What a fantastic morning we spent in the wonderful Kingshill House on Saturday 3rd August. Kingshill is the perfect venue for a workshop – the rooms are light and airy, and there is plenty of space for walking around to explore the different herbs that I’d brought along. The workshop was an introduction to blending …
In the midst of me starting this business earlier this year, I decided to take on an allotment. It is not called an allot-ment for no reason. You certainly have to be consistent and dedicate fair old chunks of time to make good progress, otherwise, leave it for a week in the rain, and all …
What a lovely workshop the other week with medical students and colleagues from work in the very interesting art room at Penny Brohn. It was a nice and bright spot which created the right ambience. The purpose of the workshop was to share my ideas on how to blend herbal teas, and to focus on …
What a fabulous event – the Power of Plants festival organised by the National Institute of Medical Herbalists held in the beautiful buildings and grounds of Hawkwood in Stroud. I spent the day with my x-Pukka buddy Jo Webber who practices Ayurveda and runs foraging workshop. She was the perfect person to hang out with …
When I started Curiosity in November 2023 I had the good intention of blogging regularly, partly because I enjoy it. But I soon realised that I was becoming busy with work which was brilliant, but also struggling a bit mentally which was frustrating. So in January I decided to take all of the pressure off …
Many herbs and spices are part of our Christmas festivities, and science is showing they may also be good for our health.
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Ideas on how herbal teas and kitchen herbs and spices can support our health, with a focus on the research.
Carrying out research in universities or industry is hugely exciting, but the aims and processes may be more similar than you think, as shown in the table. In my career as a researcher in healthcare, nutrition, petcare and botanicals, I’ve moved from hospital research, through five universities and two industry settings. In my most recent …
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