WELCOME TO NATURAL MEDICINE NATURAL MEDICINE IS MORE. THAN TAKING A PILL FOR AN ILL PHILOSOPHY Natural medicine also encompasses nutrition, lifestyle, spiritual health, exercise, and emotional and mental wellbeing. All articles are written by professionals with practical experience in their subjects.

	In this issue!

	Eating for your age! Just as our hairstyles and fashion sense change as we age, so too should our diet.  ...Read more

Green your child – Part 1: babies and toddlers First we had the indigo children. Now we have the green children. This is the generation that is to inherit the world we and our parents have bequeathed to them, flawed as it is. While it is largely up to us to fix the things that have gone and are going wrong, how we raise our children has both immediate and deferred impacts on the future of the world. ...Read more

	Irritable bowel or gut imbalance? – looking at alternatives to ibs Because irritable bowel syndrome has such a wide range of symptoms, the diagnosis has become something of a ‘catch-all’. Before you start any medication regimen it’s therefore essential to rule out other conditions that may be causing your digestive problems. ...Read more

	Motivate yourself using the energy of emotion  Emotions are friends that protect and guide us. Pleasant emotions keep us feeling positive and engaged in life. Uncomfortable feelings serve as the impetus for change to create more acceptable situations....Read more

	Back to school Wouldn’t you like to give your children a head- start in the coming school year?   ...Read more

	Steps to help you unwind  Today’s world is full of pressures, frustrations and challenges, and for many of us stress has become a way of life. But constantly operating in emergency mode can damage both body and mind. Managing stress is about taking charge, and finding ways to unwind.   ...Read more

	Is wine really good for you?  ‘A man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry.’ (Ecclesiastes 8:15) ...Read more