Our Liver is at its most sensitive during this season, so it needs extra special attention. A stagnant liver, which in many cases is caused by over-eating or drinking, too much stress, or too many man-made chemicals (especially nasty oestrogen), means your ‘qi’ or energy is blocked, causing feelings of sluggishness. This leads to anger […]
An ancient, unchanged whole-grain – with a great capacity to strengthen immunity. It has other benefits to our health as well. I can’t eat common wheat flour in Australia, I think due to the synthetic form of folate it’s fortified with (since the 90’s) called folic acid. Organic wheat flour and spelt don’t contain folic […]
Tulsi (Holy Basil) Ocimum tenuiflorum. Tulsi has a lot of reverence for the Hindus. In fact, people worship Tulsi everyday in the morning as well as evening time. Most homes will have a plant as it’s considered sacred, not least because of its many medicinal qualities. I am now using this exceptional herb in my […]
Garlic and its juice: Garlic is one of the best medicines in the world. It has natural ‘germanium’ which will help to boost immunity, and is anti-fungal and antibacterial, just to name a few of its actions. If you’re cooking your garlic, ideally crush it up and let it sit for ten minutes before […]
It will help ease almost any gut complaint. Mix 1/3 cup of apple cider vinegar with 1 cup warm clean water and 1/4 cup of raw honey (can use less or more honey, depending on your taste) and have it spread out throughout the day. Or drink it all at once. The ACV available in […]
Keep your gut flora balanced by eating sauerkraut, miso paste (not from Japan), or kefir, or yoghurt or quark – if you eat dairy. Great for the maintenance of guy health. Take a strong practitioner-only broad- spectrum probiotics if your gut needs a lot of help. Recipe below – http://janellapurcell.com/recipe/fermented-vegetables/
Once upon a time only a few of us suffered with gut problems, nowadays it’s almost the norm. Why? It’s a complex and very individual issue. This week I’ll cover some of the foods and medicines that can ease the symptoms.
A human being is a part of the whole, called by us “Universe,” a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal […]
Excerpt from my first book ‘Elixir: How To Use Food As Medicine’. In the Western world we have a high intake of cows dairy and a high incidence of osteoporosis, so perhaps we need alternative sources of calcium that contain magnesium to help the calcium get into the bones, and without all the additives that […]
I am a huge fan of herbs and spices. It was one of the main reasons I decided to study Naturopathy and Herbalism, naturally. As a young girl I used to experiment with growing different herbs at home in little plastic tubs. I would get cuttings from my relatives or the nursery. With Dad […]
