Tag Archives: hearthealth

Blood-letting with leeches- an ancient practice celebrating a revival – in particular for circulatory complaints

As part of the ancient ‘mainstream’ medical practices that have existed since antiquity, Hirudo-therapy, as a form of blood-letting to cure patients of ailments and diseases, has, throughout the millennia, been used to treat almost any infliction with illness. Only with the birth of what we today define as conventional medicine, has the medicinal useContinue reading “Blood-letting with leeches- an ancient practice celebrating a revival – in particular for circulatory complaints”

Ready for a resurgence: A cardio-protective remedy of old.

One of the most widely researched plant remedies comes from an African climbing plant and is a most formidable remedy for heart disease and vascular disorders [1, 2, 3]. This gem has been largely removed from the annals of conventional medicine and has almost been forgotten. However, the need of the current times may callContinue reading “Ready for a resurgence: A cardio-protective remedy of old.”

A remedy for the emotional heart – Rose quartz

Rose quartz, has always been associated with the theme of love, in one way or another. It has even been referred to as the stone of universal love, and has been likened to a symbol of beauty, gentility and peace, to harmony and balance, the heart and healing. It is a stone said to balanceContinue reading “A remedy for the emotional heart – Rose quartz”