Chamomile (botanical name – Chamomilla recutita or Matricaria recutita) is a herbal medicine that possesses anti-inflammatory, anti-spasmodic, anti-ulcer and other healing properties. It can also act as a mild sedative and may be suitable for the treatment of anxiety, colic, gastrointestinal inflammation and diarrhoea and may be used topically (on the skin) for the treatment […]

  Do you feed your dog from a plastic bowl? Do you warm up their meals in the microwave in plastic bowls covered with plastic wrap? Do they drink their water out of a plastic bowl? Were you aware that plastic molecules can break down into the fluids or solids that they are holding (e.g. […]

What is Naturopathic Animal Medicine and why is it different to conventional veterinary medicine? The naturopathic philosophy to animal health involves looking at each individual animal as a ‘whole’ – the animal’s mental, physical and emotional aspects are all taken into consideration – not just their presenting symptoms. As a scientist as well as a […]