The Daily Dose

Welcome to The Daily Dose, where we share our team's experience and expertise to help you live a healthier and happier life. From natural remedies for common ailments, through news on our many complementary therapies, to easy and quick de-stress tips and the latest health research, we are here to keep you informed and give you down-to-earth advice.

Aconite: post-lockdown calmer

Aconite: a post-lockdown calmer

July 1, 2020

Aconite is a homeopathic remedy so many of us need right now! Homeopath Sue Leach offers 10 reasons why you might consider taking it… [swpm_protected for=”4″ format_protected_msg=”1”] If you’re in permanent shock about the whole world situation right now. If you feel anxious about getting back to the ‘new normal’. If you reckon there’s too…

Supermarkets' demands on fruit and veg growers means we all need to take food supplements

Why food supplements are important

June 30, 2020

We often hear people saying they eat a healthy diet so why on earth would they need to take food supplements? Well, here’s the reason: the fruit and veg we eat today delivers a fraction of the nutrients of the stuff our grandparents ate. You’d have to eat eight oranges nowadays to derive the same…

meditating on the colour yellow

Meditating on the colour yellow

June 29, 2020

Find a quiet space, make yourself comfy and light a candle for the fourth in Jane Seaman’s guided meditations for beginners. This time Jane’s focus is meditating on the colour yellow. [swpm_protected for=”4″ format_protected_msg=”1”] In this seven-minute meditation Jane’s soothing voice encourages us to relax by visualising the brightest of bright yellows and allowing it…

Serena Williams' giving birth video

Birth explained by Serena Williams

June 28, 2020

So what do a ping pong ball, a balloon and giving birth have in common? Not a lot, you would have thought. But watch this video from our hypnobirthing expert Serena Williams, explaining the powerful process of giving birth, and all is revealed… The body knows what to do! [swpm_protected for=”4″ format_protected_msg=”1″] Click here to…

eat your greens

Get max benefit from your greens

June 26, 2020

Everyone knows you need to eat your greens to stay fit and healthy and fend off illness – but the latest findings suggest that we only gain the full health benefits from green vegetables if we eat them in a certain way….   [swpm_protected for=”4″ format_protected_msg=”1”] Science has proved the most nutritious way to eat…

Keep cool in the heat of a very hot day

Keep cool in the heat!

June 25, 2020

Last night in her Zoom yoga class our instructor Hannah Bimpson did a demo of a neat way to keep cool in this heat… If you’re missing your yoga fix and you’d like more details of Hannah’s online classes click here [swpm_protected for=”4″ format_protected_msg=”1”] If you’re feeling a tad hot and bothered in this heat…

Using hand reflexology in balancing your hormones

Hand reflexology for balancing your hormones

June 24, 2020

Moody and mopey? Hormones getting the better of you? Watch our video showing how just massaging your own hands with easy-to-follow hand reflexology techniques (that our reflexologist Ally Brown would normally use on your feet) could make you feel a whole lot more sane, balanced and like your normal self…   [swpm_protected for=”4″ format_protected_msg=”1”]  …

All-natural non-toxic sun care with edelweiss

Edelweiss natural, non-toxic sun care

June 23, 2020

We’re in for a heatwave, folks! So introducing the Weleda Edelweiss Sun Care range… which is 100% certified natural. And we have a special offer exclusive for The Daily Dose subscribers [swpm_protected for=”4″ format_protected_msg=”1”] Famed for the sickly sweet song Edelweiss, Edelweiss from The Sound of Music, Switzerland’s national flower, the white edelweiss, grows high…

The fire element, in traditional Chinese medicine, is the element uppermost in summer

The fire element: 21 June-21 August

June 21, 2020

Have you recently started struggling with palpitations, dizziness or lightheadedness, rosacea, hot flushes, panic attacks, a heavy sensation on the chest area or restlessness, insomnia or feelings of being burnt out? If so, it’s highly likely your body’s suffering from a seasonal imbalance – and you need to nurture your Fire Element (21 June-21 August).…

celebrate the summer solstice at Stonehenge

Celebrate the summer solstice 2020

June 20, 2020

Today is the longest day in the year, the summer solstice. With the sun rising at 4.43am and setting at 9.21pm, that means 16 hours and 38 minutes of daylight. Hoorah for that, says The Hub’s founder and homeopath Sue Leach. Join her to celebrate the summer solstice, symbolic of abundance, positivity and light… [swpm_protected…