It is an anxious time for many people. If you are finding things difficult a herbal formulation for anxiety and sleep may help.
Suffering Burnout?
The WHO has recently recognised Burnout as an official medical diagnosis. Burnout is defined as, “a syndrome conceptualized as resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed.” […]
Scuttelaria or Skullcap – a herb to help with anxiety
Scuttelaria lateriflora or baicalensis are both great herbs for anxiety. The English name for the plant sums up its use – Skullcap. It “caps” thoughts. It is a great herb for […]
Hormonal Balance – starts in your gut!
There are many reasons for hormonal imbalance. Many people tend to think that if they have hormonal imbalance they need to reach for medication. This may be the case for […]
Eight Steps to Reduce Cancer Risk
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and it is good to know that treatments for breast cancers are improving all of the time. Women sometime feel powerless in relation to […]
Herbal Options for Happy Hearts
Today is Health Heart Day and I am sure there will be much written about the benefits of nutrition and exercise in helping the heart – reducing fats and sugar, […]
Depression or Sciatica; Hormonal swings or bad digestion? St John’s Wort and Wild Yam
St John’s Wort – Sciatica and Liver! Many herbs are multi-purpose with different actions on the body. This is some of the skill of the herbalist in matching the herb […]
Should I take a probiotic as a supplement or is yogurt enough?
Everyone’s talking nowadays about the need to have good “gut flora”. The range of probiotic yogurts in the shops is amazing. I ended up talking to a woman the other […]