Author Archives: Nature is Health

About Nature is Health

Mental Health Nurse - Naturopath - passionate about Natural Therapies for Mental Health, Nature, Animals My blog invites serious (that does not mean you can not use humour) comments and feedback only. Please be non offensive and respect others. Guest blogging from related fields is invited, please notify me about your intended blog first via email!

Salvestrols – a bitter pill to swallow?

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Nature is Health

   Remember being told that anything that tastes bad is good for you; the truth is a bitter pill to swallow and so on? That may have been correct before we learned about Salvestrols. Now we know that even the sweet … Continue reading →

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Mitochondria – Your Cellular Mojo

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Nature is Health

Mitochondria could be explained as cellular mojo. Each cell in your body has a mitochondria and once these little energy production units don’t function to well anymore for some time, people generally begin to complain about being: Stressed out, flat, … Continue reading →

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Melatonin

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Nature is Health

Supplementing or not supplementing Melatonin has been discussed for some time now. Having been promoted as the new wonder anti-ageing drug and jet lag cure in the mid 90’s via talk shows and other media has certainly not helped its … Continue reading →

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Caraway (Carum Carvi)

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Nature is Health

The use of Caraway (Carum Carvi) in cooking and baking may be enjoying a bit of a comeback, after having found little use in modern western cuisine. Its popularity in some European countries in their traditional meals (e.g. sauerkraut) remained, … Continue reading →

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The Real Price of Milk and the Calcium Myth

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Nature is Health

 “All the times that I cried, keeping all the things I knew inside, It’s hard, but it’s harder to ignore it”. (Cat Stevens in Father and Son) Often I hear people complain about the cost of living; at first glance … Continue reading →

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Harold Hoot – My Life So Far

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Nature is Health

My name is Harold Hoot and I’m a Tawny Frogmouth. I live in Australia and even though I am a night hunter, I’m not really an owl, but related to the Kookaburra.Until I met my human, I never realised that … Continue reading →

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Story – in Mental Health

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Nature is Health

Stories have always fascinated me, like most book worms I graduated from having them read to me as a small child to reading them myself. The thing I looked forward to the most while involved in years of study was … Continue reading →

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New Years Resolutions – Alcohol

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Nature is Health

  New Years resolutions seem to be a popular part of the culture these days and the resolution to drink less alcohol is high on the list. However, as the holidays finish and life turns back into its old tracks, so … Continue reading →

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Changes – Going with the Flow

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Nature is Health

 2013 is already three weeks old, in some areas of life changes are well under way and in other areas things have stayed very much the same. While updating my Projects to Complete – White Board last night I realised, that due to changes … Continue reading →

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Healing

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Nature is Health

My current workload has been focused more on the animal kingdom, which is wonderful, really 🙂 Some of the current inhabitants of my laundry have been orphaned due to the heat. All need some extra care and healing, so please … Continue reading →

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