
September is a time of renewal for most of us as we resume the schedules that have been set aside in favor of the wonderful spontaneity of summer. Fitness and dance classes, volunteer commitments, school and work routines begin again and we re-establish relationships that have been temporarily set aside. For some of us, health … Continue reading Wellness: “Pure water has no fish”
Wellness Almanac contributor Evelyn Coggins will be guiding free herb walks at Helmer's Organic Farm during Slow Food Cycle Sunday, August 18, 2013.
I think I may have first used the term ‘slow medicine’ to explain my yearly participation in Pemberton’s Slow Food Cycle Sunday. In one of my top five eureka moments, I was dazzled by the apparent philosophical compatibility of the slow food movement and the practice of herbal medicine. Just as ‘slow’ foods nourish and … Continue reading Wellness: Slow Medicine
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