Sophie Lamb - Medical Herbalist

14/03/2023

Another reason, if you needed one, to use Thyme Syrup instead.

Safe and effective.

https://sophielamb.com/product/thyme-syrup-2/

Products being withdrawn include ones made by Day & Night Nurse and Covonia. The MHRA, which polices the safety of drugs used in Britain, was behind the review.

05/01/2023

After over a year of increasingly complex and debilitating health concerns, this turn around started to take place in a matter of days. Three different consultants were assigned to this case.

"September 2021 - A simple slip and I dislocated & broke my left ankle in three places, it turned out to be an absolute life changer.

Not only pain & immobility for over a year but sleeplessness, anxiety & severe bladder problems. Finally at a very low ebb, just before Christmas 2022, I made an appointment with Sophie - the best move I ever made, she listened & prescribed 2 remedies, one for sleep, the other for my inflamed & overactive bladder. I’m delighted to say that both are working very well. My sleeping has vastly improved along with my bladder symptoms.

Almost as an aside Sophie recommended Comfrey ointment for my ankle which after further surgery for metal removal was still hurting a lot, it was like a miracle, within 3 days the pain had gone & inflamed skin looked pink.

I highly recommend a consultation with Sophie as quite honestly I have gone from depressed despair, pain & discomfort to hope for my future health, for which I cannot thank her enough."

The other common name for comfrey is knitbone. Even applied around the skin near a breakage, the blood carries the healing herb to the effected bone and starts to aid healing. Traditionally this would have been applied after the bone had been set correctly.

If only mainstream medicine hadn't turned it's back on God-given herbs, where could we be now?

20/12/2022

Cardiovascular disease?

This is the fruit for you ❤️

An overlooked study strongly suggests pomegranate juice may be a highly effective way to unclog our arteries.

24/08/2022

21/08/2022

After 10 years of very debilitating skin and digestive issues, finally relief!

The skin and digestive system are intimately linked with certain foods and ingredients triggering an inflammatory response and gut inflammation weakening the intestinal barrier.

It is largely underappreciated that the skin is an organ of detoxification but no story illustrates this quite like the attempted assassination of a previous Ukrainian president:

https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17570-skin-growths-saved-poisoned-ukrainian-president/

Medicinal herbs stimulate healing via anti-inflammatory effects, enhancing detoxification pathways, improving tone and function of the digestive system and via antimicrobial action. Problematic foods are taken out and replaced with healing, nutritive foods. And with this formula, the body is giving the chance to heal itself.

"Sophie has helped me hugely since I first contacted her regarding long-term issues that I have had with my skin and IBS.

I had previously been prescribed all the pharmaceuticals available, tried all the creams and spent so much time trying to get to the bottom of my health concerns, to no avail.

I wish I had turned to Sophie sooner. Within a few months of taking her advice - I was given nutritional advice and a tonic/supplements to take daily, my skin and stomach had both noticeably improved. This in turn has had a huge impact on my mental health, which I struggle with.

Sophie really listened, she explained the connection between all of my symptoms and this has equipped me with the correct tools to manage them. She has pointed me in the right direction and steered me onto the right path, after so many years of not feeling heard.

Thank you Sophie!"

08/08/2022

Over the last couple of years this product has proven very useful and continues to be.

I formulated this blend of herbs to support respiratory and immune system function because of these specific actions:

👉 anti-inflammatory
👉 expectorant
👉 anti-infective
👉 anti-histamine

My view is that there are certain medicines we should have in the cupboard at all times because it is better to act early or at the first sign of a problem.

What I frequently see instead is patients acting 3 or 4 days into the process by which stage symptoms are more progressed.

My website in under an upgrade but if you would like to order please send a message.

Price £18

04/08/2022

We had such a laugh picking the absolutely sumptuous mulberries in the grounds of Hever Castle. We ended up looking like vampires with this incredible mulberry juice dripping down us. The tree trunk of the magnificent old tree is behind us.

Free, exquisite food ❤️

Andy and I studied herbal medicine together 25 years ago in the heart of East Sussex at the College of Phytotherapy. Loving spending time with him and his wife, my dear friend Sarah, on their visit from their home in Calfornia.

