The much-lauded constituent in turmeric is the yellow pigment called curcumin, which has those lovely anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer properties, but our liver loves turmeric too, and the enzymes break it down so quickly that curcumin…
My latest book is soon to be released! Did you know that 17-24 million people worldwide suffer from chronic fatigue? Unfortunately, there is no definitive diagnostic test or treatment programme to help these people, and…
These pretty corn silks are usually the parts that we throw away, but do you know what you are throwing out?
I have been inundated with people ringing me for herbs to help against Covid or other flu-like viruses. This is the advice I give people to start immediately until their herbal medicines arrive the next…
Don’t you just love autumn? There is something so nostalgic about those last gentle rays of summer, and the chilly mists which descend in the evenings. I love the early-morning dewy spider webs strung like…
Spring and summer are very busy times of year for me, as I race around trying to catch up with the abundance of Nature while she provides wonderful herbal medicines.
The story begins with Adrian and I booking to go on a Nile cruise in late February. Of course, I am doing all the research on ancient Egypt that I can, and in the process,…
Sometimes the plants tell me things, which I have to research to double check, and this is such a story. Please brace yourself because it has quite a sexy content.
In Tanzania, I was held in rapturous awe at these magnificent trees. Not only do they look splendid against the sunrise, but bees seem to love making wild nests on their branches. Elephants eat the…
Our hedgerows are thick with blackberries now, but the berries are heavily guarded by spiders. Careful not to disturb them, I’ve just picked a few handfuls for my annual treat of spiced blackberry and scrumped…
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