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GARLIC GOLD FOR HEALTH

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Chop, chew or crush your garlic for maximum immune support If you are into FOOD AS MEDICINE then garlic is GOLD for health benefits. Garlic has been used both as a food and a medicine since the ancient Greeks. We know, because they wrote about garlic’s benefits even then. The Egyptians kept their workers on the job by using garlic to increase resistance to infection and also used it topically to prevent wound infection. These antibacterial (antimicrobial) properties were later proved scientifically by Louis Pasteur. Traditional use records garlic as useful in … [Read more...] about GARLIC GOLD FOR HEALTH

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Maintaining your Mojo in Menopause

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It’s a bit of a running joke among women, especially mums between mid-thirties to late fifties, and often beyond. Libido? What libido? Hah, try having a libido when you’re working long hours, slogging through the vast majority of the housework and mental load, dealing with kids and all their needs, and then what’s left over maybe goes to your partner (if there is one) in the form of a quick conversation or cuppa as you both rush the kids to their after school activities or grocery shopping or quick dinner cooking etc etc. The daily grind is all-encompassing and … [Read more...] about Maintaining your Mojo in Menopause

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Discover the Power of Homeobotanicals

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“Homeobotanicals are not herbalism or homeopathy but are an extraordinary combination of the two healing disciplines which work on the physical and vibrational energies.” wellness-centre.co.uk What are homeobotanicals and how can they be used? Homeobotanicals were developed by naturopath and homeopath Brian Murray in the early 1980’s. Herbal tinctures were (and still are) very expensive, which encouraged Brian to produce a range of formulas which have evolved into a powerful, synergistic blend of organic herbal remedy combinations in liquid form. The remedies … [Read more...] about Discover the Power of Homeobotanicals

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Hair loss and Homeopathic support

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Whether it is Alopecia or Tinea Capitis, hair fall is characterised by excessive hair loss from the scalp. The condition is mainly experienced by young people affecting them medically and psychologically. In a natural hair growth cycle, lost hair is replaced by new hair. However, people suffering from continual hair loss can have temporary or permanent hair loss. These conditions develop over time, with considerable hair loss per day. Women experience hair thinning due to ageing, but some women experience hair loss soon after puberty with the hormonal … [Read more...] about Hair loss and Homeopathic support

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Homeopathy for Impetigo

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Impetigo is a contagious skin complaint known as 'school sores', which is caused by staphylococcus and/or streptococcus. It might start with tender red spots around the mouth which turn into little blisters which later go crusty. In our homeopathy clinic, it's a frequently asked question: Can we use homeopathy for impetigo? Since it's such a common complaint it's a relief to know that homeopathy is commonly used to treat it. Treatment should be started as soon as it's realised that the skin problem is impetigo. The first homeopathic remedies we … [Read more...] about Homeopathy for Impetigo

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Could Homeopathy help avert the coming Antibiotic Resistance crisis?

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The History of Antibiotics Most of us would be aware of the life-saving effect antibiotics have had on literally millions of people since they were first manufactured on a wide scale in the 1940’s. It is a very recent discovery when you think about what the many previous generations would have used instead over the history of mankind. What many of us may not be aware of is that the word “antibiotic” can be applied to all kinds of different substances. In fact, Penicillin and many other conventional antibiotics are actually often derived from … [Read more...] about Could Homeopathy help avert the coming Antibiotic Resistance crisis?

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What is Strep B? What is GBS?

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Strep B is short for Group B streptococcus (GBS) which is a type of bacteria that lives in the bowel/vagina as part of the normal flora during or outside of pregnancy.  Between one in three, and one in ten pregnant women carry GBS though it can come and go in the vagina and bowel of most women. For some exposed babies, GBS can grow on the skin. Much less commonly GBS can enter the newborn’s body and cause serious infection. Early onset GBS occurs in the first week of life or late onset GBS from week one to 3 months. In more recent years it has become … [Read more...] about What is Strep B? What is GBS?