Laura Uphill Dip.CH, MURHP, GQA

Somewhere in the last five to ten years, the word perimenopause exploded. Suddenly every woman over 40 with a bit of fatigue, irregular periods or low mood is being nudged toward hormone therapy and told, “Well, this is what happens now.” As if the body just gives up in our mid-thirties. As if this is an inevitable decline. As if we are all doomed to “symptom-manage” our way into old age before we've even had a chance to live fully. It’s become clear to me that… Perimenopause is real. But...

A sweet tooth is often a sign of deficiency. Over the years I have worked with adults & children who have differing health issues but many of them share one thing, they crave sweetness. If you relate to this, your body is actually crying out for proper nourishment. If you don’t meet that deeper need, the craving will only increase. Quick fixes quiet the signal for a moment, but they don’t resolve it. When you actually give your body what it needs - real food that builds, sustains and...

Chickweed (Stellaria media) seems to come & go as it pleases, favouring shady, damp spots, it’s most abundant in spring & now again in autumn. It’s a useful salad green in both seasons & particularly useful in autumn as it’s also an expectorant & will help as we enter the ‘season of snotty noses’. It can be used as a leafy green in sandwiches, added to other greens or veg in a salad or thrown into stir fry’s, soups & smoothies. Chickweed is nutrient rich containing vitamin C, D, & B complex...