by Sue Sprung | Sep 5, 2017 | Conditions, Individual herbs
My chard plants on the allotment have been interspersed with beautiful feverfew flowers this year. As a remedy for preventing migraine headaches and arthritic pains, the leaves are best used fresh and a couple taken daily with a bit of bread and butter, as they can be...
by Sue Sprung | Sep 5, 2017 | Conditions, Diet, Individual herbs
Bitter herbs are one of the most important groups of herbal medicines. The picture on the left is a bed of greens on my allotment which has an assortment of leaves for use in salads and stir-fries, including chicory, dandelion, kale, rocket and mizuna. The bitter...
by Sue Sprung | Mar 1, 2017 | Conditions, In the news
A news item today highlights the long-term use of bisphosphonate drugs that are used for people suffering from osteoporosis by slowing the breakdown of bone. However, evidence now shows that they actually weaken bone by producing microscopic cracks. Not many people...
by Sue Sprung | Feb 25, 2017 | Conditions, In the news
Children’s Mental Health Week was marked this month. Statistics around children’s mental health are worsening and it’s reported that half of schools struggle to get mental health support for their students. Not many people are aware of the benefits...
by Sue Sprung | Feb 5, 2017 | Conditions, Individual herbs
While all those cold viruses are doing the rounds, I recommend using elderberries as a preventative medicine and to speed recovery – elderberries have been used traditionally in herbal medicine for prevention and treatment of colds and flu and recent research...
by Sue Sprung | Nov 16, 2016 | Conditions
Cancer is a chronic inflammatory condition generally characterised by genetic mutations and a compromised immune system, which lead to abnormal processes such as dysregulated growth, inflammation, oxidation and degradation of structural components of tissue. The...
