Like slugs and granny – greys or woodlice, earwigs are creatures that make me shudder a bit. Even researching for this gave me the creeps! They are pretty scary looking but apparently the urban legend that they are so-called because they burrow into people’s ears, lay eggs and chew through to their brains, causing insanity and excruciating pain is NOT […]
Natural remedies for coughs & colds
With all the sniffles and snuffles going around with the change in seasons, here are some natural remedies to try for halting a cough or cold in its tracks. Coughs The most frustrating annoyance when you can’t sleep because you can’t get rid of a tickly cough in your throat. Many pharmacists and GP’s will openly tell […]
Natural remedies for bruises, burns & backache
After completing a crazy 14 km run – with an assortment of assault course obstacles thrown in along the way – last Sunday, I am not really surprised to find my legs absolutely covered in bruises this week! It was called the Men’s Health Survival of the Fittest and I signed up to do it last year […]
Wibble, wobble, Jelly(fish) on the beach
I saw a picture of a very impressive , if rather scary looking jelly fish posted on Facebook by a friend of mine on Monday. She was at our local beach and I saw a few comments from other people who had also seen quite a number of these scary looking creatures at other beaches in South Wales. Well I looked it up on the […]