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About The Holistic Gardener

author of wellness books, columnist, keynote speaker.

How to make a quick blitz Flu Buster tincture of Echinacea and Thyme

Posted on October 26, 2017 by The Holistic Gardener

Immune system boosting isobutlyamides and other alkylamides popularly known as RxA Factors are found in the roots and mature ripe seed of Echinacea angustifolia and Echinacea purpurea – so now is the perfect time for a healthy harvest to make … Continue reading →

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Roasted Tomato and Thyme Soup – a recipe for Winter Wellness

Posted on October 25, 2017 by The Holistic Gardener

The warmth and nourishment of soup when you are unwell is often likened to a hug in a bowl but soup can help maintain wellness as well as fight off colds and flu. So in this one, beyond vitamin C, … Continue reading →

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Two easy and delicious Muesli recipes for sustained energy and wellness nutrients

Posted on October 21, 2017 by The Holistic Gardener

Original Muesli Once upon a time, muesli was cutting-edge nutritional medicine to treat jaundice and fatigue, developed by Swiss physician Maximilian Bircher-Brenner around 1900. This is the original recipe – one that was not a collection of dry ingredients as … Continue reading →

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stress kills but laughing it off lengthens your life

Posted on October 16, 2017 by The Holistic Gardener

Stress kills … how Stress is the body’s automatic reaction to harmful situations – be that situation real or perceived; a speeding oncoming car or just the thought that you might not make it to the airport in time. Sometimes … Continue reading →

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The law of the beekeeper and the goodness of sharing

Posted on October 14, 2017 by The Holistic Gardener

The law of the beekeeper is found in the Bech Bretha (Bee Judgments) – set of laws governing the keeping of bees and also the distribution of their bounty. It exists in The Brehon Laws – the indigenous Irish system … Continue reading →

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growing your own healthy Incan berries is no sacrifice

Posted on October 12, 2017 by The Holistic Gardener

Incan berries (Physalis peruviana) are the new kid on the block in superfoods but really they been growing round the block for a long time as an ornamental garden plant – still sold in your local garden centre as Physalis. … Continue reading →

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grow your own superfood goji berries

Posted on October 12, 2017 by The Holistic Gardener

The myth is that goji is hard to grow – well Goji berries (Lycium barbarum) have several names in the realms of ornamental gardening; Chinese Boxthorn, The matrimony Vine and Chinese Wolfberry. So if it is a landscape plant it … Continue reading →

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how to grow your own superfood blueberries

Posted on October 12, 2017 by The Holistic Gardener

Blueberries (Vaccinium corymbosum, V. angustifolium) are best known as an antioxidant superfood – so we link them in our brains as we put them in the shopping trolley or fresh picked on to morning muesli as a food that slows … Continue reading →

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meditation made easy

Posted on October 11, 2017 by The Holistic Gardener

Sometimes in life all you need is a set of instructions. Well here are the slow and steady steps to meditation mastery. From here you can quell your demons or conquer the world. Ok it wont stop the slugs and … Continue reading →

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They say seeing is believing

Posted on October 9, 2017 by The Holistic Gardener

This is a psych trick to bolster your self belief – just read on, don’t start judging or second guessing – just read to the end. Aoccdrnig to latest rscheearch on perception, it actually deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the … Continue reading →

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