My fierce friend lives alongside Bathtub Trail. Battered and bloodied by careless hikers & bikers, the devil's club plant (Oplopanax horridum) tenaciously refuses to give way to oncoming traffic. Heedless passersby will be reminded of their painful encounter with the warrior for days to come. Her sharp, flat yellow spines bristle from every surface including … Continue reading Wellness: Warrior Plant Medicine
The trouble began at the public beach where my leashed, and consequently grouchy, dog did not like the other dogs running amok around him, and my two year old granddaughter, dressed to the nines in her Baby Gap beachwear, coveted all the brightly colored plastic toys strewn about the man-made sand bar. As she trotted … Continue reading A Lucky Life – A Trip to Nature’s Spa
Prescription drugs are synthetic, two-dimensional, bioactive molecules that our bodies view as alien and potentially harmful. Drug dosing is therefore precisely calculated to overwhelm our capacity to detoxify and eliminate them completely. In this way, a portion of the dose remains in the body to effect the desired changes in the disease process and the … Continue reading Honour the Earth and Your Connection to her Healing Botanicals
Those of us who are constantly fighting the battle of the bulge know the real truth. However much society may tell us that being fat is a personality flaw, the 61% of Canadians whose weight is unhealthily high (overweight or obese) know that fat is a loudmouth schnook constantly urging us to eat, even if … Continue reading Wellness: Fat Has a Mind of Its Own
So, here it is flu season one more time. It usually hits around Christmas when we are tired, stressed out, running on very little sleep and uncomfortably full of rich foods. As with most conditions that plague us, there's a herb for influenza. This frequent holiday gift from our local viral community responds well to … Continue reading Boneset – a natural remedy for influenza
The second column in a series of regular instalments from Pemberton herbalist, Evelyn Coggins. Revisit her first post, here, a profile on Choose Pemberton, here, or check out her website. If you suffer from a stubborn rash, ulcers, colitis, irritable bowel, heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, obesity, menstrual irregularities, loss of libido, low back pain, anxiety … Continue reading Wellness: Why Fear and Loathing can Give you a Rash
‘Wellness’ denotes a state of balance and harmony. There is current evidence supporting ancient belief that human health and wellness require harmony and balance between our physical bodies, our minds, our spirits and our environment. ~ Herbs for Health and Healing, Q+A with Evelyn Coggins Introducing a brand new column from Pemberton herbalist/phytotherapist, Evelyn Coggins. … Continue reading Thoughts on Wellness: a new column from Evelyn Coggins
The Wellness Almanac 