When to prefer natural remedies over conventional medicine

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Natural remedies: When should they be used in preference to conventional medicine?  In a world where modern medicine often takes center stage, natural remedies have been gaining popularity as an alternative or complementary approach to healing. Natural remedies encompass a wide range of treatments derived from nature, including herbs, dietary changes, mindfulness practices, and more. While […]

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Fifty years of holistic health

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I grew up in a household where holistic health was a way of life. Eileen Stevens my mother was part of a Food Reform Group, a now defunct organisation that thrived during World War 2 and campaigned that natural food should be eaten in the season in which it is grown to promote a healthier […]

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Down in the swampy lowlands

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Not so long ago, I found myself in the ‘swampy lowlands’ of general practice, a term devised by the philosopher, Donald Schon to describe those areas of professional practice uncharted by evidence and incapable of technical solution. I found myself sitting on a filthy sofa in a cluttered flat, listening to the tears of my […]

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