Here is a heart-warming article about how growing medicinal herbs are helping some women in Morocco to fight poverty and take charge of their futures.  Read more…

Here’s an interesting article from today’s Guardian.  Read more…

Here’s a very interesting article coming out of Japan  about high cholesterol and how dangerous (or safe) it is for your health.  Read more about it here.

A one thousand year old Anglo-Saxon remedy for eye infections which originates from a manuscript in the British Library has been found to kill the modern-day superbug MRSA in an unusual research collaboration at The University of Nottingham.  Read more…

This is a bit late off the mark… sorry…  but if you can react quickly you can watch this amazing video about healing in the Amazon.  I’ve only just seen this, and am inspired to learn much more.  It’s fantastic to remember how much traditional medicinal knowledge is out there!  Please watch:  http://www.thesacredscience.com/screening_watchnow – it’s only available as a free to watch video until tomorrow (17th Oct).

Here’s a fascinating article about how herbal medicine became very important in Britain during WWII when access to medicines were blocked by the Germans.  During this time Brits were called upon to grow and/or collect herbs for our local hospitals.  Many of these herbs are used regularly in my own practice.  Read more about it here…

This is quite a useful article explaining how the immune system works.  Albeit a rather technical write-up, it’s quite timely with winter just around the corner.  Can I suggest a bit of echinacea tincture or elderberry syrup from your local herbalist?  Read more at…

Here’s an interesting article about 8 common cooking herbs and spices that help the body fight off disease – cinnamon, oregano, black pepper, rosemary, allspice, turmeric, sage & nutmeg.  Certainly not everything I’d say about the benefits of these herbs, but it’s always good to get a bit of recognition from the medical community!  Read more…

Sweet potatoes pack a powerful nutritional punch. They have got over 400% of your daily needs for vitamin A in one medium spud, as well as loads of fiber and potassium.  Read more…

Here’s an interesting article which highlights the health benefits of many of the foods we regularly eat (or should eat…).  Mostly this includes vegetables, fruit and nuts but rest assured that chocolate is also on the list.  This study also highlights 10 of the healthiest foods including: apples, almonds, broccoli, blueberries, oily fish, leafy green veg, sweet potatoes, wheatgerm, avocados and oatmeal.