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In Tune With Nature – How To Live In Harmony With The Seasons
As we reach the end of 2020, I find myself torn between frantically responding to the changing needs of the world around me, and hiding under the duvet! This has been an exceptional year for all of us, and whilst I'm by no means on the verge of burn-out, I must admit...
Herbal Medicine For Covid19 – A Herbalist’s Perspective
As we reach the end of 2020, I can honestly say I'm as shocked, bewildered, saddened, and confused as everyone else! It was a year ago that we first heard of the Covid19 outbreak in China and the extreme measures being taken to contain it there. My global herbal...
Self Care In A Global Pandemic
Some years ago, a friend of mine, who also happens to be a Medical Herbalist, was asked to present to some student GPs. She started her talk by asking them who was responsible for their patients health. Virtually all of them said that Doctors were responsible for...
Fire Cider Recipe
Fire Cider is an old remedy traditionally used to protect against infections over winter. It's based on the old 'Four Thieves Vinegar' which, as the story goes, was used by grave robbers to protect them against the germs they'd encounter as they went about their...
How To Help Yourself Out Of Coronavirus Anxiety
Over the last couple of weeks I've noticed a sharp rise in the number of enquiries I'm getting about Covid related anxiety, or 'Coronanxiety' as it's also known. Whilst some of the people I've spoken to have lived with anxiety in the past, for others it's the first...
Why Some People Just Won’t Get Better
There are many things l love about my job, but the main one is probably seeing people who were told that nothing could be done to help them get much better. Very occasionally though, that doesn't happen. There's usually a reason behind it and the more self aware we...
Herbal Remedies For Broken Bones
Last weekend I did a spectacular backwards somersault off a mountain path, much to my son's delight. Luckily I came to a halt before reaching the sheer drop, my fall being broken by several Bilberry bushes which were thankfully very springy! Apart from a slightly sore...
Why Am I So Tired?
With an estimated 10.5m people in the UK struggling with tiredness, it's not surpising that fatigue is one of the more common symptoms that people come to me with. Tiredness is not a sign of good health, even in old age. Usually, a long appointment will reveal some...
Why We Still Need Convalescence
Welcome to one of just a handful of blogs on convalescence! It's such a lost art that there's now virtually no easy-to-find information about it anywhere. The word 'convalescence' comes from the latin 'convalēscentia' which means 'regaining of health'. It may...
How Herbal Medicine Can Treat Infections
In this second blog in my series, we're looking at how herbal medicine can treat different kinds of infection. As antibiotics become less and less effective, we' re starting to look again at how we see infections and ways of treating them. In mainstream medicine, the...