Toward the end of last year I was not feeling the best, tired, not able to do the things I use too. I went to my GP and explaining that I wanted some blood test done and can they check for cancer - my Mum died of lung cancer. Before my Mum was diagnosed with lung cancer, I had seen a similar fatigue that I was now feeling. Unfortunately when I went to get my results, the pathology labs would not test for cancer.............. sad face! Fast forward to November where some of you know that I was involved in a car accident, I injured my neck and had bad concussion. I was taken to hospital where th ..read more

Hello and Welcome to Myddfai Natural Medicine Clinic Let us get to know one another Hi everyone, just wanted to introduce myself and my Natural Medicine Business, Myddfai Natural Medicine Clinic, to the community. I am at Mount Elliot, in the Central Coast, but serve the whole of Australia via zoom. The clinic name, Myddfai, is so named after a Welsh village where in times gone by you would go to train to become a Myddfai Physician. The Myddfai Physician's mission was to alleviate the suffering and illnesses of the community. I want to do the same with the Community in the Central Coast and a ..read more

Our first Herbal Tea Blending course was last Saturday and it was a blast! We started with a tour of the medicinal plants growing in the gardens and then learned about medicinal herbs and how to blend them. Watching everyone gravitate to the plants they loved for what they were wanting to treat was wonderful. You can use single herbs to create a beautiful tea or you can blend herbs to make a herbal tea. To relieve stress, energise you, help your memory, support you as you fight infections, clear mucous and sinuses, and so much more. Chamomile is well known for sleep inducement and relaxation ..read more

Making herbal teas for medicine is a way that you become involved in the healing process. Herbal teas may not be as potent as herbal tinctures they are full of other constituents from the herbs that encourage the healing processes. They are most effective for chronic, long term conditions and imbalances. They can be drunk hot, at room temperature or cool, depending on the condition that you are treating. So to make your herbal tea steep the dried herbs in boiled water and let sit cover to maximise the medicinal properties of the herbs. Teas can be made with a single herb or serval in combinat ..read more

Have you ever wanted to try another way of looking at your health but did not know where to start, here is you opportunity. Western Herbal Medicine is a traditional medicine which uses plants to treat the whole person. It can treat acute conditions and chronic conditions building your body's ability to heal itself. Myddfai Natural Medicine Clinic is offering free 15 minute consultations either in person or via zoom on Tuesdays 10am-12MD. So book in and see how Traditional Western Herbal Medicine and help you in your health journey. Talk soon Putting Your Wellbeing First Together we will walk ..read more

Have you ever wanted to blend your own herbs to make tea? To learn about the properties of the plants and then create a tea to suit your needs. The day will be relaxed and restorative, with a mix of tasting and knowledge sharing. This is a wonderful opportunity to spend some calming, focused time with herbs through your own experience and share this with others. We will look at herbs for winter immunity, stress, anxiety, and digestion. Come and join us as we take you on a journey into the magic that is plant medicines and the benefits they can bring you simply by drinking herbal tea. trybooki ..read more

This morning I managed to go for a bike ride. You may say "good on you" but this bike ride was significant to me as it was the first time since I had my bike accident in April this year. For those who do not know, I went around a corner of a narrow bike track met an oncoming bike which I had to swerve, which ended in a head on crash with a metal pole. I remember seeing it, the noise of the crash but nothing else. I do not remember hitting anything but with the injuries that I sustained, I hit the metal pole and railing. Ouch you say, ouch I said, remarkably I cycled to finish the ride and back ..read more

Peppermint - Mentha piperita Peppermint is a hybrid of watermint and spearmint, where they grew together in the wild. This little aromatic plant has been used for many years in Herbal Medicine because of its volatile oils which give its distinctive fragrance. It can be used in cooking to enhance the flavour of food, both sweet and savoury dishes. It can be infused in cool water to give a refreshing drink, but also as a refreshing facial spray on a hot summer's day. Peppermint infusions can be used to repel insects and household rodents. Mice and rats dislike the aroma of peppermint, it was st ..read more

Throughout our lives we go through many seasons, each one building on the previous one with knowledge, experience and wisdom. Through these seasons our bodies also are growing and changing as well, at times we appreciate this, at other times we can struggle. As women approach Menopause there can be times of struggle with different symptoms that can pop up, making women feel not like themselves. This is one of those seasons of change, which can affect women in many ways. Women can embrace these changes, seeing them as good changes but often, unfortunately, our society's culture is to see this s ..read more

Echinacea one of the amazing herbs in our herbal dispensary, yet there is a lot of confusion about the different types, not all work the same way. Alkylamides are considered to be the active and bioavailable compounds of Echinacea as well as the major markers of quality and activity. There are two main types of alkylamides found in Echinacea. The first type produces acute immune activity, however, are rapidly degraded in our liver and predominantly found in E. purpurea. The other type of alkylamides provide delayed onset with prolonged therapeutic, and protect the rapid degradation of the fir ..read more