Category Archives: Gardeners Health

help for optimum health, emotional wellbeing, and a variety of gardeners conditions

the perfect cuppa for valentines day

Posted on February 14, 2019 by

A cup of rose tea can put a rosy glow in your cheeks, a glint in your eye and some lift to your libido. Roses don’t just symbolise love they have a phytochemistry conducive to optimum health and the engendering … Continue reading →

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Enhancing iron absorption

Posted on February 10, 2019 by

There are several agents that help improve absorption of iron; either by altering the availability or solubility of dietary iron, by improving its chances of uptake in the digestive system or by improving the mechanisms of its general metabolism and … Continue reading →

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getting the gout out

Posted on November 13, 2018 by

Gout is a type of arthritis – particularly affecting the big toe and foot but it can also impinge upon ankle, knee, hand and wrist. It is much more prevalent in men than women but post-menopausal women are at risk. … Continue reading →

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Treating Arthritis

Posted on November 11, 2018 by

Arthritis is almost a generic name for any condition symptomatic of joint pain and site sensitive inflammation, there are more than 100 varieties and it is often implicated in other conditions – such as lupus, lyme diesease, fibromyalgia etc. That … Continue reading →

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Time to plant a breath of fresh air

Posted on September 4, 2018 by

Autumn is a brilliant time to plant trees, there is enough warmth and soil moisture to get them established before winter. But more than improving the aesthetic of the garden or local waste ground/school frontage/park/community space, they improve our wellbeing. … Continue reading →

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Anti-spirochete herbs to treat Lyme disease

Posted on July 3, 2018 by

Modern science is still at the very early stages of understanding Lyme disease but medicinal botany and herbalism has been here before – Borrelia the bacteria at the centre of Lyme is a spirochete just like syphilis and leptospirosis – … Continue reading →

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Spring allergies and histamine intolerance

Posted on February 6, 2018 by

Sometimes what we may think is the back end of a cold – a runny nose, red eyes, and sinus irritation – may in fact be the onset of an allergic reaction. Closed windows and constant central heating over winter … Continue reading →

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