In this Sunday Telegraph Body and Soul article, Mim discusses various warning signs of vitamin deficiency and how natural therapy can help.

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.

Antioxidants are of interest to nutritionists (and naturopaths) because most are found in food, and for medicine because antioxidants help prevent certain diseases including heart disease, cancer and possibly osteo-arthritis and autoimmune conditions.

Supplements can help fill the nutritional gaps caused by living life as we do. Mim outlines 10 supplements are especially good for women.

With monotonous regularity, at this time every year I get panicked by the large number of patients ringing up complaining of sore throats, hot and cold sweats and copious amounts of green mucus. What is happening? I ask myself…

An alphabetical guide to some of the more esoteric supplements available in your supermarket, chemist and health food store, including acidophulus, arnica, echinacea, fish oil, ginseng, guarana and more.

Up to 2% of our body weight is made up of calcium, which is about 1.2kg for a 60kg person. That’s a lot of mineral. Calcium is important for regulating the heartbeat, contraction of muscles, clotting of blood and release of nerve messengers…

Not allowing our body to rest after an illness lowers our immunity. In my clinic, very often a patient reports that they have ‘never been well since’ a bad flu, tummy bug or some other infection, operation or accident. Usually, they’ve returned to work or study too soon.

You know you’ve made it as a supplement when they put you in a night cream. CoQ10 is a marvellous antioxidant, now turning up in creams and anti-ageing cosmetics potions. It’s also good for heart disease, cancer and energy in athletes, and even gum disease.