Wild about Weeds Part 4: Purslane
Thursday, 12 December 2013 13:35Puslane is delicious and nutritious. A great option for those who are just starting to forage and haven’t yet developed the taste for it yet.
Wild About Weeds Part 3: Dandelion
Monday, 18 November 2013 14:32Dandelion reminds us of the abundance that life holds. The seed head is symbolic of this - since it was believed that if you make a wish or focus on your dearest dream and then blow the seeds.
Wild about Weeds Part 2: Nettle
Tuesday, 08 October 2013 12:26My absolute favourite wild edible and medicinal plant has to be Nettle. This wild edible is a super food in terms of nutrition!
Wild about Weeds part 1: Veldkool
Monday, 09 September 2013 15:49Want to learn more about the medicinal and nutritional value of the common weeds in your garden? Today Tracy Armbruster - our weed enthusiast – kicks off her series for all of us to learn together.
Doctor finds Midas Touch for back pain
Thursday, 24 January 2013 11:56I would like to introduce a medical doctor and his personal experience of coMra-Therapy, as well as how he is actively using coMra-Therapy in his practice.
Protection from the sun and more
Monday, 21 January 2013 11:11Feeling bloated and uncomfortable? Time to detox!
Friday, 30 November 2012 16:03The finally unfolding summer is a good time to help your body get rid of the winter’s indulgences, release built up toxins and clean out accumulated waste from the past year.
Light heals at a cellular level
Wednesday, 17 October 2012 12:55How our physical body is able to initiate and complete its own healing is one of its most remarkable features. Even a simple finger cut initiates responses from dozens of types of cells coordinated to achieve specific results, such as stopping blood loss, killing foreign bacteria and preventing infection.
Natural and organic local range for family care
Friday, 28 September 2012 13:49Spring is a great time to clean out the bathroom cupboard and take a close look at those chemicals you no longer want to burden your body or the environment with.
Nifty gadget heals infections and inflammations fast
Friday, 31 August 2012 14:17What to do when a sudden, severe cystitis threatens to derail your most exciting plans?
City slickers are full of lead
Thursday, 02 August 2012 17:27Exposure to lead, which is considered a heavy metal, is almost impossible to avoid in an urban society.
Natural fix for family health - Part 1
Wednesday, 18 July 2012 15:45I believe that mothers are born natural healers. Intuition led us for millions of years to care for our young and look after their health. That’s why we are normally the first to notice when one of our family is off colour. Elma chats to Eugenie Rawson about her homeopathic remedies...
Protect your skin, protect the earth
Monday, 16 July 2012 11:09Following her baby daughter's adverse reactions to seemingly natural baby products, Tamsin began to examine labels far more carefully. She soon found that many of the ingredients were not only unpronounceable, but also unfamiliar to the average person. What was in these lotions and potions that mothers were putting on their babies’ skins?
New technology brings hope for chronic pain
Thursday, 24 May 2012 16:23We all know people who suffer from chronic pain, which debilitates up to a quarter of all adults in the United States. In South Africa, where there are far fewer statistics, it is estimated that back pain costs the country R2m billion annually.
Foods that can help save your life
Tuesday, 08 May 2012 18:02Chances are that a number of food-based and environmental stressors are adversely affecting your health, putting pressure on your biological function and taxing you away from your optimum health potential.
Good news for teenagers
Friday, 02 March 2012 16:11We’re so lucky to have a whole plethora of natural cosmetics to choose from nowadays, so gone are the days when you simply had to take what you can get. I have only ever used natural products, as my skin has a built-in chemical detector and breaks out in red itchy bumps from any regular cosmetics. Hence I frequented health shops since my teen years.
Healthier outlook for nuclear workers
Friday, 10 February 2012 14:11It’s been a long hard road but there could be light at the end of the tunnel for former workers of the Nuclear Energy Corporation of South Africa (Necsa), many of whom are now terminally ill, allegedly after they were employed at Necsa’s Pelindaba nuclear complex, near Pretoria.
People & Planet Benefit From Alternative Transport
Friday, 10 February 2012 11:53Rapid transit and safe cycling/walking networks are good for both health and climate – and climate experts should consider more systematically how these strategies can reduce CO2 emissions in the transport sector, one of the world's major contributors to climate change, says a new WHO report.
Low-level laser can be used in every home
Thursday, 09 February 2012 12:37When it comes to natural healing in the green consciousness there is a strong movement away from invasive treatments and long-term dependence on pharmaceutical drugs.
Impact of solar flares on humans?
Friday, 03 February 2012 14:59John from ‘Wisdom to Nourish' writes that many people are experiencing broken sleep, strange or vivid dreams and possibly also feelings of anxiety or fear at this time.
Are supplements worth it?
Tuesday, 03 January 2012 23:32Pure Green Protein - What makes this superior to other green proteins on the market?
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