Last week, I had the pleasure to meet Jane, the creator and owner of Wildflowers Tea, in a beautiful rural setting where she lives with her husband and 3 kids. You can read about her story, and how she got into herbalism and organic here. This was my first ‘official’ meeting/interview, in a new series…
Alternative Remedies
Discover your weeds: Arnica
In my natural pharmacy, I have a few plants that I always make sure to have in stock, because I know that with them, I can treat pretty much anything that comes my way. Arnica is one of them. I use it externally in an ointment (from Clef des champs, made in Quebec, using organic…
Discover your weeds: Milk Thistle
One of my favourite plant supplements: Milk Thistle! This plant has helped me so many times! Milk thistle has been used for more than 2,000 years as a treatment for liver and gallbladder disorders, especially “when the eyes and skin turneth yellow”, an early reference to jaundice and liver disease. These historical writings spurred researchers…
Immunity Soup | Vegan
This soup is great when you have a cold, very comforting and full of goodness! I couldn’t find any astragalus roots but I made the recipe without it, and it was delicious (probably not as immune-boosting though, but since I had a cold at the time, I bought astragalus capsules instead to take – but…