Mim’s philosophy on Supplements
Have you ever wondered what supplements you should take or if you really need them at all?
The Blues and Flu’s
Thanks to isolation, masks, and other Covid measures, the winters of 2020 and 2021 in my clinic were largely bereft of the usual coughs, colds, and flu. Bring on winter 2022, and i
Buteyko Breathing Technique
While researching heart disease in the 1950s, Konstantin Buteyko, a Russian doctor, developed the Buteyko breathing technique that not only helped reduce high blood pressure but
What is naturopathy?
A history and guide to naturopathic medicine in Australia. Naturopathy endeavours to find out and treat the underlying cause of an illness, not just the symptoms. Naturopathic medi
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
A Bitter Pill
“A bitter pill to swallow” is a saying that must have had its origins in herbal medicine. Many herbal medicines are bitter, in fact, in the view of this grammatically flumm
Natural therapies snapshot
It wasn’t too long ago that natural medicine was considered a vestige of the flower power era, something only hippies were into. Nowadays, complementary medicine has becom
Echinacea Trial
You may have read in the papers of a trial reported in the New England Journal of Medicine which concluded that Echinacea has no effect on the prevention and treatment of th
Doctrine of Signatures
The Doctrine of Signatures is an ancient belief whose origin is lost in the mists of time. It purports that certain physical attributes of a plant indicate its therapeutic v