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Green Prescribing or A Change of Air
In this blog we look at the growing trend for conventional doctors and the media to recognise the benefits of lifestyle changes for improving health. Often perceived by modern medicine to be new concepts: “green prescribing” and “functional medicine” have been used as naturopathic therapies since the 19th century. Although the concept of health travel […]
COVID-19 and Natural Health
COVID-19 and Natural Methods to Support the Immune System An important place to start is to make it clear that there are no supplements or herbs that are, at this time, known to prevent or treat COVID-19, and there’s no definitive current evidence that boosting your immune system will prevent COVID-19, or reduce the […]
January – Detox Makes Sense
New Year – New You In many parts of the world, particularly where Christmas or the Winter Solstice are celebrated, the end of the calendar year represents a time of excess. A lot more food and alcohol combined with less physical activity are common. However with the start of the New Year, many of us […]
Restful Passion Flower
Passion flower is well known for its calming properties. A recent 2017 study published in the Journal of Complementary Medicine Research investigated 154 patients diagnosed with nervous restlessness. Using an extract of passion flower the study found that significants improvements were found in resilience and quality of life. The mean values of all accompanying symptoms […]
The Wonders of Black Seed Oil
The oil of black seed (Nigella sativa) also known as black cumin has been used by traditional healers for centuries. In the Middle East and across the Islamic world it is regarded as one of the greatest healing medicines of all, with a wide variety of applications. The old Latin name for black seed was […]
The Health Benefits of Turmeric
The starting point with turmeric is to say, you can achieve the health benefits it offers by including it in your diet. There are parts of the world that do that! If you do take it as an organic food supplement then always take it with meals or with fish oils. It is fat soluble […]
Agnus castus the Women’s Herb
Agnus Castus and Premenstrual Tension The fruit of Agnus castus (full name Vitex agnus castus also known as Chaste tree berry) has traditionally been used for the treatment of hormonal imbalances in women linked to premenstrual tension and the menopause. It is one of the few herbs that have been fully researched with a double […]
Safe Weight Loss and Glycaemic Load
The secret to achieving your ideal weight The secret to losing weight and maintaining an ideal weight is to keep your blood sugar levels balanced. The Low GL diet or Low Glycaemic Load diet is a simple, safe and long lasting way to achieve this. By eating a sensible diet of complex carbohydrates, good quality […]
Buy Nothing Day and the Dilemmas of an Organic Herbal Business
Buy Nothing Friday and the Dilemmas of Running an Organic Herbal Business When we setup Organic Herbal Remedies we had a vision for a better health system. We worried about the NHS being a sickness service rather than a health service. A service in some ways led by the pharmaceutical companies to provide “a pill […]
Hawthorn the Hearty Berry
Many ancient cultures including the Chinese, Greeks, Romans and Native Americans have used hawthorn for its medicinal properties. Without doubt, the most common reason people supplement their diet with hawthorn is to improve heart health. However, it’s not the only reason to take the extract of Hawthorn berries. Although many of its properties do directly […]