It is always difficult to ignore pain, and almost impossible to ignore when the pain is literally ‘in your face’. Which is why sinusitis is so horrible. Mim shares God’s gift to sinus sufferers.

Mim’s Sunday Telegraph Body+Soul article on the simple use of Apple Cider Vinegar. Also in this ‘health snippet’ is how to deal with a thrush infection.

The festive season is bad for business for naturopaths. Who is going to make an appointment to be told to forgo the bubbly and mince pies? Mim Beim shares natural remedies for hangovers instead.

Alpha Lipoic Acid may not be as well known as other antioxidants, but this is bound to change as medical research reveals its enormous benefits. For instance, in diabetes: high levels of this important nutrient appear to improve the ability of glucose to enter cells from the bloodstream.

For some time now we have known that women who eat a high fat diet, in particular animal fat, are more at risk of breast cancer. What you might not know is the role that two nutritional factors have in preventing breast cancer, namely antioxidants and phytoestrogens.

Is your tummy bloated? Do you buy skirts and pants according to waistband elasticity rather than style? It’s probably due to your digestion. Two foods that may cause the bloat are milk and wheat. Milk sugar will ferment and causes gas, bloating and diarrhoea…

Mim, what can you do about warts?

- Worried

Sprain an ankle, and you will be dripping in sympathy. But, when you’re writhing around the office with a bad case of thrush, the most they will offer is a smirk. Symptoms and natural remedies for thrush, or candida.

Everyone has a theory about weight gain. Mine (theory No. 47) relates to the connection between unexplained weight gain and stress, all to do with adrenaline and cortisol (as opposed to an unfettered desire for chocolate cheesecake).

The metabolic rate governs how quickly the body burns calories for energy. If you are interested in weight loss, you are interested in procuring a speedy metabolic rate. Exercise is a must…and eating. Here’s how to get it right.