With Valentine’s Day on the horizon, we thought we would look at the interplay between our relationships – both emotional and sexual - and our overall health. While the path of true love (or whatever you called the pursuits of youth…wild oats and all that…) was rarely smooth, it is fair to say that aside from the odd awkward encounter in the early days, sex and romance was something we enjoyed, sought out and certainly couldn’t imagine losing interest in.  So just how well do our relationships and sexual activities serve our longevity and wellbeing as we move through the decades ..read more

Keeping our brain healthy and functioning to its full potential requires many factors – such as balanced nutrition, clean environment and minimal bumps to the head. Due to the increasing age of the global population and the rising incidence of dementia and other neurological conditions, there is a lot of research going on in the field of brain health – both with a view towards treatment, and increasingly, towards prevention. Many natural extracts have been studied for their potential ability to influence the health of our brains – while there is some encouraging work with a few extracts showin ..read more

Herbal Ignite for Her uses natural ingredients to help balance female hormone levels, in aid of fighting hormonal imbalances. In order to understand why that is so important, you must first understand what a hormonal imbalance is, and what contributes to their occurrence. What are hormones? Hormones are chemical ‘messengers’ in the human body, created in the endocrine glands. They control most bodily functions - including basic needs like hunger through to complex human functions like reproduction. They even directly influence our emotions and mood. Many hormones, especially those affecting gr ..read more