Health Blog

One of the easiest and attractive herbs you can grow with its lovely lemony scent and flavor.

We share lots of ways to use lemon balm leaves.

And you can even chew on the leaves for an instant breath freshener!

Mental health is often in the news. 

The concern is that although mental health is just as important as physical health, many feel they don't need to seek medical help and should just soldier on regardless.

There are several questions you need to answer...

Everyone has probably experienced a headache at some time but not everyone will know what it is like to have a migraine.

We help you to understand more about migraines and their causes and symptoms.

A common mole is a growth on the skin.  It develops when pigment cells grow in clusters.

You are likely to have between ten and forty common moles which are usually found above the waist on those areas which can be exposed to the sun - but are seldom found on the scalp, breast or buttocks.

Find out more about these common moles and why you might consider removing one or more...

The emphasis more than ever is on the importance of getting a good night's sleep.

Recent research has found that such regular good sleeping pattens can result in men living almost five years longer and women more than two years longer than those men and women who sleep badly. 

I have always loved the song "morning has broken" by Cat Stevens which first made an appearance in the 1970s...

And of course the life-giving light it brings is always very welcome.

Those who have a cat as a pet will be well aware that when their cat is content, it will often start to purr.  But they may not know that the effects of a cat purring can be beneficial for humans too!

We share more information of those benefits...

We recently wrote about infrared sauna in which we covered all the benefits you can enjoy.  At the end of the post, we mentioned that it was even possible to follow the typical Scandinavian habit of immersing yourself in icy water after your sauna when you have an ice bath set up close by! 

Now it is time to share some information of the benefits of that ice bath!

We have written before on how different types of houseplants can improve the quality of your indoor air.

But in a similar way, there are also houseplants that can help prevent mold.

Find out more...

We all remember the saying "No pain, no gain"!

But what if we shared a whole list of ways to make you feel healthier and happier, actual gains without the pains...