Do you have mouth problems such as mouth ulcers, dry mouth, coated tongue or bad breath? Problems with the mouth can be so challenging and confronting. The more you try to fix it the worse it can get. The reason for this may lie in the fact that the mouth is the only part of the body that is treated, …
What can I do to stay healthy during the party season?
The time for good cheer does not have to cause a problem. Follow some basic hints and tips that have stood the test of time and you will be able to participate in the party season and still have a sense of well-being. The four principle areas to focus on are rest, hydration, digestion and the skin. 1. Rest One …
What food can I feed my dog from the Christmas Table?
Christmas is a time for celebration for the entire family, including your dog. Too often we feed food scraps to the dog thinking, it is good for us, so why not fido? Often the food is cooked rendering it not useful as cooking destroys a lot of nutrients and not in the correct format for the dog. It is not …
How to get some bounce in your step
Please raise your hand if you are feeling as though you simply cannot get that vim back in your life or bounce in your step, tired and listless most of the time, struggling with high cholesterol. Plainly just feeling yuk! As your body struggles to move you through the day each step seems like an eternity (maybe not that bad) …
Hair, Scalp and Skin – Folk medicine to the rescue!
Hair, scalp and skin conditions keep natural medicine practitioners busy as it is these presentations that many people suffer from. Fortunately mother nature provides healing remedies in the form of plant medicines and blended with a few additional products you may find comfort. Common presentations are dry hair, scaly scalp, dandruff and irritated skin conditions that come under the banner …
3 letters, 2 words can make a lot of difference to how you feel!
Words are so powerful aren’t they? We react to words each and every day. We interpret what people say either in the negative or in the positive. One common word is stress and so often used by so many. My mission is to actually have the word stress removed from the English language and only have it used as an …
Fact or fiction Toxins?
Some claim that any reference to trying to decrease toxins in the human body is a natural medicine myth and is scoffed at while other groups welcome the support of many products to assist the detoxifying process of the body organs and systems, these are: Liver Kidneys Intestines Respiratory tract Skin Lymphatic system Specific to this article is a focus …
Working together in harmony for the better good of the patient
Thank goodness natural medicine bashing has almost come to an end; I say almost as there are still people out there willing to trash 40 thousand years of empirical evidence and think that modern day medicine has all the answers. The truth actually lies somewhere in the middle. As a natural medicine practitioner with over three decades of clinical experience, …
Where have all our instincts gone?
Our natural healing instincts are elusive as we are exposed to so many products; bombarded with man-made laboratory treatments in the form of pills and potions. The latest and greatest pill that promises much and delivers little is sold by the thousands as the human race struggles with so many conditions that are common and baffles the wonders of science. …
Leave the children’s immune systems alone
In this day and age many children are taking pills and potions for their immune system; however, I argue that we are seeing more and more evidence of weak immune systems because some very basic rules are not being followed. Over 3 decades of unbroken clinical experience leads me to write this blog in the hope we can bring common-sense …