Stress & Immunity

Stress & Immunity

Stress – Stress is a normal part of life – we are designed to be able to cope with stress and the mechanisms with which we are designed to cope with stress are maintained by ‘Stress hormones’. These hormones alter body chemistry so that we can deal with stress...
Can herbs help relieve anxiety?

Can herbs help relieve anxiety?

Herbal remedies have been used for thousands of years in all parts of the world for many different ailments as both emergency and tonic medicine. One of the most powerful ways herbal medicine is used is in reducing nervous tension and anxiety, inducing sleep and...
Why Health-care is Self-care

Why Health-care is Self-care

Many men and women haven’t yet learnt to put themselves first. This means putting your needs in front of others, not at all times but enough to know that when you need to – you do it. The consequences of not putting yourself first are such that people end...
Ingredients for a Good Sleep

Ingredients for a Good Sleep

Follow this recipe to learn the ingredients for a good sleep! Preparation: Part 1 – Length 5 days: Preferably one whole day each free of immediate stress. If this cannot be managed even in the face of a grueling and pressured work day and family commitments,...
The 3 Major Underlying Causes of Health Issues

The 3 Major Underlying Causes of Health Issues

The majority of health issues are caused by three major underlying factors. These 3 body systems play a very big role in our overall health. When we experience sickness we experience symptoms. Symptoms are the things you notice in your body that cause discomfort or...
Guidelines to an Anti-inflammatory Lifestyle

Guidelines to an Anti-inflammatory Lifestyle

This is a brief how-to guide to living an anti-inflammatory lifestyle. Old healers said that ‘toxicity’ was the root of all dis-ease. Now we know that ‘inflammation’ is the cause of all disease. Inflammation is the body’s way of reacting to infection, injury, chemical...
Be Patient ~ You are one!

Be Patient ~ You are one!

How long does it take to get results when seeing a Medical Herbalist such as ourselves? We all tend to want a quick fix and whilst there are some cases that are a quick fix {one issue that needs dealt with quickly} most of our cases are chronic conditions which means...
A Health Checklist

A Health Checklist

This page is for those who aren’t sure what to do about their health but know they need to do something. Because we run a general practice and treat common ailments we know that some health problems can be easy to treat, and others can be tricky to pin down, harder to treat, and can take a lot more effort.