Nicky
Herbalist & Qualified Iridologist
I got into the area of herbs as many people do, by firstly going through my own health crisis.
I was diagnosed with the auto immune disease, sarcoidosis in 2007.
With Sarcoid, my life was difficult and I felt pretty awful most of the time but I understood that steroids were merely a quick fix, and that the problems associated with taking them were often as bad as if not worse than the original complaint.
I made my mind up that steroids would only be used as a last resort.
It was at this point that I decided to try herbal medicine. I attended the school of herbal medicine, where I started a course of herbs and made some changes to my diet.
Although the change was initially difficult to adapt to, I soon began to enjoy my food and my health began to improve.
Within six months I had made great progress, by sticking to the dietary advice and taking the prescribed herbs. Today my health is as good as ever.
I was so impressed with how my herbalist determined my health problems through iridology, that I decide to study for my degree in herbalism and iridology
My degree took four years, and many years of clinical practice and I now run a lively clinic in my hometown, here in Killeshin, County Laois.
I treat people from all walks of life. People come to me with chronic health problems but I also see people when they have made the decision to improve their quality of life.
Dymphna
I have always been interested in good food. I spent a number of years travelling and sampling the world’s foods. On my return, I met my husband Nick who was farming at the time.
We eventually settled down to work Nick’s farm in County Laois. Over the next few years we had three children, and life became a wonderful whirlwind of school, music, and sport.
Some time later I was diagnosed with Thyroid cancer. Although this period in my life held uncertainty and fear it also began my journey to better health.
We made the transition to organic farming ,which we found a more natural way of life.Â
While Nicky was studying for his degree,I decided I was going to be proactive in counteracting the effects of radium and the disease itself.
I attended the School of Herbal Medicine where I studied living food. living food incorporates all plant food that has not been cooked (thereby keeping their enzymes intact) in an imaginative way.
I was able to use this knowledge to improve my family's health, and I now teach a three hour lesson to groups of people once a month.
During this lesson, I show people how to juice, sprout and make delicious healthy food.
