Wrinkles, age spots, blemishes and those puffy eyes give the game away. Miss-spent youth! Hours of languishing in the sun without skin protection, smoking, excess alcohol, along with a disregard for a balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle.

Strolling through aisle of the local supermarket, one can’t help but be amazed at the varied amount of products that profess to have captured the essence of some fragrant herb in order to promote a sense of well being.

Stand outside any school and look at the faces coming and going and ask yourself why are so many of our young people suffering with serious skin conditions. What would your answer be…hormones? Junk food? Stress?

Location: Dublin 3- Secretary of IMHO:
Helen McCormack BSc. MSc. NMIMH, has been practising from her clinic in Marino, Dublin 3 since graduating in 1994. In addition to her herbal background, Helen has a background in Health Promotion and Stress Management.

Western herbal medicine has been used for thousands of years and today in our modern world the use of herbal medicine has become a vital part of our society.

High blood pressure has become one of the major syndromes of Western society. Due to increased stress, changing patterns of exercise and diet it is becoming more and more common.

When herbs are harvested from the wild, it is important that this is done in an ethical and sustainable manner to ensure that the ecosystem is nurtured and stewarded, rather than exploited and destroyed.

Herbal medicine is probably the oldest form of medicine known to mankind and has been used for thousands of years.