7 effective ways to make your home healthy: Everyone wants to lead a healthy life, and they’ll usually focus on exercising and a proper diet when doing it. Both of these can be great for your body and brain, but they mightn’t be the only things you’ll need to look after. You’ll also have to […]
After the biggest restoration project in its entire 175 year history, Kew Gardens has re- opened the doors of its spectacular Temperate House, restored to its dazzling Victorian glory, revealing 10,000 exotic plants. Many of these rare plants are currently being researched by Kew’s scientists to develop new drugs to treat serious illnesses such as […]
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Phyto-nutrients are a broad range of micro-nutrients that are found in plants. They collectively play a critical role in plant health and protecting them against environmental stress. Have any of you ever observed a plant running away from a stress? Of course not, plants protect themselves against environmental threat e.g. bacteria or fungal invasion, temperature […]
The beautiful show gardens at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show are examples of garden designers’ art and horticultural skill, but gardens throughout the UK showcase a wide range of potent medicinal plants in nature. Galantamine, which is used for the treatment of mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease and various other memory impairments, is an alkaloid […]
Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food – Hippocrates. What we eat is the most important way to prevent disease, so nutrition should be regarded as the most important way of maintaining good health. Herbs and fruit don’t cost much to buy but their many health-giving properties are often overlooked by modern […]