Interesting Mechanisms of How Herbs Really Work Part 1

By Terry Willard ClH, PhD(as presented at the Canadian Herb Conference Nov 7, 2020) To get a good understanding of how botanical remedies really work in us two-legged, over-intellectualized meat computers, {1,2} we have to go way back in our history. I mean way back, to the beginning of our existence. Even though in our present
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Insomnia: Waking at the Same Time Most Nights

In our last blog we saw that both circadian rhythms and the TCM meridian clock can greatly influence our body and our mind. These rhythms tell a Herbal practitioner a lot about a person’s general health and anomalies. One of the easiest places to see this is with sleep patterns. Many of my patients complain
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Druids Part 1: Ceremony, Mistletoe, Fertility and Coherence

Avebury 2nd Century BCE For over 35 cycles of the sacred Sun, I have trained hard and long for this moment. Being in the position of Arch Druid, it is up to me to feel the pulse and direct the ceremony. The drums are pounding and I can feel the electricity of anticipation building in
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