Rachel Shackleton's blog

Just took a 15-minute break to go into my garden and grab some morning sunshine in the far corner where the tulips are beginning to form buds and the bees are visiting the flowering heather. Winter seems to have been very long and very grey this year and to finally see the sun can only be time to join the birds in joyful song and the bees intensely buzzing from flower to flower. Is it sunny all the way from here? Unlikely, but at least warmer and brighter.

There is barely a day that goes by when someone on Linked In, X or Tik Tok aren’t talking about Ultra Processed food (UPF). Dr Peter McCullough, Mark Hyman, MD. R.F Kennedy junior, and Bryan Ardis are all very vocal, and with good cause.

This winter we have all been facing a very tenacious flu that seems to leave most with a lingering cough that goes on for weeks. Sound familiar?

Enhancing the body’s natural defence system (immunity) plays a vital role in maintaining optimum health. We all know that prevention is better than cure. Taking a closer look at lifestyle and how we support our immune system at this time of year has to be a priority for you and your family. Ayurvedic medicine has some simple remedies that do just that.

Recently I was listening to the Chris Evans Breakfast show and the conversation was around love. Evans said words to the effect that love is unlike your bank account, when the money is gone its gone. Perhaps inflows credit your account, but it may not be in balance with the outflows. Love is not like this, every day we have a full account to use and give out to others, when all is used up, your account will once again be full the next day to give away freely as you want. How beautiful is that?

Thyme (Thymus vulgaris), the hardy Mediterranean herb that not only looks gorgeous when lining footpaths and flower beds, smells divine, but also has many health benefits in addition to being a wonderful herb for adding flavour to fish, stews, soups, casseroles, to breads, muffins, as well as flavouring olive oil. Beautifully versatile!