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You can grow your own aloe vera plants, or purchase the stabilised liquid extract or gel from health food stores. Of aloe vera’s may uses, most probably the best known is in the treatment of burns.

According to research, certain types of cancer are more preventable using nutrients than others. Lung cancer for example, appears to be extremely difficult to prevent with nutrition, but better supported with herbs and homeopathy.

Essential oils are a great way to help combat the miseries of colds and the flu. You can add them to your bathwater to help restore lost energy, inhale them to clear a stuffy nose or massage them into your skin to relieve a nagging headache.

Preventing the disease is non-profitable and only benefits the patient. A solution to cancer would mean the termination of research programmes that triumph over cancer would dry up contributions to self-perpetuating organisations and cut off funding from government sources.

Many older folk will no doubt remember that when our grandmother made apricot jam, they would pop some of the pits into the jam whilst cooking it. The reason was given was that they added more flavour to the jam, nevertheless the children were encouraged to eat these whenever they cam across them in the jam.

Animals in the wild are virtually free from periodontal disease, so why does domesticated cause our pets teeth from rotting? Dental decay is so common that it presents a major problem in the older cat and dog and the risk of anaesthetics for a clean mouth versus advancing periodontal disease becomes a serious issue.

My off-duty delight was always in the garden as gardening gave me a rich sense of belonging to nature. A garden is a landscape escape waiting to be designed to one’s seasonal fantasy and imagination. My hard work and vision of the herbal healing garden kept me going for years around my old 1890 old kauri house.

The practise of Iridology dates back over 5000 years and this diagnosis was employed by the ancient Egyptians as a spiritual tool to understand where souls had come from and where they were heading to. It was commonly used by the priesthood to assess candidates likely for spiritual service.

Whatever the mood or energy you wish to create for your special garden area, working in harmony with our astrological neighbourhood is both exciting and rewarding as each spot has special significance to you as you enjoy your space.