Vitex, also known as Agnus castus or Chasteberry is the main herb I use for restoring hormone imbalance and improving fertility. Vitex has a long tradition of being used for the treatment of women’s reproductive problems. Vitex works to restore...
Read moreDo you find mealtimes hard to stomach? How to help yourself
Are you one of the many people who feel worse after a meal? Do you frequently find yourself bloated and windy; or with episodes of diarrhoea or constipation; or with painful indigestion? Are your symptoms worse after eating certain types of...
Read moreThe Winter Blues – do they get you down?
Winter Depression: The Natural ApproachIt’s that time of year again, and whilst some people love the idea of winter, warm fires and snuggling down under the duvet, for others the shorter, darker days and the cooler temperatures herald the onset...
Read moreEat away your pain
Foods can influence our perception of pain by acting through a number of mechanisms. They can: reduce damage at the site of an injury cool an inflammatory response provide analgesia on pain nerves work within the brain to reduce sensitivity...
Read moreThe effect of stress on hormone balance
Stress, in whatever form, tends to rob the body of vital nutrients and in doing so strains your nerves and your hormonal system. Due to our ancestral conditioning when we are affected by any form of stress our bodies go into ‘fight or flight’...
Read moreSTRESS – from your body’s point of view, and why you must support your adrenal glands
No doubt you have experienced the effects of stress to some degree. You almost certainly know that stress affects us in various ways. But what is actually going on and why does ‘stress’ have such wide ranging effects on our bodies. Our...
Read moreInsomnia – 10 tips for a better night’s sleep
1. Keep regular hours. Try to go to bed and get up at about the same time each day. This will gradually start to program your body into sleeping at certain times. 2. Practice bedroom and sleep hygiene. Keep the bedroom quiet...
Read more7 simple ways to manage your anxiety
Have you ever felt so anxious and wound up that you couldn’t even manage to do the simplest of tasks Whenever you’re worried or nervous, you use up your stores of emotional energy. When this happens you have no energy left to undertake...
Read moreSTRESS – a self imposed modern day epidemic ?
STRESS – one of most commonly used words in relation to ill health Did you know that more than 75% of all visits to doctor’s surgeries are due to stress and various related disorders and ailments, and that Stress is directly responsible for 10.8...
Read moreThe Truth About Hormones
Hormones – everybody has them, (not just women) and everybody needs them. But do you really know what they do? Hormones tend to get a bit of a bad press, especially in relation to women’s health, well-being and behaviour. We tend to blame...
Read moreChronic Pain – A Specific Healthcare Problem (Consequences and Causes)
“Chronic and recurrent pain is a specific healthcare problem, a disease in its own right” J L Henry The official definition of pain is as follows:“an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue...
Read moreSweet dreams are made of this…….(Insomnia and how to beat it)
It would appear that sleep is the mind’s way of getting rid of the day’s mental rubbish. Recent research into sleep has found that the nerve connections built up in the brain during a busy day are pruned back during the night in an attempt...
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