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Are you facing a long term health issue? I want to help you find a way through your health difficult Please see our website for more information.

Herbal Medicine offers support for health concerns through western diagnosis methods and treatment using plant-based medicines. It combines centuries old traditional use of plants for healing with modern scientific research, based in physics and biochemistry. Victoria is our medical herbalist who offers a rigorous and scientific approach to helping people understand their own health issues thanks to 10 years’ experience working as a research scientist. This is uniquely combined with compassion and mindfulness following 15 years of meditation training. After 6 years of exhaustive training to be a Medical Herbalist, Victoria was invited to join the National Institute of Medical Herbalists. She is passionate about continued learning so regularly attends further training opportunities and keep up to date with the latest scientific research. We offer help through one-to-one consultations at our private treatment rooms in Wantage and online self-help courses.

16/12/2025

Nothing says Christmas more than the bumper Radio Times and a highlighter pen!

What are your Christmas rituals?

13/12/2025

Wow! Just wow!!

When I wrote my book I never dreamed that anyone would actually buy it.... yes a few friends maybe... but it turns out it's actually quite popular!

This month I've sold 190 copies!! That takes me to over 200.

I am stunned and filled with gratitude. Thank you to everyone who's purchased a copy.

And if you haven't yet... it makes a great stocking filler!

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10/12/2025

Well that was AMAZING!!

Thank you to everyone who came along to my book launch last night - we raised over £100 for PAPYRUS!!

For those if you who didn't make it, I have a never again to be repeated offer on the Kindle version of my book to celebrate! For the next 48 hours only you can get it for free!!

09/12/2025

It's tonight, it's tonight!!!

And I'm sooooo exciting!!!!!

My book getting officially launched this evening from 7pm.

But this isn't just about me or my book. This event is all about you! And about raising a few quid for an amazing charity.

If you want 90 mins of connecting with yourself and setting yourself in the right way for the rest of the year, you need to be there! We'll cover the energies of the seasons and do some exercises to connect with winter so we feel more aligned.

And in the process raise some money for PAPYRUS - a youth su***de prevention charity that supports young people through the darkest of times.

Pop a comment below if you want more info.

If you can't make tonight, well the book is available from Amazon, Going Green and Wantage Book Shop!

28/11/2025

Ever butted into another conversation at a restaurant?

Last night I was in a restaurant and a woman at the table next to me was telling her friends about how she was planning a 3 day celery juice detox so she would "feel better."

I am not joking! I wouldn't have sworn this was just an Internet hoax but this was an actual, real person.

I am still debating now about whether or now I should have butted in (I didn't).

Let me make this clear.... very, very clear.

A 3 day celery juice detox is not going to make you feel better.

Like you'll feel tired, hungry and if you're really lucky, grumpy too.

Your body detoxes every day. Your liver works tirelessly at making sure you eliminate all the nasties you eat, drink and put on your skin.... every single day!

If you want to help your body do that better, great! But celery juice is not the way.

I've put together a free 7 day detox guide which covers everything you need to know about how to detox better is very easy steps.

Comment DETOX below and I'll send it to you.

27/11/2025

I'm loving seeing your photos of my book arriving!

Did you get a copy? Show me yours!!

26/11/2025

I have new shoes.

They have a really important message.

How will you show yourself more love today?

24/11/2025

It's my birthday!!

And I've given myself the BEST birthday present.

Today my book is released on Amazon.

Check it out 😁

23/11/2025

I am sooooo excited!!

My first book, The Health Rebels Almanac, gets released tomorrow!!

You can preorder a kindle version but if you want a paper copy you're going to have to wait until tomorrow!!

11/11/2025

I've written a book!!!! I've written a book!!! Are you coming to my book launch?

06/11/2025

Women’s Health Needs a New Conversation

For generations, we've been taught to push through.
To ignore the fatigue.
To quiet the discomfort.
To keep showing up, no matter what their bodies are whispering… or shouting.

It has become almost a badge of honour: to cope, to endure, to call exhaustion “normal.” But what if this very resilience we’ve celebrated has also silenced something vital?

Our bodies are not broken.

They are not problems to fix or obstacles to overcome.

They are guides, constantly sending us information, signals that something needs attention, compassion, or change.

When we dismiss those messages, we disconnect from one of the most powerful sources of wisdom we have: our biology. Hormonal shifts magnify what has been quietly simmering beneath the surface for years. The tiredness that used to fade after a weekend’s rest lingers. The moods that once felt manageable start to feel consuming. The spark that used to define us begins to dim.

And yet, even then, many of us still hear the same refrain "just get on with it."

But what if health is not about “getting on with it” at all?

What if it is about getting curious?

This is where a new conversation in women’s health begins; with curiosity, not criticism; with rest, not relentless effort and with listening to the body instead of overriding it.

Because when we start really listening to what our bodies are telling us, we start to realise that every symptom is a story. Symptoms are not signs of failure, they are invitations to pause, to recalibrate, to reconnect.

This is what the Health Rebels movement stands for: rewriting the rules, one small act of self-care at a time. To rebel against “pushing through” is to choose a different kind of power; the kind that sustains rather than depletes.

Because thriving is not selfish. It is revolutionary.

If this resonates, join me in The Health Rebels where women’s health becomes a story of strength, science, and self-trust. Comment REBEL for more info

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