Four articles just got a very important update, and I'm starting with the controversy around the most common way people today understand the compound being discussed. But salicylate, or salicylic acid, has recently been shown to revert cancer cells back to their original regular cell DNA programming! These days, we typically associate this compound with aspirin, which is a synthetic drug derived from salicylate found in willow bark. Dr Mercola published an article today with the bombshell research, and I had to include it in the following four articles, along with a partial list of foods that are known to contain salicylate as one of their phytochemicals. If you or someone you know is concerned about cancer, these articles are for you: Controversy Strikes the Grocery List Again! https://naturalhealthgodsway.ca/2022/02/19/controversy-strikes-the-grocery-list-again/ Keytruda – Part 3: Three Drugs That Drain the Bank, and the Foods that Do Similar Tasks https://naturalhealthgodsway.ca/2024/02/11/keytruda-part-3-three-drugs-that-drain-the-bank-and-the-foods-that-do-similar-tasks/ Foods that Beat Back Pancreatic Cancer https://naturalhealthgodsway.ca/2023/02/03/foods-that-beat-back-pancreatic-cancer/ Cervical Cancer – It doesn’t have to be a life or death decision! https://naturalhealthgodsway.ca/2026/02/25/cervical-cancer-it-doesnt-have-to-be-a-life-or-death-decision/

Struggling to Feed a Sick Baby? Try These Simple Tips It can feel confusing and stressful when your baby refuses to feed the way they usually do. Illness often brings fussiness, discomfort, and shorter feeding sessions, leaving many mothers unsure of what to do next. But this is your baby’s way of coping, and with the right techniques, you can still provide the comfort and nutrition they need. Simple changes like adjusting feeding positions, offering feeds more often, and creating a calming environment can help your baby feel more secure. These small steps not only support your baby’s recovery but also ease your own worries during this challenging time. Read our article to discover simple ways to feed your baby with comfort and confidence during illness. https://www.articleted.com/article/1139622/128918/Simple--amp;-Effective-Tips-for-Breastfeeding-a-Sick-Baby

Here’s the actual, verifiable situation in Canada right now**—no speculation, just what’s been publicly documented. --- # 🇨🇦 Canada: Digital currency (CBDC) ### Current status * The Bank of Canada has **NOT launched a digital dollar * It has only done research and testing * As of recent updates, the project is actually being scaled back, not accelerated ([Bank of Canada][1]) 👉 Key point: * A digital Canadian dollar does not exist today * There is no launch date announced --- ### What they *have* done * Ran public consultations in 2023 to ask Canadians what they think ([Bank of Canada][2]) * Studied: * privacy issues * how it would work technically * risks to the financial system ([Bank of Canada][1]) 👉 Important detail: Any actual launch would require approval from Parliament, not just the central bank ([Bank of Canada][3]) --- ### Official stance (simplified) * “We’re preparing in case it’s needed” * “There’s no decision to create one” Some sources even note it’s been put “on the back burner” for now ([NerdWallet][4]) --- # 🪪 Canada: Digital ID Canada does NOT have a mandatory national digital ID system What exists instead: * Separate provincial programs (like BC Services Card, Ontario Digital ID plans) * Federal-level ideas are still evolving and debated * Adoption is gradual and optional, not forced 👉 There is: * No nationwide rollout * No requirement tying it to money or banking --- # ⏳ So is there a 2030 timeline? No—there is no official 2030 deadline in Canada for: * Digital currency * Digital ID * Or combining the two What actually exists: * Ongoing research * Policy discussions * Slow, cautious experimentation --- # 🧠 What’s really happening (in plain terms) Instead of a single plan, you’re seeing: 1. “Wait and see” approach Canada is watching: * What other countries do * How technology evolves * Public reaction 2. Contingency planning They want to be ready if: * Cash use drops a lot * Private digital money (crypto, big tech payments) takes over 3. Political limits Even if a digital dollar were proposed: * It would be debated publicly * Laws would need to pass * It could be delayed or rejected --- # ⚖️ Bottom line * There is no confirmed timeline (2030 or otherwise) * Canada is not close to rolling this out * In fact, progress has been slower and more cautious than many people expect --- If you want, I can also show you what other countries (like China or the EU) are actually doing—those comparisons help put things into perspective and clear up a lot of the “global plan” confusion. [1]: https://www.bankofcanada.ca/digitaldollar/?utm_source=chatgpt.com "Digital Canadian Dollar - Bank of Canada" [2]: https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2023/05/bank-canada-launches-public-consultations-digital-dollar/?utm_source=chatgpt.com "Bank of Canada launches public consultations on a digital dollar - Bank of Canada" [3]: https://www.bankofcanada.ca/publications/annual-reports-quarterly-financial-reports/annual-report-2021/preparing-for-a-central-bank-digital-currency/?utm_source=chatgpt.com "Preparing for a central bank digital currency - Bank of Canada" [4]: https://www.nerdwallet.com/ca/p/article/banking/cbdc-canada-central-bank-digital-currency?utm_source=chatgpt.com "Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC): How Will It Work in Canada? - NerdWallet Canada"

