Getting into shape is not just about the kilograms you lose. It’s about losing fat. It’s about tossing out your scale and trusting your tape measure. It’s about dropping a dress size, tightening your belt another notch or getting into that perfect pair of jeans. Or maybe it’s about just maintaining your current body size. No matter what our goal, it all comes down to living […]
Do The 3-Day Herbal Detox Programme
Excerpt of an article that appeared in Essentials Magazine – October 2002 Herbal expert and grower Di-Di Hoffman recommends following a gentle three-day herbal detox programme. ‘Some people go to extremes with fasting, laxatives, enemas, colonics, diuretics and even exercise. Most of these rigid detoxes do more harm than good, as they rob the […]
Setting Up A Basic Herbal Apothecary At Home
“The home-tech environment of your kitchen is where herbalism lives. Herbalism thrives in the lay communities and hand-tended gardens of self-reliant plant people who cherish and practice their independence. Know that it is in your home that you can access and create for yourself the finest, most effective herbal products.” – herbalist James Green (2000) […]
Borage – Nature’s Best Stress Tonic
An infusion of Borage leaves is nature’s best tonic for stress and stress related problems. The leaves contains vitamin C and are rich in calcium, potassium and mineral salts. Growing Borage Borage (Borago officinalis) is a lovely garden plant, with small bright blue flowers and an informal growth habit, reaching a height of 60cm. It […]
Herbs to Boost Your Metabolism
When you are young, your metabolism is naturally high, but as you get older that just isn’t the case anymore. Do you remember the days when you could eat anything that you wanted, whenever you wanted, and never seemed to gain a pound? Those days were great, and long gone. There is hope though. Your […]