This is a sit down toilet only
Those of you who have perched on the porcelain throne at Heart & Hands may have noticed the sign strategically mounted at toilet-sitting height. We have also affixed one above…
Self-care is often a very unbeautiful thing
It is making a spreadsheet of your debt and enforcing a morning routine and cooking yourself healthy meals and no longer just running from your problems and calling the distraction…
Non-discrimination, part 2
It seems only fitting on Martin Luther King Day that we shout out our Non-Discrimination Statement loud and proud today. Unfortunately today, a client decided to verbally abuse several of…
Herbal Focuses for the coming Fall: by Jenny McCartney
The season has certainly shifted here in Victoria this past couple weeks, with cooler nights, shorter days and the first leaves yellowing and falling from trees. Now is the time…
Food of the Month by Dr. Scott ND: Kohlrabi
Kholrabi is a delicious vegetable that is part of the Brassica genus. Amongst other nutrients, it provides you with vitamin C, phosphorous, potassium and calcium at appreciable levels. If you…
A Healthy Poke: Demystifying the Science Behind Acupuncture
Many of us have started to embrace the use of alternative medicine, but acupuncture, with its qi, yin, and meridians, still raises eyebrows... While many practices in alternative medicine are…
Plant Medicine for Lovers, Fighters & Troubled Times
A solid guide to protecting and strengthening our hearts and spirits by Jenny McCartney, Medical Herbalist. At the request of a good friend, this post is dedicated to those who…
The Four Wives – An Inspiring Old Tibetan Story
Here is a very old and inspiring Tibetan story (and one that couldn't be more relevant for our busy, disconnected lives of the modern world): Long, long ago when the…