Marigold Natural Pharmacy

• A Generative Force
  It has been 15 days since the raid and the store is still closed. Each day in a small business such as ours is a lifetime. The expenses continue and the cash flow stops. It is a bit like drinking through a straw and the glass is almost empty. The slurping noise is the sound of the bank account drying  up.  There are days when I feel depleted. There are night […]
• Acting Without Action: The Art of Falling
  On the day of the raid from Health Canada and the College of Pharmacists, there came a point when it became hard to see through the frustration, disappointment, and  simmering anger. Over time, I had to learn the lessons of falling. Only by  doing so. was it possible to accept the events as part of a greater unfolding.  Acting without ActionTaking no action […]
• Ire and Fire: Progressive Pharmacy Draws Attention
  The Most Progressive Pharmacy in Canada Marigold Compounding and Natural Pharmacy in Courtenay, BC is the first of its kind. It is one of the most progressive pharmacies in North America as far as the scope and the mode of its operation. It is the true integration of pharmacy, homeopathy, Chinese medicine, Ayurvedic medicine and other modalities at a profes […]
• Crooked Hand of Fate
  crooked hand of fate like me, just bone and sinew it is arthritic TOP TIPS FOR BONE BUILDING by Rudy Sanchez, Holistic PharmacistSurprisingly, for all the fuss about calcium, we only have a relatively small amount of it. The average female has one kilo of calcium. The average male, 1.5 kilos. You can carry this amount of calcium i […]
• My Fear of Kefir
  Kira gave me some kefir starter yesterday and I have made my first two batches, using some organic milk that we had in the fridge. From the time she gave me the "babies" yesterday, to this morning, they have grown in volume by 50%. My mutual funds should take note. Kefir babies sounds cute , but they are actually a bit scary. Knowing that this a […]
• My Top Ten Top Ten
  The Top Ten of Top Ten ListsIn the next ten postings, I will be listing the top ten of my top ten lists. Of course there are probably books and TV shows devoted to top ten lists, but these are my favorites, and they are topics on natural medicine.I think that it should really be a Top Six List, because in my experience, interest falls precipitously after the […]
• Top Ten Ways to Balance Your pH
  TOP TEN TIPS ON ALKALIZING YOUR INTERNAL pHPart 1 of a 10 part SeriesOne of the givens in achieving health, maintaining energy, reaching vitality and increasing immunity is a proper body pH. The surety of this all-in-one season's pass to good health is based on the fact that our body contains about 60% water. Our being in balance is dependent on a la […]
• My Blog Commandments
  This being my first blog, I will abide by the following rules:1. I will not backspace. What is written is wrote. No editing.2. I will first-write. Thoughts will transfer directly from my mind to the keyboard.3. I will not write about other people, that is gossip.4. I will offer opinion, that is ... that is conviction...I think.5. I will do good. Contribute. […]
• Welcome
  Probiotic OlympicsMarigold Natural Pharmacy offers a wide variety of probiotic supplements. We now carry one of the best probiotic lines on the planet: Dr. Ohhira's Probiotics. Developed by award-winning microbiologist Dr. Ichiroh Ohhira from Okayama University, they contain very specific strains of lactic acid bacteria.If they held an Olympics for bact […]