Milk thistle is most often considered a weed, however it’s uses as a medicinal herb far exceed this. Although the use of milk thistle goes back as far as Dioscorides who used it for snake bite (Mills and Bone, 2000 p. 554), the seeds have been used for centuries in mainland Europe in treating mostly liver disorders. The Eclectics in the U.S. […]
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8 Simple Ways To Support Your Body’s Daily Detox Processes – it doesn’t have to be extreme!
The idea of doing a detox has been around in healing traditions for hundreds of years from the North American Indians to Eastern Ayurvedic therapy. These days you have a huge choice of detox diets they can vary in their complexity, expense, deprivation or difficulty. You might choose to do a retreat, a no food […]
Why it’s important to know about Inflammageing
🔥 Put Out The Fires To Defy Ageing & AchingAre you investing in the best version of yourself for your next decade? This is a question I’m asking myself right now, before I turn 60.It’s a decision we can all make about prioritising what is necessary for our version of self-care and embracing those steps needed […]
Gluten Could It Be Affecting Your Health
Is the Gluten Free Diet Just a Fad? What is Gluten? It’s a sticky protein found in rye, barley, and wheat kernels. Gluten (from Latin, “glue”) is a protein and it gives bread its airy and fluffy texture and dough its sticky texture. It’s used as a stabilising agent in many processed foods, such as salad dressings, […]