Helen Reyes is busy helping people get well from Covid-19 and a host of other modern-day ailments. She's not a doctor — though what she's been doing will most likely make medical practitioners sit up and take notice.

One of the original cofounders of an institution among live music venues, '70s Bistro, and who has worked in sales, marketing, and operations of a commercial product, Reyes is now the sole proprietor of Ancient Healing — a line of homemade, plant-based oils which users claim have been "life-savers" and "heaven-sent."

Reyes herself makes the products, initially to help her then ailing husband, lawyer Wijohn Reyes — famous as Joey "Pepe" Smith's pro bono legal counsel who got the rock star freed in 1992 from a 17-month incarceration.

Daily Tribune had an email chat with Helen.

Daily Tribune (DT): What's the latest from Ancient Healing?
Helen Reyes (HR): Ancient Healing has touched more lives in ways that I did not expect. Amid major challenges in the physical, mental, and emotional health of Filipinos, Ancient Healing became very relevant.

At the height of Covid-19's Delta variant, it was heartbreaking to see loved ones left to heal and recover on their own while on isolation. This was when remedies and medications seemed not enough, and even unsure, since it was the first time that people found themselves in this situation.

There was also confusion brought about by companies and groups with financial interests. People were exasperated and got tired of the fear-mongering and turned their attention to natural methods.
It was fulfilling for me to receive feedback and messages of gratitude on how the Ancient Healing remedies helped people through their recovery process — with words like "life-saver" and "heaven-sent," how the Haplos Oregano Oil gave them relief and took away their fear while alone with breathing difficulties.