These organic nutrients are normal sourced through our intake of fresh fruit and vegetables. Due to following factors, it is not always possible to get our recommended daily allowance (RDA) of vitamins:

1) Poor soil quality 2) Modern processing methods 3) Popularity of 'Junk' foods As an alternative to getting your RDA through diet, many people now take vitamin supplements.

The following list of vitamins are known to be especially beneficial to arthritis sufferers:

Vitamin B5 – When grouped and tanked together, B vitamins work at their peak. They, and B5 specifically, are good for reducing swelling.

Vitamin B3 – This vitamin reduces tissue swelling and dilates small arteries, increasing blood flow. Note that Vitamin B3 is NOT advised for persons with high blood pressure, gout or sliver disorders.

Vitamin B6 – Another B that reduces tissue swelling.

Flower Essences

“The simple and natural method of healing through personality, by means if wild flowers discovered by Dr Edward Bach. ”P.M.Chancellor

Flower Essences are a lovely gentle therapy that heals at a deeply spiritual level. Working on your emotions and mental state, it can bring healing to all levels, just as Homoeopathy does. Flower Essences are very similar in theory to Homoeopathy and actually stemmed from Dr Bach’s study of Homoeopathy.

The main difference between 2 therapies is in their preparation. Where Homoeopathy is prepared by crushing a substance, diluted and succussing, flower essences are made with a more gentle approach. The flower is picked at sunrise and placed in a glass bowl of pure water and left in sun for day. The essence of flower is diffused into water. Another method used, for more woody substances is boiling. The water becomes remedy, “stock”. The stock is then diluted down same as with Homoeopathic remedies.

Healing in a simple yet powerful way, flower essences are neither harmful or habit forming. It was Bach’s ambition to create a healing system that was simple and easy to use. Although there are thousands of illnesses and probably as many different ways for each of them to be manifested, according to Bach, reasons for illness stems back to just a few basic causes.

· Fear

· Uncertainty

· Insufficient interest in present circumstances

· Loneliness

· Oversensitivity of influence and ideas

· Despondency and despair

· Over care for welfare of others.

Disease is caused by obstruction free flow of vital force throughout four levels of being: Spiritual, Emotional, Mental/Intellectual and Physical. If this obstruction is allowed to continue, then disease can progress into all levels. So to truly restore harmony, treatment will need to occur on each level. The cause of illness must be treated, not just symptoms.

Flower essences heal in many ways. They help to give clarity to one’s life, as well as courage, strength and commitment to follow and pursue one’s goals and dreams. They help develop a higher level of intuition, self esteem, spirituality, creativity and fun. The more you use flower essences, more you are likely to experience greater awareness and happiness in your life.