So we’ve got past the new year’s resolutions: the craze for the gym is fading, whatever you gave up for January is creeping back into your routine … and yet you feel that you owe it to yourself to shape up for the new year.

Why not come along and have a general “MoT”?

Kirsty Lander, our resident Naturopath, will give you an all-over check-up using a highly-effective mix of tools from her kitbag. She can re-balance your energy, advise you if there are items or ingredients your system doesn’t like, and even do a bit of re-programming to help your body on its way.

Robert Sanders is an NLP Practitioner and Life Coach. He can help you find a positive direction, set manageable goals and help you achieve them, be it in your professional or personal life.

Carole Thornton works with aromatherapy, Reiki and healing. de-stressing and re-balancing at every level. The combination of an aromatherapy massage, with specially-selected essential oils, and a touch of healing along the way, brings a wonderful sense of relaxation and deeper wellbeing.

Emma Barrington is the right person to sort out your diet and nutrition: she’ll give you practical advice that’s easy to follow, and hints and tips to help you stay on track.

Graham Lines is a specialist in sports and remedial massage, so if you’ve been overdoing it on the pitch or at the gym, he can ease you back into shape. And if need be, he can do strapping, taping and ultrasound too.

Caroline Burton is the lady to go to when you want to put your best foot forward: a reflexology treatment will balance the whole body, and Caroline can also sort out general foot care issues.

Isobel Staynes is the acupuncture specialist, perfect for easing blocked energy and very effective for morning sickness and through pregnancy, as well as other conditions.

Deborah Ferguson is the Vinings’ podiatrist / chiropodist, so she can diagnose and treat disorders of the foot, ankle and lower limbs: perfect for getting you back on your feet again!

Yaso Shan is Vinings’ herbal medicine specialist, and she can make up special remedies to restore vitality, well-being and fitness. She also has her own range of creams and lotions for body care, which contain no harmful ingredients.

Dr Lynne Jordan offers counselling and psychotherapy to provide support when life’s challenges can seem too much to cope with. Her broad experience can guide you to find solutions and resolution to specific issues.

David Feakes can help balance the body with homeopathy, which can support the treatment of a number of conditions at physical and psychological levels: all natural, all good.

Judy Sharp works with hypnotherapy and past life regression to get to the real root cause of a wide range of issues. By resolving them at source, you are then free to move on – real new year, new you!

Whichever route you decide to take, you will find all the help, advice and support you need at Vinings Natural Health Centre!

Mortar and Pestle with Herbs, Spices

On Sunday 17th May, Herbalist Yaso Shan will be giving a talk at Vinings Natural Health Centre on Herbal Medicine for Women’s Health, and the session will include a tasting of one of her special herbal teas.

Yaso is a dedicated herbalist and loves to share her knowledge and stories with those interested in their own health and wellbeing. 

If you would like to take more control of your own health, looking for natural remedies rather than taking chemical drugs, come along at 10am on Sunday 17th May. It’s your chance to learn more about herbs, ask those questions that have been on your mind for ages and sample one of Yaso’s lovely teas.

It is the time of year when those people susceptible to Hayfever begin to feel their nose itching and can experience the annoying morning and evening sneezing. You have guessed it, the pollen is beginning to rise and fall as we enter spring and with summer just around the corner, there is no better time than to consult your Homeopath, who may be able to help.

The ‘like with like’ principle that underpins Homeopathic philosophy is more obvious with hayfever remedies and is a good place to start if you are thinking about seeking a more natural treatment for the year ahead.

Three excellent remedies that come to mind when discussing Homeopathy include:-

Allium Cepa. (Red Onion) –  Excellent remedy when you have burning streaming eyes, a bunged up runny nose, causing a congested headache that seems to get worse in the evening. A warm room affecting the symptoms is key to this remedy as everything seems to get worse when in one! Sneezing starts, headache worsens and the burning in the eyes can become unbearable. If you are a hayfever sufferer and you always seem better when in the open air, then this could be the remedy for you.

Sabadilla – As with most hayfever symptoms, sneezing is again apparent in this remedy; however, it can be constant, inside and out in the open air. The eyes are again watery, but this time there can be a sensation of burning in the eyelids which can appear red. The throat can be sore and swallowing makes the pain worse. A headache that causes dizziness can be present and if you feel your hearing is affected by being bunged then this points to Sabadilla as an ideal remedy for you this season.

Sinapsis Nigra (Black Mustard)  This is a great remedy when your nose runs on one side and the other nostril is constantly blocked. The symptoms can also alternate between nostrils through the day. When your nose runs, it can feel burning hot and weirdly dry! This time the throat is sore but with a sensation as though you have scalded it with a hot drink. So you if suffer from symptoms like this and you feel better for lying down in a darkened room then Sinapsis Nigra could be what you are looking for.

These remedies are great as a symptom relief but it can best to visit a homeopath so they can find the remedy that best suits you as an individual and hopefully you can find some relief from your hayfever suffering as the pollen attacks.

David Feakes, Homeopath at Vinings Natural Health Centre