Herb of the Month – Detox with St Mary’s Thistle (Milk Thistle)
With the festivities of the Christmas and New Year period, many of us have over-indulged in food and alcohol and may have started the new year feeling a bit sluggish,…
Herb of the Month – Withania/ Ashwagandha
Withania/ Ashwagandha is one of our best-selling Naturopathic herbs – commonly used in herbal tincture mixes made by our qualified Naturopaths in our Byron Bay and Mullumbimby stores. Our Head…
Healthy Cooking Oils Explained
When it comes to deciding whether or not to use a cooking oil based on the health benefits or drawbacks of that oil, let’s face it, there are so many…
Treating Eczema and Other Skin Conditions in Babies and Children
Skin conditions can be stubborn. However, as the saying goes, better out than in! When my six month old baby boy developed eczema, being fully breastfed, I was mortified. Having…
Aging Gracefully
Now that all the baby boomers (including myself) are getting older, more research is appearing on how to counter the effects of aging. We all like to think that 60…
Dealing with Addictions Naturally
“One of the primary aims in Dealing with Addiction is a smooth, obstruction-releasing qi flow throughout the body-mind so that intoxicants are no longer craved. This entails clearing the liver,…
Headaches and Migraines
What is my body trying to tell me? This is the question I ask whenever I am suffering pain from a headache or worse still, a migraine. My body gives…
Bladder and Urinary Tract Problems
Problems in the bladder and urinary tract can range from incontinence and irritable bladder to infections, also called Cystitis. Incontinence means being unable to control the flow of urine whereas…
Osteoporosis and Bone Health
I am at that age where a few close friends of late have told me they have been diagnosed with Osteoporosis, which literally means thinning of the bones and can…
Hay Fever and Allergies
Did someone sneeze? There seems to be a lot of people sneezing, coughing and blowing their noses around me lately. Along with spring, autumn is a time of allergies, coughs…