THE HEALING PROPERTIES OF HERBAL TEA Tea is the most popular drink in the world, other than water. It also dominates the economies of many Asian, Indian and African countries, particularly in the rural areas. Nowadays it is pleasing to see that Fair Trade practises are becoming more common among tea purchasers and local tea plantations. Some of the most popular teas, of course, have always been black, white , oolong and green teas. By Joanna Vinsen Loveys BNatMed HbT

ANXIETY - DO YOU FEEL ANXIOUS? Did you have a difficult childhood, feel angry a lot, worry all the time and thoughts go round and round in your head making it hard to sleep at night, do you worry about what others think of you? What you think of yourself (which is invariably negative) do you seriously suspect there is a tiger waiting to pounce around every corner – even if that tiger is a parent or a sibling. Life is hard for you. It’s hard for you to feel happy. By Joanna Vinsen Loveys BNatMed HbT MNZAMH

Fad Diets If you are not sure about nutrition, do your research. Fads are rarely sustainable, but long term good healthy eating practices are. By Joanna Vinsen Loveys BNatMed Hbt

Vitamin D - The Sunshine Vitamin Without sunlight, plants wouldn’t thrive and grow and neither would we! Sunlight is our greatest source of “The Sunshine Vitamin” - Vitamin D - which is critical for good health and vitality. One of the great things about vitamin D is that our bodies are capable of producing it. Even just 10 minutes sun exposure can give you a boost. Vitamin D absorption starts when those UVB rays from the sun hit our skin. By Joanna Vinsen Loveys BNatMed HbT MNZAMH

Getting Back to Basics - Selenium Iodine and Vitamin B12 It often seems to me, in clinical practise, that patients are not aware of the importance to normal body functioning of trace nutrients, vitamins and minerals. Our diets are often below par nutritionally so we don’t get all the vitamins and minerals from the foods we eat. If the soils the crops are grown in are also deficient, then we get even less of those essential nutrients. By Joanna Vinsen Loveys BNatMed HbT MNZAMH