Triple herbal combination: An effective alternative to benzodiazepines This is the title of a study into the effect of using a combination of valerian, hops and passiflora to help with sleep, whilst coming off benzodiazepenes. Benzodiazepines are a group of sedative drugs and the patients taking part in this study had been taking them for an average of 6.8 months...

This seems a bit out of date with the recent sunshine here in West Cork, but I wrote it in the depths of winter and forgot to post it (I think it's called Baby Brain, a dangerous forgetful condition you can develop when you have a Young One...!) Anyway... The short dark days of the early New Year leave many of us feeling a little blue – Why is that? Lack of direct sunlight and vitamin D deficiency is a significant factor in the development of SAD, or the ‘winter blues’. This month I’m focusing on Vitamin D. I have been taking vitamin D for a while as there has been so much recent research on the myriad of health benefits it offers, so I thought I’d provide some of the information I have gathered so you can see if you think it might be something that would benefit you. Continue reading →

Digestive complaints are common and debilitating. We are bombarded with advertising for products that will help with bloating, acid, stomach aches but remember there are some very effective free remedies that will help your digestion. 1. Remember your mother’s advice – chew your food! 2. Leave time between meals for digestion. 3. Drink more water. Continue reading →

It’s officially winter now and for most of us this means long hours in work, not much time spent in daylight let alone sunshine and lots of telly and indoor activities. I have chosen this month for focusing on Skincare, because when our skin is in good health we can deal with anything! Surprisingly, our skin is the largest organ...

Hi everyone, We are all very aware of the need to keep our immune system in good working order at the moment. I have compiled a quick list of immune boosting foods and some natural remedies that might help keep you healthy or help fight a cold or viral infection if you are unlucky enough to contract one. Obviously you...

Hi Everyone, Sitting at home with nothing to do all day (except look after my lovely little 10 week old daughter!) I have put together a list of some of the good things we sell that can help fight off an infection, or keep a virus from going to your chest or sinuses. Of course, I am not a GP...

Supplements for pregnancy Apart from eating well, many women take some supplements for pregnancy because it is a time when there is a huge nutritional demand on your body. The baby is gets first call on nutrients so you might need more than you can get from food alone. I take Solgar’s Pre-Natal Nutrients - a very good all-rounder which...

If you are pregnant, I hope you are feeling well and are delighted and healthy. This is an extended version of an article I put in the Grapevine in July 2009; it includes all the bits I had to edit due to space shortage. I hope it is useful. I have divided the article into 3 parts for the blog...

In Organico we have always encouraged people to resort to antibiotics as a last measure; and now the HSE are saying the same thing. Antibiotic resistance is a very real threat to increasing numbers of people, so staying healthy by boosting our immunes systems and generally taking care of ourselves should be our first priority, with our second treating all...

On the strength of the article that we wrote for the Grapevine last week, I have persuaded our suppliers to give us some free stock so we can offer a special deal on the 3 products I mentioned. So often we would like to give away products we know would be good for people because we are very aware of...