Friday, December 26th, 2008
Season’s Greetings and a Herbal New Year
Wishing you all a very Herbal Christmas & a healthy New Year
I would like to thank all my readers for their continuing support throughout 2008. It was my goal to have 300 new members subscribe to the main Herbology site this year and I am very proud to say that I am only 9 shy [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in General by anke
Friday, November 21st, 2008
Herbal First Aid Kit - What should you have on hand?
Hello Herb Lovers,
A little while ago I was in a discussion with two Herbology fans about a Herbal First Aid Kit - what it should contain and what it should be able to treat. It went something like
this…
Shiny: What does everyone recommend (and please include recipes etc) for a herbal first aid kit? I’d imagine [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in Family Health by anke
Monday, October 13th, 2008
Herbs - Before, During and After Pregnancy
Hello Herb Lovers,
As everyone already knows I am due to give birth in just a few short weeks. This means that pregnancy and baby related subjects have been rather on the forefront of my mind for some time. A comment posted by a reader yesterday in response to an older post, Herbal Tales made me [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Family Health by anke
Wednesday, October 1st, 2008
Food As Medicine - Eating your way to health with herbs
Hello Herb Lovers,
I was talking to a friend the other day. She knew that I use herbs for health and healing and that my preferred method of administration is to add them into my family’s diet. My friend had trouble understanding how adding herbs to your food could have very real and long lasting [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Family Health by anke
Thursday, September 25th, 2008
Buying Herbs and Herbal Remedies - What you need to know!
By simply going into a herbal store and buying something off the shelf you are risking the effectiveness of the ingredient or remedy if it was not stored properly. How fresh were the ingredients that were used? Was the product stored in direct light? Was it kept airtight or in heat? These factors will significantly [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in General by anke
Sunday, September 7th, 2008
High Blood Pressure - Can herbs bring it down?
Hello Herb Lovers, it’s FAQ time again!
Dear AnkeB,
I have a question for you - High Blood Pressure - what herbs can bring it down?
I have only once suffered high blood pressure and that was during my son’s pregnancy and now it has raised it ugly head again. As I am also suffering from gall bladder [...]
7 Comments » - Posted in FAQ by anke
Monday, September 1st, 2008
Spring Herbs in Australia - Planting Guide
Hello Herb Lovers,
There’s no time in the garden more exciting than spring. Everything buzzing with new life, growth and colour. There’s so much to do, it’s not too hot or too cold, making every chore a pleasure. Now is the time to delight in the pure joy of gardening. Since you did all the right [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Garden by anke
Monday, August 25th, 2008
Can you afford to get sick? Boost Your Health with Herbs
You work, run a family, you have a myriad of commitments - if you are like the average person today then you just can not afford to get sick.
Our immune system is negatively affected by physical and emotional stress, as well as poor diet or lifestyle choices.
Mother Nature has thought way ahead of us [...]
4 Comments » - Posted in Family Health by anke
Monday, July 28th, 2008
Herbs can harm as well as heal
I couldn’t agree more with Tina Sams’ The Essential Herbal Blog: Self Diagnosis, or Dr. Who? when she says “Is it because healthcare has become so expensive that it is out of the reach of middle America, nevermind our poor? Is it because the internet has put so much information at our fingertips that we [...]
4 Comments » - Posted in Cautions by anke
Friday, July 18th, 2008
Herbology in July
Hello Herb Lovers,
I can not believe it has been a whole month since I last made contact. Much has happened on Herbology.
Naturally the July issue of the Herbology Thymes newsletter made it out on time. This month you’ll get some ideas on how to keep warm, inside and out. If you suffer from poor circulation, [...]
