A workshop at Radiance with Sarah
Preston &
Benjamin Weiss.
Tuesday, April 8th, 6-8PM
Tick-borne Lyme disease is a significant health risk for anyone
who regularly spends time outdoors in central Pennsylvania. By early August
2013, there had already been 3 times as many reported cases of Lyme disease in
Lancaster County as had been documented in all of 2012*. From 2009-11, the last
years for which the Center for Disease Control has released statistics on Lyme,
Pennsylvania led all states in reported cases. Nonetheless, this illness can be
prevented through simple measures: understanding the disease’s life-cycle &
its relationship with deer ticks, by knowing when and how to enter wooded and
overgrown areas, and through basic herbal first aid. This awareness is
essential to the health of individuals who love the outdoors. Please join Sarah
and Ben for a brief & affordable evening workshop. Books on herbal Lyme
prevention and treatment will be available for sale, as well as herbal products
that may be used
with guidance
from professional medical help.
Sarah
Preston is a consulting community herbalist, owner of Radiance and Herbs from
the Labyrinth, LLC. She says, “Being an
herbalist is a natural synthesis of my life-long love of plants, trees and wild
places, and my interest in natural healing.”
She has studied with Rosemary Gladstar, Matthew Wood and many other
herbalists. She teaches locally and at regional herb conferences.
Benjamin Weiss is a permaculture teacher, hiker, gardener, and
forager who lives in Lancaster. As an avid nature-lover, he has dealt with his
own case of Lyme disease and has supplemented conventional treatment with
locally-harvested herbs using “The Buhner Protocol.” He has studied herbalism
for 8 years in a mentorship with Sarah Preston. Ben teaches classes and workshops
throughout the region.
To register, call Radiance, 717-290-1517, or stop in to 9 W
Grant St, Lancaster.
Cost of the
class: sliding scale $30-$15
*”Uptick In
Lyme Disease Cases Reported Here.” Lancaster Newspapers, 8/6/2013
