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…)

With Swine Flu spreading across the UK and people becoming sick in vast numbers everyone should be looking to their diet for ways in which they can boost their immune system to fight off and even avoid this pandemic virus.

Our immune systems are better equipped to fight off disease and infection when healthy and strong as well as helping to ensure we aren’t susceptible to them in the first place. When our immune systems are weak we are vulnerable to all manner of illnesses.

Many people think of cleanliness first, when it comes to avoiding disease and infection and indeed government guidelines on avoiding swine flu are to use handkerchiefs when sneezing, wash hands and so on. What they should also acknowledge is the vital role food plays in keeping us healthy. (more…)

When we think of honey, we think of sweet, sticky goo that we add to dishes as a sweetener but in terms of honey’s medicinal properties most of us know very little. It’s most commonly known medicinal use is as a soothing relief for a sore throat, but it can be used to treat so much more.

Honey has been shown to have antiseptic and antibacterial properties and as such can not only fight and kill bacterial infection, but it can reduce pain and induce healing. It’s little wonder then that traditional medicine is showing so much interest in this natural food item. (more…)