Croup is an inflammation of the vocal cords which causes the characteristic sounding cough; the cough is hard, dry, horse and at its worst can sound like a dog barking. The cough is sometimes accompanied by noisy breathing. If you have ever experienced this...
What is histamine? Histamine is found in nearly all the tissues of the body associated mainly with the mast cells. Mast cells are large cells in connective tissues which also contain heparin and serotonin, as well as histamine, which are released during inflammation...
Yesterday (September 29th) was Michaelmas, the feast of St Michael also known as Archangel Michael. My daughter and I went out and picked blackberries because according to legend, on this day St, Michael defeated the angel Lucifer. At the end of a great battle, St....
A few fortunate parents have babies who quickly establish a pattern of sleeping 11-12 hours during the night hours, perhaps waking once or twice for a feed as well as having regular naps through the day. However this is quite uncommon and there are many parents who...
Everything in nature has a balance consisting of ebbs and flows or yin and yang and we can see this in the cycles of the seasons, the breath, waves on the beach and the monthly moon cycles which are so connected to our own menstrual cycles. The hormonal cycle is very...
Virus infections such as colds are the most common reason for the inflammation of the mucous membranes lining the nose and a watery discharge which usually becomes thick and yellowish. Nasal congestion and discharge can also have other causes such as allergies,...
