This is the latest instalment in the “Discover your weeds” series. I’m a big fan of using natural treatments to heal my body, both internally and externally. In fact, I haven’t taken a single antibiotic or prescription drug in over 25 years, and not even any over-the-counter medication or even a simple aspirin in almost…
Discover Your Weeds
Discover your weeds: Calendula
Calendula is one of the few plants that should be part of everyone’s First Aid kit. I’ve discovered it many years ago and use it regularly. I always make sure I have some Calendula ointment in my natural pharmacy. It’s kind of the natural non-toxic equivalent of Polysporin. The cream for all booboos. 😉 Basically…
Discover your Weeds: Cranberry
This is part of a series that I call “Discover your weeds”, because we are surrounded by many herbs, plants and foods that have amazing medicinal properties, but yet most of us consider these plants “weeds” (i.e. useless), so it’s time to discover more about them and help ourselves naturally. I’ve previously talked about Milk…
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…
