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The Herbal Dog - My Herbal Beginnings
A Dog’s PrayerI pray you who own me, let me continue to live close to Nature. Know that: I love to run...
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Software for the Brain
From DOS to Supermind Download Systems How is your 2025 = 9 year going? I, for one, am feeling somewhat...
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A Journey of Healing Within
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Specialised Kinesiology
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Mental Acuity and Lack Thereof
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Fearless Aging
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The light of living and healing
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It’s so easy to fall into the trap of self-diagnosing online. Why pay money to see a specialist when...
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Botanical Bliss - a practical guide to making and administering a flower essence
A flower essence is the vibrational imprint of a flower that has been transferred and stabilised in water....
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The Secret Language of Flowers
‘Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, There is a field. I’ll meet you there. When the soul...
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Wise words, insinuating to follow your own inner guidance. So very profound if you look at how the gut...
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Cannabis Therapy
Why Marijuana Medicine Works? Looking at cannabis as whole plant medicine, the author examines the many...
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Blissexology: Kintsukuroi Heart
Becoming more valuable for having been broken. The Japanese art of repairing shattered pottery with liquid...
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Jamu Juice
Jamu Juice or Essence is the merging of the alchemy of East and West. This powerful body tonic not only...
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Let’s define hibernation: It is the natural process of slowing down, preparing for and entering, a time...
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The profound connections between emotions and their physical manifestations in illness
“In addition to working well for purely physical ailments, homeopathy offers remedies for engaging directly...
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Wellbeing in the Workplace
Adults spend at least a third of their lives at work. Whether it’s an eight-to-five desk job, shift work,...
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Why people buy
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Blissexology: Phoenix Rising
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Haemorrhoids don’t Have to be a pain in the Butt
My holistic healing haemorrhoid journey According to studies on PubMed, the prevalence of haemorrhoids...
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The Science and Nature of Joy
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My Journey from Despair to Purpose
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The Microbiome, the Gut and Mental Health
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Emotional Freedom Technique for Animals and Their Humans
Creating a Harmonious Relationship through Tapping Well known for its effectiveness with humans, Emotional...
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The Responsibility of Holistic Therapists in Understanding and Navigating Grief
Holistic therapy, a practice that emphasises the importance of whole-person care, encompasses various...
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Africa Wild! We earned our stripes
My sister invites us to join them on a safari to Botswana. The prospect is terrifying. “You’ll be fine,”...
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The science and healing with ozone
Competing therapies: Div vs. Mah Div (Direct IV Ozone) – Mah (Major Autohemotherapy) Following in the...
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The great ozone debate
Ozone is not a drug and it is not a magic bullet. It is a therapeutic tool of great power which can aid...
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Food stress immune health in preparation for winter
Stress levels are at an all-time high. Power outages, fear-inducing news and politics, workload, winter...
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What your morning beverage says about you!
Millions of South Africans reach for a cup of tea or coffee each morning. Ever wonder why you favour...
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Stoking the toke: South Africa’s cannabis industry needs some fire.
Progress on developing a South African cannabis industry has been inexplicably slow, which could cause...
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Where My Healing Journey Began
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Intuitive Eating
Intuitive eating is becoming in tune with your internal world and starting to listen to your body and...
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Where Women Gather…
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Wavelength: My Brilliant Burden
I never believed in depression or any mental illness and was convinced it was all in the mind, and that...
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Edible and poisonous mushrooms
Foraging for fungi in nature is a popular pastime for many people. For these enthusiasts the taste and...
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Let The Inexplicable Sit Sacred
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The therapeutic use of plants is implicit within all cultures throughout the history of time. Even most...
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Tea is the New Cool
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Magnificent Mannose
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Love, Belonging and Ancestry
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The Impact of Earthing on Optimum Health
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Yoga Therapy
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The 10 Habits, The principles of Ayurveda Living
Ayurveda is a term well known by many, especially in the Yoga world. It is derived from two Sanskrit...
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Neurocoaching
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Crystals for Every-Day Living
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In the 2000 film Cast Away, Tom Hanks plays an obsessive, clock-watching businessman, who finds himself...
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Neuroplasticity is all about the incredible ability of our brains to adapt to new situations. We tend...
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Turning Tragedy into Hope
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Personal Health Literacy
This is the degree to which individuals have the ability to find, understand and use information...
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Access Facelift – Beyond Ageing
It’s no secret that men and women of all ages desire to retain a youthful appearance; some even wish...
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Don’t make excuses, don’t doubt it...YOU CAN!
If you really want the ‘healthier you’ to materialise, you will have to navigate round that obstacle...
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Art & the Instincts
The Enneagram: How our Instinctual Drives affect our Creativity We may think we all go about creativity...
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Crystal Healing: A Symphony Composed of Minerals
Crystals can be used for healing physical, emotional, mental and spiritual imbalances through crystal...
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DIY Herbal Health
Healing straight from your garden Herbs for memory and neurological support Holistic Herbology is an...
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A New Appreciation for my Life
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Welcome to a Sense of Peace and Possibility! Have you ever wished or asked for something to change...
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Crystals & numerology
What Do Numbers and Healing Crystals Have in Common? Numerology offers a surprisingly accurate tool to...
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Train and Feed Your Brain
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The Sweet Workings of Wound Care
SA in dire need of increased burn awareness and education. Many burn injuries occur in disadvantaged...
