Category: Natural Remedies

Sue Visser 2023 Townsend letter. My six-part series on Food as Medicine is being hosted by Townsend letter, starting with the first one about the gut biome in their 14th e-letter. A special thank you to the publisher, Dr Jonathan Collin and his dedicated team. I have been a subscriber as well as a contributor… Read More

The healing effects of honey and honey-based remedies we can make Honey: “From its [the bee’s] belly, comes forth a drink of varying colours wherein is a cure for people. Surely there is a sign for those who would give thought.” And – “If a person eats honey a thousand remedies enter his stomach and… Read More

Salt through the ages, salt in your food and salt in your body 2020 February health interview by Zulaikha with Health Researcher Sue Visser on radio. According to an Islamic text, “Salt is the master of your food. God sent down four blessings from the sky – fire, water, iron and salt” (Ibn Maja). Taking… Read More

2020 update on natural products that may affect your pregnancy. Zulaikha’s interview with Sue January 2020 Disclaimer: this information is not to be used to diagnose or treat any medical condition. Please discuss any changes you with to make to your diet or supplementation with an experienced and knowledgeable practitioner. The first trimester of a… Read More

How do we cope with drug resistant malaria?     Malaria updates for 2019 travellers   Professor Pamela Weathers cured drug resistant malaria in 2017 during an outbreak in the Congo. 18 fatally ill patients had not responded to drug treatments. Her whole leaf Artemisia tablets cured them all after 5 days Q & A with healthcare… Read More

Use every part of a pineapple for food and medicine Preparation We are going to extract some interesting chemicals from parts of a pineapple that we usually toss away. Welcome to the art of therapeutic eating. Do it with a pineapple! To test if a pineapple is ripe enough pull out one of the leaves… Read More

What is Hyaluronic Acid ? 1 Hyaluronic Acid provides continuous moisture to the skin by binding up to 1000 times its weight in water. With age, the ability of the skin to produce it decreases. This chemical is found in both the deep underlying dermal areas as well as the visible epidermal top layers of… Read More

Here are some very effective Nature Fresh remedies for colds and flu: Nature Fresh Herbal Parasite Remedy Click on picture for more information   Nature Fresh Olive Leaf tablets Olive Leaf and Calmag combo Article about colds and flu: https://naturefresh.co.za/colds-and-flu-and-the-parasite-connection/  

By Sue Visser April 2018 Hardened mucous deposits, especially in the respiratory or digestive systems and even biofilms that surround bacteria and other pathogens can be effectively dissolved with proteolytic enzymes. For example papain, nattokinase, fibrinogen and many others come from natural food sources although supplements are more generally used. Proteolytic enzymes help with inflammation… Read More

By Health Researcher and foodie: Sue Visser November 2017 www.naturefresh .co.za Fermented Food Yuck – we may say to mould, slime and sleaze but our beneficial gut bacteria are derived from rotten or should we say fermented food! People who embrace old fashioned, slow farm style cooking uphold the art of pickling, brewing and culturing… Read More

Make your own olive leaf remedies. By Sue Visser Notes to accompany the radio talk on 10th August 2017   Dear Zulaikha, you asked about childhood asthma and weakened immunity that affect a small child? Should he stop going to school and keep taking steroids and antibiotics? Olive leaf remedies kill opportunistic bacteria, especially Mycoplasma… Read More

Body Odour Problems Underarm odours create a booming trade for products that claim to stop the pong, but at what cost? The more you pay the more you stink, it seems. Then they tell you that ingredients like aluminium and parabens are linked to breast cancer. What now? Are so-called natural things like bicarb and… Read More

How to Get the Most Out of Your Probiotics By Health Researcher: Sue Visser We tend to regard probiotics as something we take as a medicine after using antibiotics. Probiotics are not part of our normal diet apart from yoghurt. Not everybody eats dairy products and vegans battle to find vegetable-based probiotics. What did you… Read More

Natural ways to handle croup Croup (laryngotracheobronchitis) is an inflammation of the windpipe (trachea) and voice box (larynx) typically caused by a contagious viral infection that causes cough, a loud squeaking noise and difficulty with breathing in (inspiration). Symptoms include fever, a runny nose, and a typical bark-like cough. Q: Sue, what causes croup? A:… Read More

How to Use Calendula as a Versatile Herbal Remedy Calendula products are an asset to any medicine chest because they has profound medicinal properties. Learn how to make and use calendula remedies. The bright round orange and yellow calendula flowers, also known as pot marigolds, will grow happily in most of our gardens or planters.… Read More