by Dr. Talia Marcheggiani, ND | Dec 21, 2012 | Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine, Creativity, DIY, Family, Food, Gifts, Health, Holidays, Student, Student debt
If we weren’t broke before coming to this program, after about 2.5 years you’ll bet we are now! There’s no time to get a job and no money to be spent on expensive, luxurious gifts. So, what’s a naturopathic student to do? In order to partake in the materialism of the holiday season (and I actually do love giving gifts), here are some very cheap, fun, healthy and easy gift ideas for the entire family that will actually be used and enjoyed!
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by Dr. Talia Marcheggiani, ND | Dec 14, 2012 | Beauty, DIY, Exams, Hair, Health, Home Remedies, Self-care, Stress, Student
Since puberty I’ve had fine, oil-prone hair that used to require daily washing. However, washing hair on a daily basis can be time-consuming and expensive. It’s also not recommended that we wash hair often (it’s better to cut shampoos down to once or twice a week) to avoid stripping our scalp and hair of their moisturizing, natural oils. If I don’t wash my hair often, however, my head becomes a limp, dull greasy mess that only looks partially presentable when pulled into a pony tail or buried under some kind of hat. Hence, the magic of: dry shampoo!
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by Dr. Talia Marcheggiani, ND | Sep 19, 2012 | Botanical Medicine, DIY, Home Remedies, Photography, Self-care, Skin health
One of my favourite herbs to treat skin is calendula, or marigold. The bright orange petals from this pretty flower helps soothe and moisturize minor cuts, burns, bruises and scratches, helping to increase the speed of wound-healing and decrease infection. Calendula is also used to treat dermatitis or other itchy skin conditions, especially allergic conditions like poison ivy rash or bug bites, or can simply be used as a skin moisturizer, improving skin health and appearance.
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