By Jean Powis, Registered Homeopath, from the Homeopathic Garden New life bursts from every field and hedgerow as days lengthen and warmth returns. Animals flowers and trees bloom in the glory of Spring. However, fluctuating temperatures and the increase in pollen increase susceptibility for hay-fever sufferers: ‘Weather changes, rain, heat, sun… wind… open air, … […]

By Jean Powis, Registered Homeopath, from the Homeopathic Garden After a soggy Spring, Summer seems a reluctant arrival, but nonetheless it is still warm enough for outdoor pursuits. Whether you’re kite surfing, riding horses, walking through the woods or just pottering around the house, if you manage to run into a scrape, you might be […]

By Jean Powis, Registered Homeopath, from the Homeopathic Garden After a soggy Spring, Summer seems a reluctant arrival, but nonetheless it is still warm enough for outdoor pursuits. Whether you’re kite surfing, riding horses, walking through the woods or just pottering around the house, if you manage to run into a scrape, you might be […]

Medicalising or managing the menopause? By Jean Powis, Registered Homeopath, from the Homeopathic Garden Is it a serious issue, or nothing to mind about? Updating the 2010 Equality Act sounds serious – with expectations of ‘reasonable adjustments’ in the workplace rendering ‘unfavourable’ treatment of menopausal women as ‘discrimination’. Research (2023) by the Chartered Institute of […]

I have the laziest of approaches to gardening.  Why wind up at the osteopath’s with your back in spasm when there are easier ways of doing things?  Weeds get smothered with anything which blocks out the light.   Months later, it is surprising how much clearer things are!  Cultivating a new piece of ground for […]