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Self Healing, Anxiety and Depression, With Remedies from Your Garden
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Mind-Body Immune System Support to Beat the Winter Blues
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Laugh Your Way to Good Health
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Wavelength
From humble beginnings a century ago, biofeedback devices are currently so technologically advanced that...
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Transform Your Body
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“Are you feeling exhausted and run down even though the year has just begun? You’re not alone. These...
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The Elements and the Seasons
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Natural Anti-Inflammatories, for Pain Management
In accordance with our Law of Pain, the origin of all pain is inflammation and the inflammatory response....
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Mental Health during Challenging, Uncertain Times
An ancient inner default mode of bias towards survival fear drives our stress reaction, which ultimately...
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Nourishing You from the Inside Out
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Many claim that tea can help flush out toxins, enhance the immune function and boost energy levels, but...
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The Crystal Touch
Crystals touch you in different ways. Have you ever noticed how children are drawn to crystals? Gently...
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Healing is LOVE…
A 40-year-old divorced father of two beautiful young girls, Mohamed was brutally attacked just after...
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Dealing with trauma is like peeling an onion
Trauma is defined as the response to a deeply distressing or disturbing event that overwhelms an individual’s...
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Brainspotting
Introducing Brainspotting Proven, Innovative Brain-Body Treatment of Trauma Most traditional therapies...
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Good Thoughts Promote Good Feelings
I stubbed my foot; I stubbed it so hard the pain increased until I couldn’t feel it anymore and...
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How a Health Coach Can Transform Your Health
Living your healthiest life can be very difficult if you are not a trained expert. We live in the time...
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Understanding Different Forms of CBD for Health and Wellness
In search of natural pain and stress relief options, many turn to CBD (cannabidiol) in its oil form to...
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Summer Sun Smart with Dr. Arien
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Walking in the Footsteps of Our Ancestors
Birds fly, fish swim, snakes slither and, despite the modern human obsession with speed and convenience,...
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Relax and Revitalise with Chi-Chi’s Holistic Wellness Retreats
Chi-Chi’s first launched in 2006 on a beautiful, tranquil boutique wine estate and guesthouse on the...
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And on the medical front…Portable device could diagnose a heart attack in minutes
Researchers from the University of Notre Dame and the University of Florida have developed a sensor that...
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Geoff's Walking Tips
Here are some guidelines that work for me during everyday meditative walks and multi-day pilgrimages:...
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Co-creating with Crystals and Minerals
The fact that the ultimate goal of alchemy is the creation or manifestation of a stone is another key...
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Effective Behavioural change through Modern Hypnosis
One of the little known factors about hypnosis is that it is very effective in changing a negative behaviour...
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Escentia Has Something Exciting to Announce
We have some exciting news to share; after the rocky and bumpy road that 2020 brought along, we have...
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‘Thrive or Survive’
Why! No longer are women the primary health givers of the family, they hold stressful positions to...
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Plant-Based Diets for Weight Loss
When wanting to solve a challenge, we often reach for the quickest solution for best results, because...
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Meld into the Perfect Shape for You, Right Now.
Meld into the perfect shape for you, right now. While the world agonises over the effects of the Covid-19...
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Mindful Eating
Do you often think that this diet will be different, this time? You might feel this every summer with...
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Load Shedding to Self-Love
My Holistic Weight Loss Journey, by Kell Ward I believe that we should love ourselves more and be more...
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The Enneagram of Eating
(Roast) Chicken or (Poached) Egg? How the Nine Personality Types Influence Your Food and Diet Choices...
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What is the real cost of a cup of coffee?
Is the cup of coffee you sell and serve – or buy and drink, depending on which side of the counter you...
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The BIG ED
Until now men who suffer from The Big ED (Erectile Dysfunction) have relied on medication to provide...
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When was the last time you talked with someone about your health and received the personal attention you deserve?"
If you think about your last visit to the doctor, how much time did he/she actually spend with you? Did...
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Immunity Wellness Protocol
With the world’s attention focused on Covid-19, the illness caused by the new coronavirus, people...
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Aura.Soul.Art - Balancing Energy Artfully
‘Mindfulness’ – could be considered to be a state of mind, a moment-to-moment awareness of having an...
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A Message from the Guides
Your earthly world is undergoing a series of profound and unprecedented energy shifts, the likes of which...
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Get Summer Ready the Natural Way
Since the beginning of lockdown, many of us have indulged in one too many treats and are boasting fuller...
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Awakening by Andreas Salver
The divine inspired Frontlet is designed to change your life. The Awakening Frontlet by Andreas...
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COLLAGEN - Holding you together
To some degree, we’re all on a quest for eternal youth. No one wants wrinkles, dry and sagging skin or...
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Legendary Stress and Pain Relief within Your Reach
Over the past few decades, one of the most debated topics of all time is the health benefits of the cannabis...
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The answer is in your genes. Covid-19has caught everyone by surprise. There is no vaccine or defence,...
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Stop, Look, Listen!
All you need is deep within you waiting to unfold and reveal itself. All you have to do is to be still...
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Natural ingredients including sea salt, charcoal and even cocoa are growing in popularity in the oral...
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For Vibrant Health Well Into Your 90s, GO Green
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While it is never a good idea to stoke any fear or create unnecessary panic, it is always a good idea...
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Alzheimer’s. The mere mention of the word sends shivers down our collective spines. Millions have been...
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SEEING RED!
All around us, everything we see, touch, feel or wear has colour – each with its own characteristics...
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Rooibos Can Aid in Managing Diabetes
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CBD Myth Busters
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