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Using Essential Oils for Immune Support
Essential Oils are the volatile aromatic compounds extracted from whole plant material. There are many theories about how they are used by the plants themselves; some say they are just metabolic waste...
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As The Strings Of The Lute – A January No-Tox
The festivities are over for another year and lots of us will have overindulged in rich foods, alcohol and sweets as the season dictates. Many will have made the New Year’s resolution to cut back and...
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My Top Five Tips For A Cold
Virtually everyone I have spoken to recently has a cold and I also began the week with copious amounts of mucus pouring from my nose (too much info, I know!). Luckily it passed quickly and I’m back on...
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On Balancing Knowledge and Experience in our Approach to Health
In the beginning was the word. After that came the concept and then, piece by piece, we began amassing knowledge of the world. But what came before the word? Before our minds began to conceptualise? It...
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Nourishing Herbal Stocks and Autumn Soups
A few people commented that they would like the recipe for the soup and herbal stock that featured at the end of my last post so, somewhat belatedly, here it is! Herbal stocks are a great way of...
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A Simple Breast Massage Oil
I love to make up blends of herbal oils and often give the people I see a little bottle of something to use externally alongside taking their herbal tinctures or teas. It could be a neck and shoulder...
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More January Musings on Detox and Nourishing
Last January I wrote a post outlining how I like to approach the topic of detoxing at this time of year. It is essentially about finding a middle way between the extremes of cleansing and indulgence...
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Mama’s Bump Rub – Tips and Recipes for Preventing Stretch Marks in Pregnancy
Stretch marks are something that many many women are keen to avoid in pregnancy and there are a number of ways we can support the integrity of the skin to minimise their presence. Stretch marks in...
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Herbal Cough Syrup
Several people I know have had a nasty cough this autumn that they are finding difficult to shift. As it seems like there is something going around, I thought I would share this herbal cough syrup...
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Using Herbs To Treat Seasonal Phlegm
After a very wet summer and autumn and a similar start to this year, everything is feeling decidedly damp. Our snow melted after a couple of days and it seemed that was the only taste of real winter we...
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Simple Measures for Supporting Wellbeing
It’s been such a long time since I’ve written on this blog and I’ve been meaning to give it some attention for a while. Though I’ve been neglectful of this space I have been doing regular updates on...
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Herbal Support for Grey Days, New Year’s Resolutions and Other Ramblings
The dark days of January are upon us and this feels for some people like the bleakest part of the year. The heady festivities of Christmas are over and the lights and holly boughs have been taken...
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