FESTIVE CHEER, HEALTH AND ENJOYMENT WITH ESSENTIAL OILS
After being plunged into “Daylight Saving” its time to take out the candles, and bring warmth into your life with warming foods – stews, casseroles, soups as well as festive aromas. We can also bring warmth into the long dark evenings by diffusing essential oils. Essential oils bring natural, delicious, warming, soothing and uplifting fragrances […]
BEYOND PELVIC HEALTH – YOUR TEMPLE
I recently took part in the Wantage Pilates Studio event on “Women’s Pelvic Health”. Whilst I do not specialize in pelvic health, I was still able to contribute from the perspective of a Kinesiologist, Herbalist and Naturopath. The title I decided on for my presentation was “Beyond Pelvic Health?” This blog is based on the […]
SUFFERING FROM POOR SLEEP? – TIPS FOR GETTING A GOOD NIGHTS SLEEP
Thomas Dekker the actor once said, “Sleep is the golden chain that binds health and our bodies together.” Sleep hygiene can be called one of the essential pillars to our health. As we are all unique it cannot be assumed that everyone needs a certain amount of sleep hours per night, but it can be […]
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION AND EFFECTS ON HEALTH AND WELLBEING
We live in a world that is ever increasing the levels of electro magnetic radiation (EMR). This is manmade radiation used in mobile phones, WiFi, the Tetra-network and now the addition of so called Smart meters. I am yet to understand what is smart in the smart meters, except of course the fact that this […]
Rosemary is not just for flavouring lamb?
Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis), the hardy Mediterranean shrub that not only looks gorgeous, smells divine but has many health benefits in addition to it being a wonderful herb for flavouring lamb, adding to strews and casseroles, to breads, muffins, as well as for flavouring desserts. Beautifully versatile! Whilst adding flavour to food, the bitters in Rosemary […]
Pharmaceutical or natural healing – a case study?
Health concerns everyone whether good or not so good. There are many routes to achieve the goal of health and wellbeing when the body or mind slips from homeostatic balance. Complementary or Alternative medicine gets its name because it provides either an alternative approach to maintaining or achieving wellness or from the fact that alternative […]
Artificial sweeteners do they make you more or less fat?
Artificial sweeteners as the name suggests, are sweet to the taste, but do not contain any calories, therefore being marketed as a replacement for sugar. Artificial sweeteners are not limited only to consumption in your cup of tea or coffee, they are widely used in diet fruit and fizzy drinks, confectionary, processed foods, including baked […]
Hawthorn – The Arteries of Great Britain
It is funny how things stick in your memory? I was sitting in one of the many lectures at college and this time it was about cardio vascular disease and how herbs can positively affect symptoms and disease processes within the heart, the venous and arterial systems, such as arteriosclerosis, high cholesterol and high or […]
Time for spring cleaning?
This time of year is always so special. Everything starts to buzz with life and oscillate between bright, fresh, intense sun, extreme wind and rain. All elements playing their role in generating new bright green growth, vibrant flowers and energy in everything and everyone! Energy for “Spring Cleaning!”. There are several thoughts about where the […]
What do chicken stock cubes have to do with performance?
It is easy to get on a soap-box and start to spout about eating habits and following a healthy food regime, to be self-righteous and ignore the challenges of day to day life that affect us all. What are those challenges? Children – keeping them entertained, challenged and fed, getting them to and from school, […]