by kathleenmurphy | Sep 19, 2014 | Herbal medicine, Nutrition, Tips & Tricks
For the past couple of days I’ve had a killer sore throat – like stabby little razors each time I swallow – and the edge of a cold. It’s a pain; particularly as we’re away from our new home for the week, which means I don’t have any...
by kathleenmurphy | Aug 14, 2013 | Environmental health, Tales from my life, Tips & Tricks
I’m sick! How embarrassing.* Seriously. As someone who works in HEALTH, being sick seems … inappropriate. Particularly after crowing about my vitality and wellbeing to my family and friends. Let that be a lesson on the vulgarity of boasting! It also...
by kathleenmurphy | Mar 14, 2013 | Herbal medicine, Recipe
The change to Autumn here in Sydney is bringing with it a raft of coughs and sniffles, colds and flus. What better time to whip up your very own garlic oxymel (something like a home brew cough and cold mix). In the recent Kitchen Remedies workshop, one of the home...
by kathleenmurphy | Jun 24, 2011 | Family Health
Ooooh it’s that time of year: lurgy time. Everyone seems to be sniffling and coughing and succumbing to all sorts of infections. Over the past few weeks we’ve had a huge influx of people coming through the clinic with these symptoms. We’re also...