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Seasonal affective disorder – managing the dark days naturally

Some great advice for natural therapies and lifestyle changes to help the millions all over the world suffering from winter depression

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Cold and flu prevention – healthier alternatives

November heralds the arrival of the ‘fifth season’ – cold and flu season – but illness isn’t inevitable if you follow this advice

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Bee Cause…you know it’s time to get rid of neonics

Bees are cherished icons of the British countryside, our parks and gardens, let’s do all we can to protect them say our campaign partners FOE

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The natural way to heal cuts and wounds

We all get cuts, grazes, wounds and lacerations from time to time – here’s what you need to know to help them heal

Tackling the ‘salt is bad for you’ myth

Salt is on every food fadist’s ‘most hated’ list, but the evidence linking it to hypertension remains tenuous at best

Weathering seasonal headaches

As the season changes, the likelihood of seasonal or ‘cluster’ headaches rises, but before you reach for the pills try these natural approaches

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Raw food – is it the healthiest, and greenest, diet?

When you cook it, do you kill it? Here’s what you need to know about raw food diets

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Put your best (bare)foot forward

Barefoot runners have better balance and use less energy when they run, so why aren’t more of us kicking off our shoes?

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Exercise – there’s good news and there’s bad news

Staying active is an essential component of well-being even if it doesn’t always result in weight loss

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Alexander Technique and the importance of stillness

Moments of stillness help us switch off and to break the patterns that keep us trapped in habitual responses