Heart, Health and Exercise
The man who brought us an awareness of the importance of exercise is almost 100 years old, still fit, and still working!
It was 60 years ago in 1949 that Jerry Morris considered the data that he had collected on the instance of heart attacks. He had decided to study men working on [...]
Heart, Health and Exercise
Time to Gather Rose Hips
Time to gather Rose Hips.
Autumn is the time to enjoy foraging for food. At this time of year the hedge rows are full of tasty morsels. Perhaps the brightest of the natures fruits are the rose hips. These hips contain the hairy seeds of the wild or dog rose, and later in the autumn [...]
Herbs, the longest clinical trial in history
Herbs, the longest clinical trial in history!
When we think of herbs there is the feeling that they are ‘old fashioned’, ‘old wives tales’ and a thing of the past
In our high tech world of computers and gadgetry many of us expect our medicine to have undergone rigorous trials, by brilliant scientists in white coats, made [...]
Urinary Tract Infections
Urinary Tract Infections, Cystitis
Warning about the treatment of kidney problems
It is not permissible to treat or make suggestions for kidney disease under the 1968 Medicines Act. However a retailer is sometimes faced with customers looking for ways to prevent recurrent kidney infection, kidney stones and cystitis diagnosed by their doctors.
What is an Urinary Tract [...]
4 Elements for Natural First Aid
Mothers of small children need eyes at the back of their heads to watch over their little treasures. It is rare to get through the toddling stage without some nasty falls and bangs to the head. For children it is part of growing up, and they need to learn that some things are burny, jaggy [...]
Natural Remedies for Prickly Heat
Prickly Heat, Nettle Rash, Hives, Urticaria
Four names for the same thing, a specific skin condition caused by huge amounts of histamine released by the Mast cells found in the skin. It can be caused by a number of things, dust, pollen, animal fur, and excessive heat.
The name Nettle Rash is appropriate because that is what [...]
Natural tips to aid swine flu prevention
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The long threatened ‘pandemic’ is now upon us.
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) in the UK gives the following advice.
To cover up the nose and mouth when coughing and sneezing, throw away tissues promptly and carefully, and to wash hands and surfaces which are regularly touched.
That is pretty good advice. The [...]
8 natural acne remedies you could try
Acne
Whilst this is not in any way a serious illness, the effects on the person suffering can be devastating. It is our face that we show to the world and when it is mutilated by an horrendous outbreak of spots, often at a time when we have just developed an interest in the opposite sex, [...]
How to make fresh nettle tea
With so many nettles around us, it seems a shame to buy nettle tea. Making fresh nettle is really very easy.
Making the tea is the same as you would with fresh tea (not tea bags) – add boiling hot water to dried nettles and leave to infuse for your preferred strength, at least five minutes. [...]
A short history of Nettles
The nettle is tough plant, it has managed to survive several ice ages. To flourish, the nettle needs fertile soil, moisture and sunlight. Early man obliged by clearing the forests, thereby giving it a chance. It was found growing near Neolithic settlements.
To our ancestors the nettle had many uses. It was the first green to [...]