Herbs, traditional food, ingredients, life. Our conversations are always refreshing to the spirit ❤️🙏

03/08/2022

Curiosity and humility. These are key ingredients to scientific progress, in equal measure.

It's with humility that I accept that the herbs are working in a way that I don't fully understand and won't ever fully understand.

That's okay. It's all an endeavour and one which can never be quenched in many lifetimes.

Here is a great example of that. Neither myself nor the urologist fully understood the kidney condition but the selection of the right herbs brought about a resolution all the same:

"Thanks to Sophie I am pain free and feel great again after nine months of pain and misery. I still often marvel on this and feel so grateful and blessed to have met Sophie and experience how powerful and effective medicinal herbs are.

Last summer I noticed some pain in my left kidney. It felt like a wound or a sharp object stuck in there. Each week the pain would increase in strength and frequency until it became unbearable and non-stop. My general health wasn’t good either. I felt unwell, tired and couldn’t focus on anything.

My GP suspected kidney stones but CT scan revealed multiple cysts and a solid mass all in that kidney. After some further tests done by a urologist a small tumour was discovered in my bladder which needed to be removed and turned out to be a small, low grade cancer.

As for my kidney the specialist was unsure and after multiple scans decided to monitor the kidney every few months. Apart from a strong painkiller (co-codamol) I was not offered anything else to support/heal the sick kidney. My common sense was telling me that co-codamol was not the solution to my problem and this is when I turned to Sophie for help.

Sophie really took time to listen and understand my symptoms and medical history in general. She took holistic approach but the main aim at this point was to support the kidney and reduce pain. She also advised me on the right diet. There and then she prepared a kidney tonic which was a mixture of three medicinal herbs and from day one I could feel the goodness of it and healing effect it had not only on my kidney but liver and digestive system too. Most importantly though the pain was systematically decreasing. Eventually it stopped altogether never to return.

When I went for my scan six months later the solid mass in my kidney was no longer visible and I was discharged from further monitoring.

I am still under surveillance for my bladder but the first check up was all clear which is great! My general health is good now but I continue to take the kidney tonic for maintenance. It has detoxifying and immune system stimulating properties so can’t go wrong with that!

Thank you Sophie. I’m forever grateful."

Consultations available at Botanica and online.

05/06/2022

Ladies!

Unwanted facial hair?

Drinking two cups of Spearmint (Mentha spicata) tea daily may be the help you need.

Facial hair growth is usually due to excessive androgens such as testosterone. Spearmint tea has been shown to significantly reduce testosterone in 30 days. Women taking part in one study reported reported improvement in their facial hair after 30 days although a longer period of time is was needed to see the full potential benefits of this due to the hair growth cycle. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19585478/

Excessive androgens, as in polycystic ovarian syndrome, can be caused by excessive oestrogen and stress, stimulating the ovaries and adrenal glands to produce too much testosterone.

Many factors influence hormonal balance. Good liver and bowel function, adequate protein, B-vitamins, sleep, stress, salt (enough of - not avoiding), all play a part.

A daily raw grated carrot with a vinegar and olive oil dressing helps the bowel and consequently the liver to detoxify of oestrogen.

Loose spearmint tea is available from New Health Horizons, Thurso, 01847894991.

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/spearmint

Consultations available at Botanica Health, 26 High Street, Rusthall, TN4 8RY and ONLINE.

PM for details.

28/05/2022

Further away?

An online video consultation is available to you too.

What your consultation involves:

♦️One hour in which we are able to explore your full medical history

♦️Discuss predisposing and precipitating factors

♦️Specific events, interventions that may have contributed to your current health concern

♦️Dietary factors, dietary changes

♦️Underlying stress

♦️Decisive course of action and health strategy - food, stress reduction, tailored herbal prescription, nutritional supplementation

♦️Recipe ideas, also specific to your needs

PM for more details

27/05/2022

Avoid vegetable oils for your health and longevity! One of the most important health moves you can make ⭐️

26/05/2022

Better days can be just around the corner - you can’t see it yet but it’s not far. Keep going 🙏❤️