Growing Medicine

01/05/2026

https://open.substack.com/pub/maggiepope/p/overlooking-patterns-of-ill-health?r=1en9e3&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

And patients fall through the gaps…

24/04/2026

https://open.substack.com/pub/maggiepope/p/when-gps-think-outside-the-box?r=1en9e3&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

17/04/2026

https://maggiepope.substack.com/p/the-quiet-harm-of-clinical-dismissal?r=1en9e3

10/04/2026

https://maggiepope.substack.com/p/why-i-still-practise-as-a-herbalist?r=1en9e3

03/04/2026

https://open.substack.com/pub/maggiepope/p/the-long-history-of-women-healing?r=1en9e3&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

27/03/2026

https://open.substack.com/pub/maggiepope/p/consistency-is-the-hardest-thing?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

25/03/2026

Saw a recipe online. Just happened to have powdered Clay, Coconut Oil and Peppermint EO in the cupboard.

Complements my new bamboo toothbrush.

Trying not to feel smug....

But pleased with myself, nonetheless. 👌🏻

20/03/2026

https://open.substack.com/pub/maggiepope/p/when-its-just-osteoarthritis-isnt?r=1en9e3&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

13/03/2026

13/03/2026

https://open.substack.com/pub/maggiepope/p/living-without-bread?r=1en9e3&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

06/03/2026

https://open.substack.com/pub/maggiepope/p/hay-fever-is-not-one-thing?r=1en9e3&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

Three presentations and how to approach them

28/02/2026

Getting in a nettle leaf harvest is one of my first jobs in the spring. The tincture is an important part of most of my prescriptions for hayfever sufferers. Important to pick where you know it hasn't been sprayed...