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Constipation

Constipation

Rather than being labelled a disease, constipation is a far too common health condition, which is experienced when evacuation of waste material from the colon is sluggish and stools have become hard and difficult to pass, thus making elimination of the bowel matter difficult and uncomfortable.

A Sprig of Rosemary

A Sprig of Rosemary

Rosemary (Rosemarinus officinalis) is one of the famous herbs from folklore known for its virtue of making people more mentally alert.

Do you Always Feel Tired?

Do you Always Feel Tired?

Every day at least half of my clients say that they are feeling fatigued. I often hear people state: “I’m so tired, but I have to push myself to keep going”

The Meningococcal Issue

The Meningococcal Issue

Falsified meningococcal data distributed. The Ombudsman intervened to ensure that the Ministry of Health standard 2004 annual meningococcal disease report prepared by the ESR was released.

Problem of Super Bugs

Problem of Super Bugs

There simply aren’t enough new drugs in the pharmaceutical pipeline to keep pace with the evolution of drug-resistant bacteria, the so-called superbugs that are emerging.

Cataracts

Cataracts

I frequently experience tinnitus and have the beginning of eye cataracts. Is there anything I can do? Annette. Christchurch.

Slippery Elm

Slippery Elm

Of the over 5000 odd medicinal herbs growing throughout the world, there are a handful which could be termed an ‘essential’ remedy for any home medicine cabinet.

Sugar Overload

Sugar Overload

The trouble with sugar is that we are eating too much of it! We talk about it, we say we are cutting it back, limiting the intake, or finding a replacement, yet the consumption of sugar in the past 20 years has escalated from 10kg per person per year up to 50kg per person, per year.

Looking after your kidneys

Looking after your kidneys

The kidneys are an essential elimination system. Our kidneys’ play an important role, so important that the Chinese consider that correctly functioning kidneys are the key to one’s strength and wellbeing, even one’s energy and sex drive.