THE HOLISTIC PLANT: OUR BOTANICAL COUSINS
Our internal and external environments are important for determining our overall health. If we do not drink enough water, get enough...
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Lauren Truscott Waddell
- Nov 25, 2021
- 4 min
THE REMARKABLE REISHI MUSHROOM
Fungi are getting a lot of wonderful attention lately. Still, when some people imagine mushrooms, their minds go to either slimy...
Lauren Truscott Waddell
- Oct 28, 2021
- 4 min
A HERBALIST'S APPROACH TO IMMUNITY SUPPORT
Your immune system is complex and crucial to your overall health, and it is attached to every other system in your body. The immune...
Lauren Truscott Waddell
- Sep 16, 2021
- 3 min
HAWTHORN FOR THE HEART
This month’s topic here at Truehope Canada is heart health. Naturally, the Hawthorn tree comes to mind. Hawthorn (Crataegus spp.) is a...
Simon Brazier
- Aug 19, 2021
- 3 min
ANTI-BIOTICS IN NATURE
Did you know that up to 50% of all pharmaceuticals are derived from the plant world? This is just one huge example of the potent healing...
Lauren Truscott Waddell
- Aug 12, 2021
- 4 min
HERBAL MEDICINE & ANTIOXIDANTS
A healthy immune system is constantly functioning to maintain homeostasis within the body. Aiding in the immune response are...
Lauren Truscott Waddell
- Jul 15, 2021
- 3 min
STAY COOL & HYDRATED WITH HERBAL ICED TEA
It has been a hot summer here in Canada so far, and it is important to find ways to cool down and stay properly hydrated. Listening to...
Lauren Truscott Waddell
- Jun 24, 2021
- 3 min
PART 2 - HEALING A LEAKY GUT
Gastro-intestinal (GI) health plays a significant role in your body's ability to feel well. The integrity of the gut mucosa is hugely...
Simon Brazier
- May 13, 2021
- 2 min
NATURAL REMEDIES THAT ACTUALLY WORK
Traditional remedies stood the test of time for a reason, they work! Health trends and fad diets rise and fall, like the winter wheat,...
Lauren Truscott Waddell
- Apr 15, 2021
- 3 min
SPRING HERBS
At the beginning of this year, I wrote about entering the new year slowly, minimizing stress, basking in stillness and nourishing one’s...
Lauren Truscott Waddell
- Mar 18, 2021
- 4 min
LIVER HEALTH, LIVER SCIENCE
Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum) is an important herb for protecting and maintaining function of the liver, our largest gland and a...
Lauren Truscott Waddell
- Mar 4, 2021
- 2 min
The Science of Plant Medicine
Phytotherapy is the scientific term for plant medicine (Herbal Medicine), or the study of using plant-derived extracts as medicines or...
Lauren Truscott Waddell
- Feb 11, 2021
- 3 min
FAMILY LIVING
Enjoying food and drink with family is one of my favourite ways to connect. Herbal medicine can be part of this, and is a wonderful way...
Lauren Truscott Waddell
- Jan 28, 2021
- 2 min
Herbs for Slow-Living
Welcoming a new year often means bringing on change: new year, new you! This can be inspiring at first, but drastic shifts can be...
Lauren Truscott Waddell
- Jan 7, 2021
- 2 min
An Introduction to Herbal Medicine
Herbal medicine is the introduction of plants or fungi in an absorbable form into the body to restore health. A Herbalist’s role is to...
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