How to use food as medicine?
Why use food as medicine? Modern medicine has given us many blessings. In the first half of the 20th century, insulin was discovered. It soon became available as a drug, and subsequently type 1 diabetes was no longer a deadly disease. In the 1940s, antibiotics became...
How’s your blood pressure?
Is your blood pressure under 120/80mmHg? If you don’t know your numbers, here’s why it really matters. According to Blood Pressure UK (the Blood Pressure Association), every day in the UK, 350 people have a stroke or heart attack that could have been prevented. 1...
Adaptogens
Let’s face it, you could do with a little extra sleep, more energy and a buffer against the stress that life throws at you. Good news, there is a group of plants that can help with exactly this and much more. Adaptogens have been gained in popularity in recent years...