Toxic chemicals are being used by food sellers across Sub-Saharan Africa to improve the look of meat and fish, scientists and food inspectors say, putting the health of millions at risk. Weak government testing capacities and informal food supply chains means there is little oversight of traders and fishermen and almost no protection for unwary […]

Continuing with our side green – aromatherapy, we would take a look at some essential oils and how they help treat certain ailments. There are several plants with volatile oils. As I said essential oils are the same as volatile oils. These oils can be used as antiseptics, preservatives, antispasmodics, or even carminatives. They are […]

Are you wondering what I am referring to as ‘side greens’? I would be laughing by now if we were having a conversation. I have decided to call all other forms of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) as ‘side greens’. As I talk about herbal medicine, at other times I would talk about the other […]

Herbs are the friend of the physician and the pride of the cook. – Charlemagne. The healing comes from nature and not the physician, therefore the physician must start from nature with an open mind – Paracelsus. Herbal medicine or herbalism is the study of botany and the use of medicinal plants. We can also […]

‘The first wealth is health’ – Ralph Waldo Emerson. ‘No matter how much it gets abused, the body can restore balance. The first rule is to stop interfering with nature’ – Deepak Chopra ‘Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food’ – Hippocrates For some time now, I have been looking for a […]