When you have acne, you want the best acne treatments that work quickly to resolve blemishes and prevent scarring. As a doctor I recommend using washes and soap substitutes, benzoyl peroxide, nicotinamide, salicylic acid, tea tree oil products or light therapy for home use. These usually solve acne within a […]
Dr Sarah Brewer
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Pain is an important symptom that lets you know when something is wrong. But once pain has alerted you to an injury, inflammation, infection or other disease, and the underlying cause is addressed, pain has done its job. The priority is then to control the pain with the best pain […]
Mouth ulcers, also known as canker sores or aphthous ulcers, affect as many as one in five people on a regular basis. Women are more susceptible to canker sores in the mouth than men, especially during the second half of the menstrual cycle and the onset of menstruation. This suggests […]
Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) is the most common vaginal condition in women, and causes unpleasant symptoms of smelly discharge, soreness and irritation. Unfortunately, even when treated with antibiotics, it usually comes back quickly unless you know how to cure bacterial vaginosis for good. This involves using probiotic supplements that keep the […]
Lower back pain is so common it affects as manly as one in three adults on a regular basis. The good news is that many natural remedies and exercises can improve or even prevent lower back pain. Having worked as a doctor in an orthopaedic clinic for 3 years, I’ve […]
Migraine is a complex and unpleasant condition which can be improved using diet, lifestyle and natural approaches. The following natural migraine remedies have helped thousands of people, and as a doctor I have recommended them to my patients with good results. Do you have migraine symptoms? Migraine is a complex […]
Many people prefer to tackle sleep problems with natural approaches such as herbal remedies, diet and lifestyle changes rather than prescribed sleeping pills. The following advice includes recommendations for products that, in my clinical experience, can improve sleep quality and help you sleep better naturally. Why you need sleep Sleep […]
Evening primrose oil is one of the most popular food supplements, taken to improve skin quality and to treat eczema, premenstrual breast pain, menopause hot flushes and hair loss. Up to 10 per cent of its essential fatty acid content is in the form of gamma linolenic acid (GLA). This […]
Head lice are a fact of life and many effective treatments are available to both treat and prevent infestations. Although they can seem difficult to eradicate, and appear to keep coming back, it just takes perseverance to break their life cycle of these lice. I’ve reviewed what I believe are […]
An estimated one in two people now take a multivitamin and mineral supplement, but how to do you select which multivitamin is right for you? Health food shops, pharmacies and supermarkets offer a large selection of multivitamin tablets and capsules aimed at different age groups and budgets. As a medical […]
Cranberries are one of the most popular natural health remedies to both treat and prevent urinary tract infections, also known as UTI or cystitis. Cranberries contain unique substances, known as PACs, which stop bacteria from sticking to the urinary tract walls. When bacteria cannot stick, they are naturally flushed away […]
Midsummer’s Day, 21st June, is the worse day of the year for hayfever sufferers, as it falls during the height of the grass pollen season, and hot sunny days cause pollen counts to soar. As a doctor I’ve prescribed, used and recommended many hay fever treatments and formed strong views […]