by BBotanicals | Oct 27, 2022 | All
I celebrate the fact that awareness of menopause and perimenopause is on the up. For far too long women have silently struggled with symptoms, and been expected to just carry on. But, I do think the conversation could be heading in a dangerous direction. In this blog...
by BBotanicals | Dec 6, 2021 | All
In my 13 years in practice as a medical herbalist I’ve worked with a lot of women navigating the menopause. Thankfully, menopause and peri-menopause is becoming a hot topic. Once taboo, now menopause is being taken seriously enough for it to be on the agenda in...
by BBotanicals | Dec 4, 2021 | All
Image from Pixabay by Artie_Navarre As a massage therapist and as a medical herbalist my job is usually to restore balance. Massage works with your body’s muscular and circulatory systems to alleviate tension and anxiety (amongst many other things). Herbal treatments...
by BBotanicals | Oct 5, 2021 | All
Autumn has really made its presence felt now we have entered October. I don’t know about you, but I’ve hunted out the hats, scarves and gloves already. The winds and rain have hit this past week, the evenings are darker and my thoughts turn to cosiness at home with...
by BBotanicals | Oct 17, 2020 | All
October is Menopause Awareness Month and the 18th of October is World Menopause Day, so it seems an appropriate time to post about how herbal medicine, prescribed by a qualified Medical Herbalist can help women to manage the uncomfortable symptoms experienced by many...
by BBotanicals | Jun 27, 2020 | All
I mentioned in an earlier blog that I have been potion making since an early age. Rose water is such a beautiful thing to make, but my childhood efforts did tend to consist of rose petals which quickly went mouldy in a jam-jar of water! You can not...
