Harvesting Hiccups
There are many cures for hiccups. Drink a glass of water through a straw with you ears plugged without taking a breath. Eat a spoonful of peanut butter whilst upside […]
Category Archives: Herbal Medicine
Ring a Ring a Rosie
Here’s our latest blog connecting herbal medicine folklore with today’s more pharmaceutical slant on herbal medicine. What’s old is new and what’s new is old. Enjoy!
Using Herbs at Home
Herbal medicine is currently experiencing a revival of interest at both a grassroots and scientific level. Super bugs such as Staphylococcus aureus, otherwise known as MRSA, have now become resistant […]
Quitting For The Last Time
You can become addicted to almost anything these days. Just ask Charlie Sheen, Britney Spears or Hollywood hunk Tom Hardy who famously told the world, at the height of his […]
Health By The Cupful
“Take some more tea,” the March Hare said to Alice, very earnestly. “I’ve had nothing yet,” Alice replied in an offended tone, “so I can’t take more.” “You mean you […]
Positive Health
Thirty years ago human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) was relatively unknown, misunderstood, feared, untreatable and often fatal. Originally thought to be Kaposi’s Sarcoma, a relatively benign cancer that tended to occur […]
The Doctrine of Signatures
The doctrine of signatures, a concept developed by physician and botanist Paracelsus in the 15th century, claims that herbs that resemble various parts of the body can be used by […]
Shifting Shingles
You wouldn’t wish shingles on your worst enemy. The pain it causes on the skin has been likened to being on fire. An unbearable, intense burning feeling which can be […]
The Body Detective
All my previous articles are still available at The Body Detective
