Horsechestnut Herbals

12/01/2026

If you are low in mood or have anxiety, taking Omeprazole + Lansoprozole could be why, or could or contributing to why you are not improving.
Those drugs block and B 12 just 2 important things we need for healthy minds + bodies.
They are not be being absorbed if you take those drugs. Seek help to change how you deal with physical, mental and emotional issues from a professionally trained Medical Herbalist, can help you have a better year.
Not noticing the joy of nature like this or some call it. Maybe because the is suppressing ALL emotions not just negative but postive too.
Trained Herbalists can help in so many way as they treat the individual with time and care, as there isn't a pill for every ill root causes and support can be found, without harmful side effects and things that just don't work.
Never stop these drugs without guidance from those that will help you. Trained professional Medical Herbalists and Naturopaths, have taken years and great expense to qualify to be in private practice.
If in India and the East they would be called Doctor, as a sign of respect for the profession.

10/01/2026

Why the "Gold Standard" Doesn't Work for Herbal Medicine.

The double-blind RCT is hailed as the gold standard of evidence. But that bar was built for pharmaceuticals, not plants. Trying to fit herbal medicine into that frame breaks what makes it work.

Research doses are almost never what herbalists actually prescribe. Extraction methods are wrong. Time frames don't match clinical reality. You can't blind someone to the taste and action of a real herb.

Isolating a single constituent makes sense for patenting. But whole plant St. John's Wort is remarkably safe. Isolate hyperforin and you have drug interactions. You've removed the buffering effect of the whole plant.

We have thousands of years of knowledge about how plants work, where they grow, how to extract them safely. That's not anecdotal—that's data.

No research model can capture the complexity of a whole plant, individual variation, constituent synergy, or the clinical wisdom from daily practice.

When someone says herbal medicine isn't "evidence-based" because it hasn't passed a pharmaceutical trial, ask: evidence according to whose standard?

The evidence is in thousands of years of safe, effective use. It's in the clinical outcomes we see every day. It's in the fact that whole plant extracts work safely in ways isolated constituents often don't.

We don't need to apologize for that. We need to stop fitting our medicine into a box it was never meant for.

04/01/2026

This is something I see….you aren’t alone 💚

One of the things I notice in my work is how many people are living with this kind of tiredness quietly.

Not burned out enough to stop.
Not rested enough to feel okay.

If you recognise it, you’re not alone.

26/12/2025

Anyone who needs a quiet bit of support or guidance - Helen Harding Marketing Mentor has you covered. Her guidance at the beginning of each year is invaluable to me both as a practitioner and person. 🎄

Relaxing in a quiet, comfortable space. Brew made. Planner open.

That’s how I recommend approaching the Planning to Thrive in 2026 workbook - a mini-retreat for your business.

No noise. No pressure. Just space to tune in and figure out what’s really important next year.

Whether you’re dreaming big or just want to keep things simple and steady, this workbook will help you plan with clarity and heart.

💛 It’s free, and ready for you to download:
https://www.helenharding.co.uk/pl/2148730800

Let this be the planning session you actually enjoy 💛

08/12/2025

Helen Harding Marketing Mentor is amazing and definitely the lady to get you ready for 2026 in whatever capacity you wish to run your practice. I highly recommend this morning with her xx

Are you a health and wellbeing professional who struggles to decide what marketing to focus on?

Why not join me for PLANNING TO THRIVE in 2026?

Live online workshop | Thursday 11 December 2025 | 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

We’ll create a simple, human-centred plan that helps you make the money and impact you want - without the overwhelm.

It's perfect if:
✔️ You’ve lost momentum and want a fresh start
✔️ You’re tired of winging it and want more structure
✔️ You need time, space, and support to create a realistic strategy

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06/12/2025

02/12/2025

Absolutely delicious!

15/11/2025

All set up (and this time with time to spare!) for the 3rd class of the Level 3 Herbalist Club🌿🌱

I love teaching the teens all about our body and going deeper into the herbs, their constituents and actions. 🍀🌷🌼

If you’d like to know more about the Junior Herbalist Club classes then drop me an email at kate@horsechestnutherbals.co.uk!

21/10/2025

09/10/2025

This is really scary.

Too much of what we hear about HRT online is marketing, not medicine. A new BMJ study reveals the menopause misinformation crisis.

22/08/2025

This lovely plant is a herb that I cover in Level 3 of the Junior Herbalist Club - so excited to offer this new Level of learning. I also cover this herb in my Introduction to Western Traditional herbal medicine to 12+yr olds🌿

If you’d like to find out about Level 1 and start the adventure of herbal learning or simply to discover our history- do please get in touch!

Happy everyone! Today's fairy is the Red Clover Fairy from Flower Fairies of the Wayside 🌼🍃

The Fairy:
O, what a great big bee
Has come to visit me!
He’s come to find my honey.
O, what a great big bee!

The Bee:
O, what a great big Clover!
I’ll search it well, all over,
And gather all its honey.
O, what a great big Clover!

14/08/2025

I’m getting ready for the new round of juniorherbalistclub classes starting this September 🌿🍃 Aided of course by Olive 🫒 🐾🐶

This September I’m launching: I am excited to launch
🌿Level 1 (7-12yr olds) starting up for those who want to discover the magical marvellous medicine of plants
🌱 Level 2 - for those who did Level 1 last year or those who want to pick up from where they left off.
🌱Level 3 - for those that have done Levels 1 & 2 already, aged 13-16. This is a more in depth look at herbs alongside learning about the different systems of the body in detail. Oh and of course making fab herb potions and medicines each month.
🌿 pre-teen class - for those who have done Levels 1 & 2 but not quite old enough for Level 3. We will be learning about a new herb each month, making medicine with this herb and learning new skills
🌱Introducing Western traditional humoral medicine - learning about how the plants, planets, the elements and our bodies all align and how to work using a different perspective to health and our body

Email me or DM me for more information 🌱 at kate@horsechestnutherbals.co.uk

plant 🌿