Thanks to the Winds of Change and the Rotary Club of Pemberton I was able to attend the Speaker Series at the Pemberton Community Centre, featuring Dr. Art Hister, last Monday. Having previously seen him on his 5 minute Global BC health spots, I was interested to hear his perspective and thoughts on how to … Continue reading Dr. Art: Simple Steps for a Longer, Healthier, Happier Life
Last night I had the privilege of attending a talk by Dr.Gabor Maté. I must admit, I've had a wee bit of an academic crush on Dr.Maté for quite a while now. His calm yet insistent presentation of some frightening realities of the current state of adult-child relationships seemed to be well received by the … Continue reading Childhood under threat: Dr Gabor Mate speaks in Whistler
When I was a young married woman with no babies to cosset other than a huge, 100 pound dog, I took him for a walk in a local park that I had played in as a child. It was April and the path to the lake was deserted. I could see in every direction because … Continue reading Ways of a Child
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
Area C SLRD Director, Susie Gimse, took time out from a full holiday house, to share her resolution for 2014 with us. As we near the beginning of 2014 and New Year's resolutions for the coming year, I renew my resolution to ride to Seattle in support of the BC Cancer Foundation, in remembrance of … Continue reading Resolutions 2014 with Susie Gimse
I had the chance to interview Isabelle Ranger of Namasthé Tea the other day, and distilled from that inspiring conversation the 5 best reasons to treat yourself to a cup of tea as part of your daily wellness routine. (You can read the full interview here.) Fresh mountain water (which has the highest prana/chi) … Continue reading Holiday Survival Guide: Wellness Tip #7 Have a Cup of Tea
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
Author David Sheff explains (in this radio interview on NPR) why we shouldn’t wait for a person to hit rock bottom before getting them help — “I’ve heard over and over again, we’re told that they had to let their kids, you know, their husbands, their wives, whoever it was, they had to stand back, … Continue reading On the Shelf: “Clean”
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