Here is a synopsis of a recent email from Patrick Holford. You can sign up for his emails by going to www.patrickholford.com and signing up. They are fairly useful - he is very keen you buy his books, but then they are pretty good books! I had read this already, when I was researching for an article on healthy oils...

With the changing weather we can already see an increase in the number of bugs going around – the last week in August brought a sharp rise in the numbers of people looking for Echinacea and Ivy Thyme (a good cough remedy), as well as Vitamin C and Garlic. But a home remedy I am very fond of (and have...

It's really easy to make a nourishing soothing drink from Carrageen Moss. It makes a jelly-like thick drink which, when you add lots of honey and lemon juice, tastes pretty OK and really feels like its doing you good. I personally use the dried seaweed you buy in most healthfood shops - but if you are very keen you can...

We just received this email from a happy customer and thought it might be useful to others with pet-related problems. Thanks Maria for your happy story! For Fleur, i bought some Colloidal silver from you by mail order last week. I wanted it for an old pet sheep with severe footrot on one foot. I have spent a fortune on...

I hope you are enjoying the amazing spring we are having this year! Sunshine, blue skies and bird-song – we couldn’t be luckier. However, for some of us the spring is the start of a miserable time of constant sniffling, itchy eyes and more sneezing than anyone should ever have to put up with. Every year we have people pouring...

One day I was sauntering along the main shopping street in Bantry, enjoying the sunny day and the agreeable buzz of the shoppers, when a car drew up sharply on the opposite side of the road and a harassed faced woman, yelled out across the noise of the traffic “are you the menopause woman?” well that took me by surprise...

The time of year between the spring equinox and mid-summer is for me the most wonderful. I begin to spend more and more time outside, while the days are lengthening and the sun is starting to feel stronger the layers of clothes that I happily swaddled myself in through the harshness of winter are being shed. It’s almost a surprise...

Post Pregnancy Hair Loss is very common and can be very upsetting. It can be just part of the cycle of Hair growth, but it is still a good idea to make sure of your nutrient levels so as to prevent un-necessary damage to your hair. 1. Many women suffer post partum hair loss which can have a nutritional basis...

In our enthusiasm for rare ancient “Superfoods’’ which we hope might unlock the secret of eternal health, we can often overlook the simple, abundant, local foods that might enrich our health. I think one of the most overlooked foods locally is seaweed. This month I decided to focus on seaweed and share some of the amazing information I have read about the benefits of adding it to our diet. Historically in Ireland seaweeds have been used in soups and stews, as a cough remedy/convalescent food, for pain-reducing baths, as a glaze for pottery, an ingredient in soap, Continue reading →

Maca is a recently-popular product that I have noticed people talking about – mostly for menopause symptoms, PMT, and increased fertility in men and women, but also as a superfood to give energy, improved adrenal function, better sleep, and help for mild depression. A friend of mine recently had surgery and has been taking Maca since she got out of...