Acid or Alkaline?
For decades natural health practitioners have recommended a diet that ‘alkalises’ the body. Basically the premise is that many diseases including cancer, osteoporosis, rheumato
Digestivo – Herbal Tea for Sore Tummies
Do you suffer from bloating, flatulence, heartburn, reflux or perhaps IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome)? If so, drinking a cup of settling tummy tea will relieve your symptoms. Trad
We are what we think
The influence our thoughts and emotions have on our health is now scientifically proven and Josephine Formosa explores this area. You’ve probably heard the saying, ‘You are wha
Waving not Drowning – Negative Emotions, Stress and Weight Gain
A warning to do something to ease your pain and lower the stress in your life, before you get sick. We have had so much rain lately, I’m sure I saw webbing starting to grow betwe
Water – Too Much?
How much water should we drink? Health and beauty magazines tell us to drink plenty of water so that our complexion will glow like Isabella Rossellini, our figures will ungrow to b
Yoga and Mindful Eating
Regular Yoga Practice is Associated with Mindful Eating Regular yoga practice may help prevent middle-age spread in normal-weight people and may promote weight loss in those who ar
Wedding stress
Pre-wedding stress finally took its toll. Sally has just married the love of her life, Joe. Their wedding was a wild success. The following morning, the happy couple jetted
What is tea?
I am a tea girl from way back, unable to start the day without a full pot of tea under my belt. A tea snob too — none of this tea-bag nonsense for me, I insist on tea-leav
When Does a Therapeutic Diet become an Eating Disorder?
Do you know anyone on a very restricted diet? First to go is red meat (because of the cholesterol), then chicken (because of the antibiotics) then it’s anything with eyes.
Winter, Bring it On
“Life and death are one thread, the same line viewed from different sides” Lao Tzu I didn’t know it was possible to mourn a garden. Even so, I am. My heart h