Tag: herbalism

Tag: herbalism

Pain of endometriosis

The pain of endometriosis The pain of endometriosis is twofold. Women with this condition frequently suffer from infertility. On top of this – women often experience crippling pelvic pain.  For those unfamiliar with the condition, endometriosis is when tissue that ordinarily lines the uterus (endometrium) grows outside the uterus on other pelvic organs like the

Stress and the immune system.

Stress and the immune system. To successfully fight off any infection we need a healthy immune system.  Stress is something that has a direct impact on how well our immune system works.  My husband left yesterday on a business trip to China.  It would be dishonest of me to say I am not thinking about

Rosemary is for more than cooking.

Rosemary is for more than cooking. Rosemary is for more than cooking.  It is a potent medicinal herb.  I remember some rosemary I saw in a community garden.  I know we have community gardens here in Ottawa. In Vancouver it seems that they are more common.  This particular garden was smack dab in the middle of

Self-care and herbalism at New Year’s.

  Self-care and herbalism seem to go together like peanut butter and jelly.  All part of that amorphous wellness we are all searching for.  Lately I have been thinking about what true self-care is.  This passage below inspired me. “Self-care is often a very unbeautiful thing. It is making a spreadsheet of your debt and