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We all have a sense of smell. Every food has a scent created by a terpene, alcohol, ester or a phenol.
When it comes to wholefood as medicine, one's ability to smell the food aids the mouth in generating intricacies of the salivary amilase. Your saliva is the first step of digestion, telling the stomach what enzymes to call for to digest what is coming down the pipe (literally).
I've created a tool to help identify where your body needs help and why. Not all cravings are due to allergies, bad habits, or marketing influences. When the brain cries out for a given food or drink, stop and assess. What's in that food/drink that the brain is calling for? When we identify that, then ingest a healthier option containing that compound, the brain is often happier and the body responds favourably.
The tool I've created contains 24 tiny herb vials, each containing a wild herb from the Central Okanagan, chosen for it's affinity for a body system or commonly-seen condition. When you tell me what your knee-jerk reaction is to a scent, I'll note it so we can examine what it might mean for your health picture.
There are reasons foods smell, good, bad, nice, awesome, revolting, meh, etc. There are reasons your brain will lung at some scents and recoil at others. While much gentler in scent than EO's, use of the whole plant allows us to get a much more comprehensive smell from which to gather information about what your body needs.
If you'd like to book your Scented Plant-based Health Assessment, be sure to fill out my client intake form either in pdf or digitally signed and once I have that in hand and we've had our first session together (first session is always free), we will book your Scented Plant-based Health Assessment.
For the full write-up, and to see photos, click here:
https://naturalhealthgodsway.c....a/2025/12/28/introdu
2025, the year that life for Ashtree Wildcrafting and Biblical Natural Health Coaching literally went wild!
As Christmas segways into New Years, Ashley and I are catching our breath, recuperating, and looking to catch up on some tasks that we couldn't touch this past year, before the foraging season starts up again for 2026.
This is a very newsy but surface glance at how the past year went, and hints at what might be coming in the new year!
https://naturalhealthgodsway.c....a/2025/12/27/end-of-
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
Isaiah 9:6-7 KJV
One of my quirks, is that I love spiders, regularly make friends with yellow jackets, will toss stink bugs outside if I find them in the house (like just two days ago, in December, here in the Okanagan!!!) and only hang fly tape when too many house flies move in or the fruit flies come out. One year when my son was just a baby and my daughter was not yet born, the bedroom window did not have a screen. An orb weaver spider created a web across that window, and all summer long, not a single bug got into that room! The spider got big and fat and I was sad to see her go when the cold weather hit.
My daughter bought me some "Christmas spiders" as we call them, during halloween season one year. As much as I hate that holiday, commercially-speaking it's the only time of year when we find decent spider decorations. Most of the time we don't buy them, but a couple years ago, Ashley bought me a set of spiders to put up at Christmastime. Their colours were too cheery for halloween, but that's when they were set out for purchase. This year, I had a little fun with one, making it look like she was trying to help me decorate and got tangled in the garland.
Every time I see a spider, I am reminded of the verse in Proverbs where Solomon observes them even living in the palace. I hope this Christmas spider's attempt at decorating brings you a smile as it does me.
Merry Christmas!
Do you like free? How about free gifts you can keep for yourself AND give away to others?!
My Free Tools section of the coaching website, has just been updated. The blog article on God granting us knowledge of His creation has been turned into a PDF ebook that you can download and share around. It is formatted for 4x6, so if you look at it larger than that, it may appear a bit blurry. This is a free gift as 90% of it is nothing but Scripture.
Near the bottom of the page, is a holiday grocery list that can help you get through the holidays and out the other side with either minimal or no ill effects, pardon the pun. Click to open, then download or print to take with you to the store.
Colouring pages can be found on this page as well, with varying levels of difficulty for those on your list who like to colour. Right-click any image to open in a new tab, then print on a regular 8.5x11 sheet of paper.
Merry Christmas!
https://naturalhealthgodsway.ca/free-tools/
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Did you know God considers how you look after yourself to be an act of worship toward Him? Do you want to learn how to look after yourself in a God-honouring way? As your Biblical Natural Health Coach, I can help.