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Author: Jorge Tendeiro

5 Herbs to revitalise your liver

Posted on30/12/201401/10/20178 Comments

Not feeling yourself lately? Feeling general malaise or just feeling worse after your meals? Perhaps you’re on lots of medications or partying hard this festive season. Whatever your situation, your liver’s duties are so vital to your wellbeing that you’ll Continue Reading

CategoriesHerbalismTagsAndrographis, Boldo, cirrhosis, Dandelion, gallbladder, hepatitis, liver, Milk Thistle, schisandra

The 4 Pillars of Health: An Introduction

Posted on13/12/201401/10/2017Leave a comment

Health is a state of complete physical, emotional, mental and social well being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. – World Health Organization (WHO) It may be worthwhile to read that definition a second time and let Continue Reading

CategoriesOpinionTags4 Pillars, Emotional, Health, Holistic, Intellectual, Modern medicine, Physical, Social

3 Hypoglycemic Herbs

Posted on18/11/201401/10/2017Leave a comment

Need help with your blood-sugar levels? If you have your diet sorted out (because that’s the greatest determinant of their levels), here’s some time honoured botanicals that have stood the empirical test of time. Continue Reading

CategoriesHerbalismTagsBlood Sugar, Cinnamon, diabetes, Goat's Rue, Gymnema

An Aikido lesson.

Posted on09/11/201401/10/2017Leave a comment

Personal Essay: 3 min. read.
There are very few instances when we meet a ‘Master’. Sensei Kono was mine. Continue Reading

CategoriesOpinionTagsAikido

My Personal Reset

Posted on03/11/201401/10/20176 Comments

Yes, that’s the view from the 24th Floor balcony in the header image savouring the sunset at Scarborough Beach, WA. Approximately every 12 weeks (between University Trimesters) I like to go and stay a hotel for a night or two as Continue Reading

CategoriesOpinionTagsBoredom, Holiday, Hotel, Sleep

3 Relaxing Herbs

Posted on14/09/201401/10/2017Leave a comment

There are days when each of us will be feeling frantic, scattered, wired, anxious, etc. and it’s a good idea to have at least one herb on hand which can be made into a strong tea when needed most. Here’s Continue Reading

CategoriesHerbalismTagsanxiety, Chamomile, insomnia, Nervine, Passionflower, Skullcap, Sleep

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