This is a six week course focusing on using and making herbal medicines only from what you might find in your kitchen. It will run on six Wednesday evenings from Wednesday 4th March till April 8th 2020 from 7pm till 9.30pm at the St Werburghs City Farm Cafe. Sign up at the bottom of this page.
Discover the way to make medicines from your food and to make food your medicine.
Each week will include a practical element where you will make a medicine to take home.
You don't need any previous herbal knowledge.
Week 1 Digestion - Optimise your digestion using kitchen herbs and spices. Alleviate digestive symptoms and make sure you're getting the most from your food.
Week 2 Acute Immunity - Colds and Flu treatment using kitchen herbs and spices. Beat the sniffles with simple but strong and effective medicines.
Week 3 Blood sugar balancing - Improve your health dramatically by learning how to control blood sugar. This knowledge can help with improving emotional well-being, hormonal imbalances to preventing diabetes, the fastest growing disease in the UK.
Week 4 Inflammation - This is the basis of so many chronic conditions from eczema to heart disease. What ingredients could we use to reduce systemic inflammation? We will look at nutritional and herbal strategies.
Week 5 Fermented Foods - Learn all about how crucial our gut bacteria are to our health and immunity, and how to maximise beneficial bacteria by eating tasty fermented foods.
Week 6 Prevention, building resilience - Improve immunity and prevent illness by adding herbs, spices, seaweeds and mushrooms that enhance resilience into your daily life.
During the practical sessions you will learn to make herbal vinegars, pastes, syrups, balms, medicinal stews & fermented vegetables.
Cost
£190 full
£170 concession
A deposit of £50 is required to secure your place and then full payment is due a week before the course starts.
Cancellation Policy: The deposit is only refundable if you cancel your place no later than two weeks before the course is due to start. The full balance is payable a week before the start of the course.
Discover the way to make medicines from your food and to make food your medicine.
Each week will include a practical element where you will make a medicine to take home.
You don't need any previous herbal knowledge.
Week 1 Digestion - Optimise your digestion using kitchen herbs and spices. Alleviate digestive symptoms and make sure you're getting the most from your food.
Week 2 Acute Immunity - Colds and Flu treatment using kitchen herbs and spices. Beat the sniffles with simple but strong and effective medicines.
Week 3 Blood sugar balancing - Improve your health dramatically by learning how to control blood sugar. This knowledge can help with improving emotional well-being, hormonal imbalances to preventing diabetes, the fastest growing disease in the UK.
Week 4 Inflammation - This is the basis of so many chronic conditions from eczema to heart disease. What ingredients could we use to reduce systemic inflammation? We will look at nutritional and herbal strategies.
Week 5 Fermented Foods - Learn all about how crucial our gut bacteria are to our health and immunity, and how to maximise beneficial bacteria by eating tasty fermented foods.
Week 6 Prevention, building resilience - Improve immunity and prevent illness by adding herbs, spices, seaweeds and mushrooms that enhance resilience into your daily life.
During the practical sessions you will learn to make herbal vinegars, pastes, syrups, balms, medicinal stews & fermented vegetables.
Cost
£190 full
£170 concession
A deposit of £50 is required to secure your place and then full payment is due a week before the course starts.
Cancellation Policy: The deposit is only refundable if you cancel your place no later than two weeks before the course is due to start. The full balance is payable a week before the start of the course.
