Healthy Way Issue 27
The Nature Doctor
Alfred Vogel looks at the benefits of a healthy diet and about the various reasons other than over-eating which can lead to obesity, many ties to the workings of the endocrine system.
Welcome to a Healthier Life
It is important to obtain sufficient rest, sleep and relaxation. When the body has become chilled, or when you have been out in the rain or snow, get the circulation going again and so raise the body temperature.
In the Footsteps of Alfred Vogel
Throughout his life Alfred Vogel made a great impact on people, always ready to share his knowledge and with a deep and heartfelt interest in everyone he met.
Pumping Action
Blood flowing from the lungs, where it has absorbed oxygen, is pumped via the heart around the body through arteries. These arteries are the motorways and A roads of the circulatory system.
What is the Menopause?
The menopause is a time during which levels of the hormones oestrogen and progesterone, which control a woman’s menstrual cycle, decline causing a wide variety of symptoms.
Flower Essences
Flower Essences act as ‘transformational catalysts’ - they can help to bring out the positive potential within us, being essentially life enhancing, and thus discourage our negative traits.
The Joy of Sprouting
Sprouted seeds and legumes are being eaten and enjoyed in vast quantities in the 21st century.
They are fun to grow and provide fresh salad ingredients any time of year.
Discovering Herbs: Jerusalem Artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus)
An interesting herb with an interesting name -
it is not from Jerusalem, it hails from North America and neither is it an artichoke, but a member of the sunflower family.
Did You Know?
Propolis, a natural product collected from beehives, may offer a more effective treatment for cold sore sufferers even when they have missed that tingle stage.
Alison Cullen answers readers' questions