Struggling With Breastfeeding? These 5 Supplies Can Help No one really talks about how uncomfortable breastfeeding can feel in the beginning—the awkward positions, sore muscles, and those long, sleepless nights. Many moms try to adjust and manage, but the truth is, the right support can change everything. A few thoughtfully chosen breastfeeding supplies can help you sit better, reduce strain, and make feeding time feel calmer instead of stressful. Whether it’s something that supports your posture or saves your time, these small additions can bring real relief to your daily routine. You don’t need everything—just the right things that actually make a difference when you need them most. Click on the link below to read our full article. https://www.articleted.com/article/1136111/128918/5-Breastfeeding-Supplies-Every-Mom-Should-Have

Coming up for air as I continue efforts on my textbook before the foraging season kicks into high gear! I realized I haven't posted any new blog articles for literally an entire month! Oops??? This coming weekend, we are at Vernon Shoparama at the Vernon Rec Centre. We will be in the rec centre's gym. In April, we will be back at the rec centre for the Vernon Wellness Fair, and then at Maplefest downtown Kelowna the last saturday of the month. May's craft fair schedule has run off the rails, BUT. . . we end the month at our very first ever Ren Fair!!! As I type, Ashley is working on a leather corsette belt for me! Comparing apothecary outfits to 1850's bar tenders with the age if piracy, and in all three image searches, it was apparent that as an English rider, Ashley's outfit was prebuilt just riding her horse! She had made herself a waspy corsette a few years ago, and that completes her look. The Penticton Ren Fair is happening May 30th! Do keep tabs on our 2026 Where We'll Be card, and/or to the website calendar, clickable from the main menu bar across the top of my website. We've also discovered the wonders of turning pine bark into a spice similar to cinnamon, with a flavour profile similar to cinnamon as well. It lends the same flavour style to things like apple fritters, apple crumble, pumpkin spice blend, etc. We are changing up the tea packaging by the way! This is more cost effective for us, takes the same length of time to put together as the current packaging, but takes up less space, and is easier to use. Just keep the string for your own storage as you will need it to close the package. Wild Apple Spice is the first tea to use this packaging. With plants coming to life around the valley, now is the time to be planning for foraging workshops. It's going to be a knock-em-out year this year (on many levels)! Here's hoping if you live in the Okanagan, to see you around at various fairs we'll be at! https://naturalhealthgodsway.ca/2026/03/24/coming-up-for-air-update-on-book-efforts-spring-outlook-news/

