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Why Use Herbal Medicine?

Marina Townsley — Fri, 11 Dec 2015 15:53:00 +0000

However, it is the educated middle class that turns to health foods, botanicals and herbal remedies all over the world today. The report on Herbal/Traditional Products in the United Kingdom published by Euromonitor International in July 2013 confirms that in 2012, the sale of traditional herbal products in the UK increased by a healthy 3%...

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Let Your Beauty Glow This Winter

Marina Townsley — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0000

Your normal skin care routine – cleansing, moisturising, nourishing – will have to be adjusted for winter. This means harsh scrubs should be replaced by gels or gentle foaming cleansers preferably containing some natural oils. Water based moisturisers should be swapped for oil based ones during this time of year. Alternatively, you can use avocado...

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Natural, Pure, Organic Beauty

Marina Townsley — Thu, 01 May 2014 00:00:00 +0000

According to the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution, there are 30,000 commonly used chemicals in the European Union that have never been tested for any risks they might pose to humans and ecosystems. The umbrella word ‘parfum’ can include any of 200 synthetic chemicals, which manufacturers are not required to list on product labels.Even baby shampoos...

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Wave Off The Winter Blues

Marina Townsley — Mon, 17 Feb 2014 19:07:20 +0000

Some of us experience a lack of energy and motivation and lethargy for no obvious reason in the winter months. All we want is curl into a ball and hibernate until spring. No activity seems attractive as it is a huge effort to do anything at all. The only thing that cheers us up is...

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Starting Well

Marina Townsley — Thu, 23 Jan 2014 11:13:02 +0000

Despite our best attempts not to put on any extra weight over the Christmas period, the reality is that we might find ourselves a few pounds heavier at the beginning of the new year. The combination of parties and socialising centred around eating and drinking, atrocious weather with unrelenting rain, floods and storms resulting in...

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Survive the Dreaded Flu Season

Marina Townsley — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 12:15:55 +0000

Spanish flu, Hong-Kong flu, bird flu, swine flu… Influenza comes in different guises as the RNA viruses constantly mutate and turn into different strains. The seasonal influenza vaccine only contains three strains of type A or type B influenza, which WHO health officials select each year as the most likely influenza strains that will spread...

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Eat, Drink and Be Merry – the Healthy Way

Marina Townsley — Fri, 20 Dec 2013 15:36:46 +0000

Here are some helpful tips to avoid overeating during the festive season: Drink a glass of water before you go to a party, and then another glass once you arrive. This should fill you up and prevent overindulging. Snack on crudités and other vegetables on offer – they are low calorie foods but high in...

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Autumn Colds And Winter Snuffles

Marina Townsley — Fri, 15 Nov 2013 10:28:52 +0000

As late as during the 1970s there were still research centres that tried to find a cure for common cold but then these attempts were abandoned. The trouble is that the virus constantly mutates so it is almost impossible to create an effective vaccine or medicine, as by the next season the virus would have...

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