Rumination is a response to prolonged stress and/or trauma where we experience repeated involuntary and intruding thoughts about past experiences, and in recent years this definition has been broadened to include the same form of circulating thoughts about what may happen in the future. Since the beginning of the pandemic, there has been a significant […]

Reflecting on my journey of development, I find it fascinating how my early experiences with healing were deeply rooted in the traditions of my Indian upbringing. As a child, my mother’s remedy for a tummy ache involved the comforting aromas of ajowan, fennel, and ginger. The ghee generously ladled onto dal and the assortment of […]

by Quantum Botanicals Advanced student, Kylie Williams The gut microbiota is a complex ecosystem of it’s own, which has a heavy influence on overall health.  This article looks at the effects of phytochemical on gut health, based on a summary of scientific studies collated in 2022.  (See references below) The gut microbiota has a role […]

Spring 2023 began with the Quantum Botanicals Immersion, followed by the Healing Diets Immersion at Nutley Edge in East Sussex, with students attending from the UK, Spain, Canada, France, Greece, Italy, the US and the Netherlands.  This is a photo of our wonderful Quantum Botanicals students after collecting buttercups for our buttercup flower essence. It was […]

The Wild Path Of Foraging: A Journey Through The Seasons Following is an exert from an essay written by Natural Physician student, Jemima Rose, on foraging through the seasons. I’ve included her section on winter foraging and will post each of the seasons from her essay, with her beautiful photos, over the course of the […]

My first teacher of iridology and herbal medicine, Dr. John Christopher, had such a passion for the many benefits of cayenne pepper, that he wrote an entire book on it! One of his students, Dr Richard Schulze, often quote’s Dr. Christopher in saying “If you master only one herb in your life, master cayenne pepper. […]

Healing Diets Coach graduate, Laura Gualtieri, shares her journey towards studying natural medicine and her experience with her Healing Diets studies as she launches her own practice, and continues her studies towards her Naturopathy diploma! Laura will also be graduating as a Healing Diet Nutritional Consultant in October. Enjoy! My journey to the School of […]

By Jonathan Hinde at Oshadhi Essential Oils, with exerts from Oshadhi founder Malte Hozzel Helichrysum italicum (Immortelle, Everlasting) is one of those oils that far too few people seem to know about. It’s not exactly a secret, but for reasons I don’t fully understand, it doesn’t seem to appear on many of the standard ‘lists’ […]

by Naturopathy student, Jemima Rose “Food reveals our connection with the Earth. Each bite contains the life of the sun and the earth….” – Thich Naht Hanh My eldest child, when a toddler, would go into the garden and pick what he would call ‘boregano’, (oregano to you and I), and would stuff handfuls of […]

by Healing Diets student, Amy Hiller While researching the 5 elements and their significance in Ayurveda, I felt particularly drawn to the earth element. Initially this was because I considered it to be one I was lacking and was interested to discover ways to bring more of it into my life. As I delved further […]

by Quantum Botanicals Advanced student, Erin Shaw Known as Darwin’s “abominable mystery” and distinguished by their unique, usually obvious, rather beautiful and intriguing reproductive organs – their flower- angiosperms dominate the kingdom plantae. Or to put it simply, flowers rule the plant world. A huge ca. 90% of the plants we experience on land are […]