What Are Your Eyes Trying to Tell You?
There’s nothing more frustrating than getting a good night’s sleep, getting up, looking in the mirror and thinking, "I slept eight hours, so why do I look like I’ve been up all night?" The beauty industry will sell you under eye creams, concealers, puff reducing...
How to get fabulous midlife hair
At any one time some 13 million women will be going through menopause in the UK and there are at least 34 symptoms associated with this time. One of them is hair loss. It’s time to talk about tips for midlife hair. Many women experience dry, brittle hair, changes in...
What are your nails telling you?
Nail health is on the menu for menopause this month, though really these tips will help anyone with nail problems. I don't know about you, but I always feel extremely irritated if my nails get chipped and snag on clothes or my hair so was fascinated to learn...
Natural Ways to Support Teenage Hormonal Health
The changes that happen don’t all occur in one day when it comes to hormones. That’s the first bit of news. Changes can subtle and gradual or there can be sudden surges of activity and it can feel as if overnight there’s a new person in the house. Someone once bold...
Menopause: How Aware Are We?
Women’s health issues, especially menopause, have gained significant attention recently, moving from a once-neglected topic to lively discussion on social media, prime time TV and even in Parliament. High profile women from all walks of life are raising awareness of...
My top tips for natural health solutions when travelling
Right now we've been traversing a rainy July and a patchy August here in England and the idea of sunning ourselves on a hot beach far away from our everyday life is most appealing though, as we all know, travel can be fraught with a variety of potential ailments,...
Getting a good nights sleep
Most of us know we should all be getting 7-8 hours of uninterrupted sleep every night. Our body and mind needs this time to recover, reset and recharge for a new day. When we are getting an optimal amount of sleep, we should wake up every morning feeling refreshed and...
Australian Bush Flower Essences – what they are and why I like to use them in my practice
As a homeopath and natural health practitioner, I draw from several modalities. First and foremost, I practice and prescribe as a homeopath but there are many other natural medicines and lifestyle choices which work well alongside homeopathy for the mind, the body and...
The 10 Day Transformation Cleanse – what’s it all about?
Everyone can benefit from a cleanse once or twice a year. You might just know that you need a holiday from wheat, dairy, meat, processed foods, alcohol, caffeine and sugar. Or you might be looking to lose some weight, or build some muscle. Whatever the reason, it’s...
It’s Menopause Awareness Month and it’s time to talk.
It’s Menopause Awareness Month and it’s time to talk. We’ve gone from a time in a woman’s life that barely got press to a topic of hourly Instagram posts, prime time TV focus and interviews at a Government policy level. Partly this is because of some great movers and...
What stands the test of time?
I’ve been writing my biography this month for podcasts and talks I’ve been invited to and have gone back to old family photos to search for images of me in the early days of my homeopathy practice. And it’s sent me on a journey, revisiting where I was over 28 years...
Can you still have Christmas cake for breakfast?
In our house it's that time of year when I can still justify a slice of Christmas cake for breakfast because it can help balance hormones. Here's how: Currant, raisins, sultanas are all power-packed with the nutrients we need to balance hormones, especially calcium...