Royal Jelly has long been regarded as one of nature’s super foods due to its rejuvenative, antibiotic and anti-bacterial properties.   It has many uses but is perhaps most often recommended by herbalists to women experiencing menopause, menstruation and fertility problems and to men who are looking to increase their sex drive, sperm count and stamina!

Royal Jelly is a rich source of protein, contains numerous valuable amino acids and B vitamins and as a result has many applications (aside from those already mentioned) in natural medicine. (more…)

According to research more babies are born during the summer months than at any other time of the year which means that in the autumn and winter, couples are getting busy in bed!

Why do more men and women try to get pregnant during the colder months of the year?

As with most things, the answer most likely lies in nature. The survival rate of babies born in the wild is greatly increased during the warmer summer months than of course when food is scarce and the weather is cold during the winter. We humans have central heating but most likely our biological clocks haven’t caught up with technology yet. (more…)

Maca is cultivated in many countries, but only naturally grows in two places; the first being  the Andes Mountains of Peru, where it survives at altitudes of 3500 to 4450 metres above sea level,  apart from Alpine Grasses and bitter potatoes nothing else can survive the severe frost at this altitude¹.  The second place is the Bolivian Andes where it grows alongside several related wild species².    It has a deep pungent smell because of the Glucosinolates that it contains.  Glucosinolates are the compounds that make all forms of the mustard family smell and taste as they do.  Even though Maca can be red, cream, black or purple, no different colour has been proven to have more beneficial properties than another.  (more…)