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Many people feel they have no choice but to live with the side effects of conventional medicines. Herbal medicine offers a safe and effective alternative, free from harmful side effects.
Herbal medicine can treat many conditions, and is particularly good for:
- high blood pressure
- heavy, painful or irregular periods
- menopausal symptoms, as a natural alternative to HRT
- arthritis and rheumatism
- hayfever and asthma
Our herbalist offers two types of consultation, depending on your needs.
Full consultation
The first consultation (90 minutes) comprises a full discussion of your condition and how it is affecting your general health. Our herbalist will check your blood pressure, examine you as necessary and test you for common food sensitivities. She will then dispense your herbal medicines – liquid tinctures, capsules, teas, creams or a combination, depending on your needs. You’ll be asked to book a 30 minute follow up session, usually 2-4 weeks later.
You should usually start to notice an improvement in your health within two weeks of starting the medicine, although this depends on the condition being treated – hayfever treatment, for example, can start to work within 15 minutes!
Short consultation
Short consultations are good for short term or uncomplicated problems that don’t warrant the full treatment, for example:
- exam nerves
- cold and ‘flu prevention (if you’re generally healthy)
- jet lag
- indigestion and heartburn
- tension headache
Short consultations take 30 minutes, including time for your medicine to be dispensed. You will
be able to order repeat medicines when you need them. If using the medicines long term, you will need further consultations at least annually, to ensure that your medicines are still appropriate to your needs.
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Natalia Kerkham BSc(Hons),
MNIMH
Medical Herbalist
Natalia obtained her degree in Herbal Medicine from the University of Central Lancashire in 2003, and has practised in South Warrington ever since. Originally a finance manager in the NHS, Natalia changed career after one of her children had herbal treatment. “After months of emergency GP appointments and broken nights, we had a healthy child again, and life returned to normal,” she says. “I wanted to be able to make that kind of difference for other people.”
As well as running her own practice at Cheshire Natural Health, Natalia teaches on the University of Central Lancashire’s Herbal Medicine degree course. She is a member of the National Institute of Medical Herbalists (www.nimh.org.uk), the UK’s leading body of professional herbalists.
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