Category: Lifestyle & Healing
Medicinal Herbal Teas
There are a lot of people that take herbal medicines in the form of a tea for various reasons. Some of the basic reasons are that they don’t like the alcohol in tinctures or that the taste of decoctions are too strong. Teas are easy to prepare and easy to take, but there are things that you have to be aware of when taking teas as medicine. Continue reading
Western Herbal Medicine and the Common Cold and Flu
As we see the days getting shorter and the leaves on the trees changing color, we realize that summer is gone and winter is on its way. One of the unpleasant parts of the winter is that the common cold and flu are more likely to infect people. But what is the common cold and what can we do about it? Continue reading
Diet and Overconsumption
Dear James,
I have rapidly gained so much weight that I now have stretch marks. My doctor has me on Lexpro 20mg for anxiety and Diovan HCT 30 mg for high blood pressure. But now I am having serious side effects and no one is listening. Continue reading
Daily Care and Herbs from the Shelf
Dear James, I don’t have a lot of extra money every month, but I want to start investing in preventative medicine so I can live a long and healthy life. Where’s a good place to start?
Janine, Victoria
Stress
Dear James,
Going back to University always makes me feel a bit stressed. Are there any herbs that I can take for that?
Janine – Vancouver
Local Healing Plants in Victoria, BC, Canada
Looking around the fields and streets of Victoria these last few weeks, one cannot miss the abundance of new plant life. There are flowers, bushes, herbs and trees all preparing for a new season and putting on a dazzling display … Continue reading
Stress and Western Herbal Medicine
Although modern day living provides many new conveniences, there is still a large portion of the population that suffer from various degrees of stress. But what is stress and how does it affect people’s health?