This page/community is dedicated to making Herbal Medicine an accessible means of maintaining health and wellness by sharing knowledge with anyone who might be interested or curious to learn more. Herbal Medicine is truly a Holistic Medicine and can prove to be very helpful for a wide variety of human ailments and experiences, some of these areas include:
Mental & Emotional Well Being
Hormonal Regulation
Chronic Illness & Degenerative Disease
Auto-Immunity
Cardiovascular Health
Acute Infections & Wound Healing
Skin Health & Beauty Empowerment
Poor Nutritional Status (anemia, poor nutrient absorption)
Stress Management, Relaxation & Sleep Improvement
Athletic Performance
In my personal profession and what I advocate, I always aim to do no harm and put patients and followers well being and safety first, never wishing to discredit biomedicine. Always, I will advise to work in conjunction with any treatment which Primary M.D.'s provide, sometimes hoping to reduce things like pharmaceutical interventions when possible, but making no official claims to things like "cures" or outright substitutions for pharmaceuticals treating serious health issues. I truly believe that in the future natural medicine and biomedicine will work in complement to each other to provide the best, educated care for all individuals. About Me:
My name is Katrina Forgues and I am a recently graduated Medical Herbalist and Wellness Coach. I have been studying Herbal Medicine and wellness formally at Pacific Rim College in Victoria, BC for the last 4 years and have recently completed my Western Herbal Medicine Phytotherapy Diploma Program, receiving over 1500 hours of training in combined Biomedical Sciences, Western Herbalism Therapeutics, Nutrition, Herbal Energetics & Related Electives. My clinical training includes an additional 500+ hours of observation and supervised treatment of patients with a wide variety of health and wellness concerns. Some additional passions of mine in this field include Natural Skin Care, Infrared Therapy for Pain and Microgreen Juice Therapy. I will officially begin practising this Fall and am currently waiting on beginning the application process for membership to join the Canadian Herbalist’s Association of British Columbia as well as the American Herbalists Guild after some additional training I will receive this summer.
