Hermann Keppler

Natural Health Remedies

"I've started to feel the first warning signs of a cold and I want to do all I can to prevent it from taking hold. I'd like to find a good natural remedy but I really don't know where to start looking - what can you suggest?" Echinacea is still one of ... Read >

Start the New Year the Naturally Healthy Way

Start the New Year the naturally healthy way - A Naturopath's guide to January detox Many people feel that they have overindulged during the Christmas season. Doing the rounds of Christmas parties, Christmas dinners and Christmas leftovers can cause lots... Read >

Holiday Hangover Tips

Debbie Cotton, Naturopath and lecturer at the College of Naturopathic Medicine offers her top tips for recovering from a hangover. A hangover is the combination of a number of factors coming into play, but it's the over-consumption of your favorite alc... Read >

Tips For A Happy And Healthy Christmas

Debbie Cotton, Naturopath and lecturer at the College of Naturopathic Medicine offers her top tips for a happy, healthy Christmas. 1. Make sure you look good for all the Christmas parties - cleanse your skin Water Drink as much water as you can bef... Read >

Summer Health Tips

So the summer has finally arrived… The time of BBQ's, lounging in the park with friends and unfortunately for some, the itchy, puffy, swollen eyes, runny nose and scratchy throat that are all associated with hayfever. How can you help yourself to get thro... Read >

The Kidney and Your Health

- Debbie Cotton, Ad.Dip.Nat The kidneys are an amazing organ of the body that are so widely overlooked and ignored. They facilitate very important processes such as filtering our blood that rids us of waste and toxins, maintaining blood pressure, fluid... Read >

Detoxification and Colon Cleansing

- by Hermann Keppler, Naturopath, Principal of the College of Naturopathic Medicine Detoxification and cleansing is key to optimal health, more energy, vitality and a better immune system. Only a clean body is able to absorb vitamins and minerals on... Read >

Surviving the Summer Party Season

This season brings lots of activities and fun bank holiday weekends, but with it there are the usual late nights, a little bit too much alcohol and the over-indulgence of food. So, what's the best way to get through this month without feeling like a mess?... Read >

Home Thoughts on Holidaying Abroad

Given up on the Irish summer? Ann Bracken has some healthy advice for all of you heading off in search of some sun. AS A GENERAL rule of thumb, the old adage 'When in Rome, do as the Romans do' is the one that should be applied to healthcare when visit... Read >

Massage: Therapy or Relaxation?

- Danielle de Natris, CNM Lecturer and Naturopath There are not many people in this world who would say no to an offer of a massage. In actual fact, these days a gift voucher for a massage treatment is a highly appreciated present. Massage has b... Read >

Genetically Modified Foods and Our Health

Debbie Cotton Ad.Dip.Nat - CNM Lecturer With the introduction of the first genetically modified tomato to the commercial market in 1994, there has been great debate over the use of GM foods in our community. The argument for these foods has been p... Read >

Homoeopathy for Flu

Rose Nightingale, Senior Lecturer, College of Naturopathic Medicine Homoeopathy is a complete system of medicine which is based on the principle of "The Law of Similars" - the principle of like curing like - a substance which can cause symptoms in a... Read >

The Modern Naturopath

- by Cornelis van Dalen | College of Naturopathic Medicine Naturopathy is a 19th century word meaning "nature cure". Historically, a Naturopath was one who healed using treatments incorporating water, air, light, good nutritious food, as well as mas... Read >

The Naturopathic Philosophy

- by Cornelis van Dalen | College of Naturopathic Medicine The Naturopathic axiom that "nature-cures" is largely forgotten in the world of modern medicine. We have become accustomed to modern drug therapy that overrides the understanding and realisatio... Read >

CNM Relief Team and Imran Khan Join to Aid Those Suffering in South Asia

Following the disastrous earthquake that hit South Asia on the 8th October 2005, the College of Naturopathic Medicine and its International Affairs Manager, Dr Nadeem Iqbal, have been working closely with its graduates and practitioners to aid the sufferi... Read >