Thanksgiving was last weekend, and I always find it's the start of what I call "the eating season". Thanksgiving is a time where we usual...

You may or may not have heard of the term "forest bathing." It comes from Japan where the practice is called shinrin-yoku; Shinrin in Jap...

Many of us know that horrible throbbing pain of a headache.

We live in interesting times; pandemics, social distancing, uncertainty and fear of the future.

With the world-wide pandemic going on, it seems more people are thinking about gardening, especially for growing their own food.

When someone mentions catnip, you automatically think of it's effects on cats: it can make them euphoric, go crazy or mellow.

The world and news is full of doom, gloom and scary stuff, especially right now. It's so easy to get sucked into it, to fear every person...

With Coronavirus (Covid-19) spreading everywhere and making headlines in the news, many people and governments are taking extra precautions

Most people think that stinging nettles are nothing more than a weed with a nasty sting if you happen to touch it with bare skin.

There are all kinds of people in the world; it's part of what makes life interesting! It would be pretty dull if we were all the same.

Lately I've had quite a few people coming in complaining about sciatic pain. So what exactly is sciatica anyways?

This weekend we got a pile of snow! It was one of those winter storms where you have to shovel several times a day so you didn't...

From Aesop's Fables: " A man and his son were once going with their donkey to market. As they were walking along...

If I had to pick one herb as my favourite, it would have to be lemon balm (Melissa officinalis). This member of the mint family has...

A few weeks back I wrote about how the holidays can be too much about consumerism and alternatives to gift giving.

Take a deep breath; what do you smell? Is it a pleasant scent, such as vanilla, orange or beeswax? I

Now that Thanksgiving, Halloween and Remembrance Day are over, it seems everyone is heading full tilt into the holidays.

Cancer: it's a big, scary word that we hear all too often now. Most people know someone that has had cancer, whether it's a co-worker, ...

Let's face it: life can be super hectic, stressful, with too many things to do and not enough time to do them all.

Roses are beautiful, often with a heady fragrance that just makes you want to breathe deeply when you stop to smell them.