So I got blocked by someone over at Truth Social who was pushing Amazon products in health groups. First, why anyone still supports a company that refuses to crack down on both plagiarism and digital art theft, amazes me. As an author with friends in the artistic space affected by this behaviour, I left and took my books elsewhere. Second, encouraging people to buy what they can often get for free in their backyard or in wild spaces, also doesn't make sense, because free sources make health and wellness more affordable. It's called foraging. A recent push for a herbal supplement was for spurilina. The big claim to fame here is the chlorophyll. Dr Mercola, in a 2017 article shared a substitute that only requires gloves and maybe snips to get - stinging nettle: "Nettles Compared to 'Superfood' Spirulina Although spirulina technically does grow in 'the States,' it's only one — Hawaii, as well as other exotic areas of the world, so it's understandable that many think of it as not exactly around the corner. But first of all, what is it? If you've heard of blue-green algae, you're halfway there. Spirulina's deep blue-green color reveals its active ingredient — chlorophyll — clearly. Health . com explains it as one of the oldest life forms on Earth and possibly consumed in Aztec and African diets centuries ago. Today it's touted for its ability to strengthen the immune system, reduce fatigue and combat allergies. Nettles are another plant with chlorophyll that even rivals the amount found in spirulina, but they're often found in ditch banks, forests and riverbanks. "Taken over time, nettle will strengthen your circulatory, immune, and endocrine systems to promote peak function. The stronger these systems, the better position our bodies are in to deal with whatever might come our way." Cooked or dried, though, this pesky stinging problem goes away completely; good thing, too, because this free foraging food is highly nutritious, containing fiber, lecithin, chlorophyll, sodium, iron, phosphorus, sulfur, potassium and vitamins A and C, according to Mother Earth News. It's been used in birth rooms and battlefields to stop bleeding, both internally and externally, and is considered to purify blood, as well. As a tea: "It has been found to help cure mucus congestion, skin irritations, water retention and diarrhea … stimulate the digestive glands of the stomach, intestines, liver, pancreas and gall bladder. Applied externally, nettle tea … relieves rheumatism in both people and animals, makes a first-class gargle for mouth and throat infections, helps to clear up acne and eczema and promotes the healing of burns." My daughter and I began foraging over 10yrs ago, and we will either take the top 8 inches or so, or if the plant insists, the whole thing. We learned how to use gloved/sleeved hands to snap off what we want. The seeds are useful in cooking and tea as a fennel replacement. So we dry both mature and young leaves at all stages of growth.

This article has had it's second update in a single month! This time around a variant of vit B1, that most people think of as a lab creation and not a naturally-occurring compound. Today's edit isn't too far down the page this time, following on a gut health quote from Dr. Mercola. Bioavailability is a big deal to me, because without it, the idea of food as medicine is moot! If your gut can't process it, your body won't benefit from it. Catch up on the latest update for this article here: https://naturalhealthgodsway.ca/2023/09/11/weight-loss-and-diabetes-factors-that-lead-to-them-and-food-as-medicine/

An article on the local mainstream news source claims that doctors and health groups are lobbying the Canadian federal government to step up action against a growing number of cervical cancer cases across the country. They want an increase in use of the HPV vaccine, calling it "highly effective". The so-called "highly effective vaccine" is known to cause severe side effects in people over the years, even killing some of them in the years my kids had been in high school. The better course of action to prevent cervical cancer, is for women to choose chaste lifestyles until they are married, and only marry a man who was chaste before his vows as well. This not only prevents most cases of cervical cancer, it prevents most cases of STD's as well. If after taking those measures, a person is still concerned with potential cases of either STDs or cervical cancer, there are herbs that can help, either because they are considered anti-cancer, meaning they have compounds that prevent cancer, or because they have been tested or used historically against various forms of STD, or both. Click here to read the full piece and learn the herbs I speak of. https://naturalhealthgodsway.ca/2026/02/25/cervical-cancer-it-doesnt-have-to-be-a-life-or-death-decision/

I've written about Diabetes directly three times on my blog, and 18 times indirectly around other discussions. But today I updated this article with a quote from Children's Health Defense, who published a review paper commentary on Feb 17th, featuring over 280 paper citations showing a troubling connection between electro-magnetic radiation and the growing number of diabetic cases, particularly among children. You'll find the recent update under a list of causes provided by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (a foundation you want to be very wary of!) Click here for the article update. https://naturalhealthgodsway.ca/2023/09/11/weight-loss-and-diabetes-factors-that-lead-to-them-and-food-as-medicine/

Taken from the blog article: "What to Do if Anti-depressants are harming you: Guidance from Scripture and Wholefood as Medicine", this PDF ebook is available free of charge to anyone who needs it, whether a person battling depression, or those caring for them. May this free gift be of benefit, from my heart to yours this Valentine's weekend. https://naturalhealthgodsway.ca/product/scriptural-anti-depressant-wholefood-guidance/