Registered consultant herbalist and prescribe herbal medicines as well as offering nutritional advice.
In addition to working from Morpeth, I am happy to offer home visits in the whole Gateshead area as well as Washington, Houghton, Hetton and Sunderland. People can also visit me in my home based clinic at Blaydon if they prefer.
SERVICES
About Carol Maize
I trained for six years with the International Register of Consultant Herbalists, spending time with herbalists all over this country, and in Ireland, gaining experience and knowledge of traditional herbalism and many specialisms, such as fertility. I continue to enhance my skills and develop my practice. I see education as being a life-long pursuit.
I am very keen on good nutrition as a basis for health and have done much research in this area. Although personally I strive to follow the laws of nature and eat only what is wholesome and life-enhancing, I also live in the real world and am as subject as everyone else to the temptations that can bring. We all lapse at times into comfort eating and drinking — sometimes a good herbal detox treatment is all that is needed to restore the equilibrium.
Gradually I am growing more and more of my own herbs and making my own medicine, both out of enjoyment, and to ensure integrity of freshness and quality in the finished product; I also grow most of my own vegetables, and garden organically. Most holidays are spent camping in Scotland.
My background is in social work, particularly in the field of mental health, where I have helped many people to overcome anxiety and depression by using cognitive behavioural therapy and other techniques.
What is Herbal Medicine?
- Herbal medicine seeks out the cause of your disease, illness or discomfort, and treats the cause, rather than the symptoms, thus effecting a real cure, rather than simply controlling the condition (which would necessitate medicine for life).
- Herbs give your body the materials to help it heal itself, which is the only true way to heal.
- Herbal medicine is gentle and gradual, not a quick fix. It has taken your body a long time to develop this condition, so it takes a while to rebalance and recover.
- Herbal medicine is tailor made to suit the individual. There is not a formula for migraine, eczema, or for any other condition. Instead, the herbalist will mix a special blend of herbs to suit the individual patient's needs. Thus 5 different people presenting with apparently the same symptoms will receive entirely different herbal prescriptions.
- Herbal medicine is holistic, in every sense. Every part of your life, past and present, is considered, when searching for the root of the problem, and every part of your body, not just the obviously troubled area. The treatment may include advice on diet, lifestyle, use of products, leisure pursuits, occupation, relationships, rest and relaxation, and many more.
- Herbs enable the body to rebalance itself and achieve again the state of equilibrium whereby homeostasis can occur — that is, the body maintains and heals itself. An everyday example of this is how the body heals a cut in the skin, or even a broken bone, both of which it does without needing medical help, although sometimes the application of a herbal ointment can expedite the process.
- Herbal medicine used in this way can help you regain your health whether you suffer from a minor or a major health problem.
- The herbal medicine will usually be in the form of a bottle of tincture. This is alcohol-based medicine, because alcohol is a good way in which to extract the healing qualities of herbs. The medicine is taken in small doses, diluted in hot water, which causes that alcohol to evaporate. On the rare occasions when alcohol must be avoided altogether, then herbal capsules may be prescribed instead.
- Herbal ointments or creams may also be prescribed, to be applied topically, usually in addition to the mixture to be taken internally — a soothing ointment may seem to help a rash, but is not addressing the cause, which is invariably internal.
- Herbal medicine incorporates and work well alongside other therapeutic means of guiding you back to health, such as nutrition, hydrotherapy, Bach flower therapy, and counselling.
- Herbal medicine is wonderful, but it cannot cure all of the body's ills. There my be times when your herbalist will recommend that you visit another specialist practitioner, such as a chiropractor.
Consultation Fees
Initial Consultation
This will last for about an hour and a half.
£35 for adults, £25 for children.
Follow-up Consultation
£24 for an hour or £14 for 30 minutes.
Prescription
Herbal tinctures — these work out at £5 per week, and less for infants and children.
(Tinctures usually provided in a bottle for 3 weeks treatment, costing £15).
Creams and ointments — £5 per jar.
Service Categories
Herbalists
|
|
 |
