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
Warts
What can you do about warts? Dear Worried Wart Horny papules are the bane of my existence. The weirdest remedies have worked. Taking your wart to a scary graveyard at midnight (don
Weight loss
The metabolic rate governs how quickly the body burns calories for energy. If you are interested in weight loss, you are interested in procuring a speedy metabolic rate. We all kno
Natural Remedies in COVID Times
The COVID-19 virus is 1,000 times more virulent than the 2003 SARS virus. That virus affected around 8,000 people whereas COVID-19 has already infected over 500,000 folk and c
Detox 101
With the amount of hype surrounding detoxification, you’d think detoxing was a new fad. Not so. For centuries, herbalists have been detoxifying their patients, it just wasn’t c
Could it be Health Anxiety?
You can feel anxious about all sorts of things… your finances, relationships, climate change, exams or your health. It’s normal to notice changes in your body. For instance a s
Mim’s version of the fabled Life Changing Loaf of Bread
This bread/cake/loaf is based on The Life-Changing Loaf of Bread from mynewroots.org That is a big call…. a loaf of bread that changes your life. Perhaps a crumb at a t
Tinkle, Tinkle…. Too Much?
Is your sleep interrupted by frequent trips to the loo? Nocturia, urinating more than twice during the night, bothers approximately 20% of people over 20, with the rate increasing
Adaptogens
In the dark days of the Cold War, fedora wearing Soviet scientists spent countless hours researching substances to power their cosmonauts, and supercharge their Olympians, in a bid