Time to bloom - sneak peek

Spring is in the air, each bird is competing for the loudest song and lambs are scampering across the fields. It's at this time of year that our thoughts turn to new life and new beginnings. To this end, we asked our experts - herbalist Jill Davies, homeopath Claire Zarb and aromatherapist and herbalist Alex Martin - to give us their advice on how to keep pregnancy as calm and happy as possible.


Extract from Issue Three

Finding out that you’re expecting can bring up a number of different emotions and physical ailments, many of which you might never have experienced before. Whether the pregnancy was planned, is your first or your fifth, there is no doubt that making a baby can put an enormous amount of pressure on a woman’s body, resulting in all sorts of weird and wonderful symptoms. Unfortunately, during pregnancy, too many of us suffer the discomfort of minor complaints rather than seek treatment because we are concerned about the side-effects of many conventional drugs. However, it is not always necessary to suffer through pregnancy, as homeopathic medicines and other natural methods are available to relieve symptoms and best of all they are safe for you and your baby.

See Harvest Issue Three for full article. You can subscribe to Harvest magazine here.