Host Ellen Kamhi PhD, RN, RH(AHG), AHN-BC interviewed Larry Poirier and Lucille Perreault about the history , folklore and science behind the Essiac Herbal Formula. Essiac Herbal Formula turns 100 this year! The story of Rene Caisse, a Canadian nurse and friend of First Nations peoples, is the story of Essiac.

About Larry Poirier and Lucille Perreault – Owners of Essiac Canada International

Larry Poirier is a graduate of Integrative Herbal Medicine in Supportive Cancer Care from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology and an MBA from Queen’s University.  Larry was an early investor and board member of Canopy Growth, Canada’s first publicly traded medical marijuana company and became involved with the wellness industry as an owner of 5 multi-modal therapy clinics. He decided to devote his life to family and focus on wellness initiatives that enable all to thrive, overcome obstacles and live fully by providing effective, whole plant solutions that address life’s challenges and help to restore your life and legacy.

Lucille Perreault, PhD is a graduate of Management from Carleton University and an MBA from Queen’s University.  She served a national directory of training for St. John Ambulance and  became involved with the wellness industry as an owner of 5 multi-modal therapy clinics, and decided to devote her life to family and focus on wellness initiatives that enable all to thrive,  overcome obstacles and live fully by providing effective, whole plant solutions that address life’s challenges and help to restore your life and legacy.

Who is Rene Caisse?

In 1922 Rene Caisse was a nurse at a clinic in Haileybury, Ontario. While she was caring for one of her patients, a member of the Ojibwa nation, she learned about and was taught how to make an herbal powder they swore by. The Ojibwa people had passed this formula down for generations, claiming it had restorative effects.

Contact for public:  https://essiac.ca/
Phone number:  561 223-6003
Email address:  info @ essiac.ca

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