Digestive health

Herbal medicines come in variety of forms. When we think about medicines in general we often imagine a liquid or tablet that we consume, or something we apply to our skin like a cream or balm. Many herbal medicines come in these forms too. Herbal medicines can be a concentrated herbal extract, in the form of a tinctur…

Bee pollen is one of nature's most complete foods. It's produced by bees as they fly from flower to flower, gathering nectar. It is a combination of protein, carbohydrate, vitamins and minerals. Just like propolis, bee pollen also contains valuable flavonoids, a group of chemicals which support healthy immune sytems. …

The benefits of taking propolis are well documented. Once considered a folk medicine, propolis has become a mainstream natural remedy. It is particularly popular in Brazil and South East Asia, where it is widely known as a food supplement. Propolis is becoming increasingly popular in other countries and regions - part…

In 2013 60% of all the honeybees in the United States died. Honeybees were leaving healthy hives and not coming back. With no one able to pin down a single simple reason for the problem it came to be known as Colony Collapse Disorder. Basically, the bees gave up. The complex and mysterious glue that kept the coloni…

Antibiotics are medicines which help stop infections caused by bacteria. They do this by killing the bacteria directly, or from preventing it from replicating. Antibiotic drugs have been around since the 1920s. Before then, relatively minor bacterial infections could prove fatal. Antibiotics have revolutionised health…