Why tides in the seas and oceans? Why do we have trouble sleeping during a full moon? Why does a wound from a tooth extraction bleed more heavily on a full moon? How does the Moon change the reflection of the sun’s rays from the Earth? These questions alone suggest the answers. We are influenced …
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This is possible. Twice a month there are such days, favourable for fasting. In Sanskrit (the old language of India), these days are called ekadashi. Translated, it means the eleventh day after the new moon and the eleventh day after the full moon. At the end you will find the dates of these days in …
Interview with Dorota Grądzka – Natural Medicine Therapist 29 FEBRUARY 2016 AFTERKORPO One day an acquaintance who knows my interests recommends to me a natural medicine workshop led by Dorota Grądzka. The date doesn’t suit me, I’m a bit sad, but I give up. The next opportunity comes extremely quickly. I sign up straight away. …
Korpoludek from Afterkorpo.pl invited me for a coffee and what came out of it Read More »
A child’s joy in discovering new flavours is contagious. This tastes good, that does not taste good. A smile here, tears there. Life is simple and fits in two hands. It was my first time teaching herbal classes to 2 and 3 year olds. I was very anxious. So were the children. And, as I …
Children’s herbal fascinations at the Edward Cat Nursery School Read More »
A … psik! Hearing “Cheers!” resounding around you, you think to yourself, “What health, as I just have a runny nose”. What does a runny nose have to do with our health? Is a runny nose something good for our body? Do you block up a runny nose? Do you dry it out? The runny …
A … psik! Cheers. Cheers! That’s the thing about the runny nose. Read More »
An embarrassing and … painful ailment. I will share with you some tips on how to deal with bleeding nodules called haemorrhoids, which have sprung up … on top of us. Female, 42 years old, sedentary, office job. Little exercise. Vegetarian diet. Regular bowel movements (i.e. daily). Circulatory disorders (according to TMCh – blood stasis). …
The secret of chocolate’s happy power lies in the cocoa bean. And what’s in the beans? Some difficult words with easy sounds and good effects: Theobromine Caffeine Anandamide And a few others Caffeine, what it is and its effects, everyone knows. Everyone who likes and drinks coffee. And theobromine? It is also an alkaloid that …
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The ‘Find a Neighbour’ campaign came to an end on Sunday. And it wasn’t about missing people, it was about friends. Clusters of neighbours took to the streets and, as part of Streetwaves 2015, flowed in waves to the Valley of Joy too. I had the great pleasure of meeting them. And they were happy …
