Kristyn Helgeton, RMT

Apothecary update: for the first time in many moons, the herbalist has been defeated by influenza.

Current treatment plan:
✨ elderflower cordial from last year’s stores
✨ homemade ginger ale strong enough to resurrect the dead
✨ a dash of Irish whisky as medicine
✨ aggressive napping

Fun fact: whisky was still prescribed during Prohibition and legally sold through pharmacies with a doctor’s prescription. In small amounts, alcohol acts as a vasodilator and can help you warm up, relax, manage aches and pains, and rest. The emphasis here is on a “little” whisky- we are talking healing elixir; not time travel, haha.

And if you’re a non drinker, it’s still worth knowing about the elderflower cordial and ginger ale; it’s packed with quercetin, vitamin C, anti-inflammatories, soothing aromatics….the list goes on and on here.

2026 or the old days, the best remedies still involve herbal syrups, pain relief and rest.

Stay well, Red Deer! 💚