Lots of fluids >2 L per day of warm herbal teas to keep you hydrated and help the pathogens pass out the body through urine and sweat Rest – sleep as and when you can to restore energy and give your body time to repair. This may mean early nights if you work and/or have[…]
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Let me be clear. Doing less and resting more is not synonymous with being lazy. This is a simple psychological problem people face with the notion of doing less. It is in fact, quite the contrary. Doing less and resting more could enable you to be more productive and achieve more. Lets not equate doing[…]
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……….take a holiday! I’m not joking. And it doesn’t have to be a summer holiday, or a long holiday. Sometimes just taking a break from the norm is enough. I have recently (though now it feels like forever ago already) come back from 10 day holiday to a gorgeously hot and sunny Ottawa, Canada. We were[…]
This black gold is elderberries: the dark purple gems that are currently abundantly adorning the Elder trees (Sambucus nigra). The berries are produced after the aromatic white summer flowers, typically beginning to fruit in central Scotland around September, and last up until the end of the month/beginning of October depending on weather, foragers and animals’[…]
Diversity builds resilience I was introduced to making multiple-herb tinctures back in 2007/8 while spending time with one of my teachers, Annie MacIntyre during my medical herbalism training. She had these huge kilners jars with layers of different, multiple herbs macerating in alcohol. They varied through the year depending on what was available and what[…]
If you are feeling ‘crazy’, which as a woman is not an unfamiliar thing to hear, it’s more likely that you have some mental health issues. It is common that we use broad labels to deny or plaster over real issues. And that stops us from dealing with them. I was 24 years old when[…]
This is a personal account of my experience with a transdermal magnesium supplement, as well as a information regarding using magnesium: the what and how. I first came across magnesium supplements through a friend. I was on the phone to her in tears explaining how bad my premenstrual symptoms had become. At the time I[…]
Close your eyes for a minute. Feel your feet on the ground and just take a breath. Be in this moment. Bring to mind someone, something or some place that you love. As you bring that to your mind’s eye, notice the feeling that comes with it, where ever it is you feel that. Notice[…]
There are 3 angles from which I want to talk about this wonderous herb called Nettle (Urtica dioica): Spring is the time of year we turn our thoughts towards cleansing, revitalising and transforming our health and energies from the hibernation of winter to dynamism of spring The world in which we live is bombastic and[…]
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