Tag Archives: health

  Each year Acacia’s birthday is a time of celebration, edged with the depression of dark memories during her birth week.  Instead of cuddling and bonding with my newborn we were separated by the ICU crib while I gazed at her tiny body invaded by tubes and wires.  I sat helpless while she fought for her life against the ravages …

Five servings of fruit and veg a day is an ideal theory and one which I constantly strive to meet.  but it is near impossible to achieve.  Cereal is the children’s standard start to the day.  For lunch I’m doing well if cucumber or a fruit is on the plate.  Supper generally includes 2 veg but the tally remains below …

Last week I felt decidedly short-changed, almost a month after quitting smoking.  Instead of being the picture of radiant health I was more ill than I ever remember being.  It started with a tummy pain between my navel and breast bone.  I thought that I would get better, but I didn’t.  Our 10th wedding anniversary was far from romantic.  I …

For the last few days I had a really nasty sore throat, it started with a swollen gland and progressed to real pain.  I asked Cliff to look at my throat with a torch and he said that it looked like my tonsils were swollen and inflamed.  I don’t go to doctors unless I feel that something serious is on …

Today life seems to be saying “There are ways and means to slow you down”.  As Cliff was taking Fjord to school I ran to the car with his school lunch as they were pulling out of the driveway.  As I ran I heard a pop and it felt like a tennis ball had hit me in the calf.  I …

Last night I read the heart wrenching post by Diane on the blog Chad Life Us about the day that she lost her 17 year old son.   I cannot imagine anything worse than the death of a child, a child whom you have nurtured, cherished and watched grow over any length of time.  I cannot imagine how I would …

I really should know not to leap out of bed, I sometimes have low blood pressure and have fainted before.  Last time I keeled over backwards and cut my head open on the tiled floor resulting in 24 hours in hospital for observation.  Yesterday morning I did it again, I jumped out of bed too fast at 6 am, passed …

This post is written by my husband, he never takes what he reads or hears at face value but applies a scientific mind to the topic at hand. I have heard numerous people making fuzzy claims about the health benefits of consuming pink Himalayan salt instead of regular table salt and perhaps also sea salt. I am often amazed by …

Like Fox Mulder, I want to believe but in the case of tissue salts I’m looking for some testemonials.  This blog is not about me sharing something with you but rather I would like you to please share your experiences with me.  We recently visited Margaret Roberts Herbal Centre.   Mum bought me a copy of Margaret Roberts book ‘Tissue …

This week my Mum was visiting from Durban, I took her to my favourite place, the Margaret Roberts Herbal Centre.  It’s a long drive, about 100km from home in Boksburg but so worth the trip, the scenery in the area makes you feel that you are on a mini holiday.  The centre is only open on Wednesdays and the 1st …