A stroke occurs when blood supply to part of the brain is interrupted or reduced by a clot or ruptured blood vessel. Within minutes lack of oxygen and nutrients in the brain tissue will cause brain cells to die and can lead to brain damage, disability or even death. A stroke […]

One of the things I love about working in a health food shop is that, despite all the changes in health and wellness over the past 30 years, some of the old herbal remedies remain firm favourites. A.Vogel is a good example. We have stocked the range for as long […]

“God in his wisdom made the fly, but then forgot to tell us why.” So wrote American poet Ogden Nash, and few people, enraged by a buzzing bluebottle, would not agree. But like everything in the animal kingdom, flies have their reasons and their charms. Many flies annoy us, some […]

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