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Zoe Hawes
Zoe is a Medical Herbalist and a Registered Nurse with 16 years of hospital nursing experience, and has trained as a Buteyko Breathing practitioner with the British Buteyko Association. Zoe is also an author, producung the Herbal Journal every year, autographed copies of which are on sale at Urban Fringe Dispensary.
She has completed a 4 year diploma in Phytotherapy(Herbal Medicine) which involves a thorough Medical training, the study of hundreds of medicinal plants: modern and traditional applications, preparation and application and also learning about orthodox medicines and potential interactions. Continuing professional development is important and she is currently undertaking a 3 year diploma in Endobigenic medicine with Dr Jean Claude Lapraz. She has been practising as a herbalist for 9 years.
As a Herbalist she initially spends an hour with patients discussing their problem and taking a full medical history. This enables her to see the root of the problem and give advice on appropriate dietary and lifestyle changes and make up a prescription of herbs specifically for them. Herbalists do not use herbs to treat ailments, they use herbs to treat people.
Availability and Fees:
Tuesday 10am -
Initial consultation (1 hour) £40 ; Follow up consultation (30 minutes) £30. Medicines
usually cost between £7 -
Buteyko sessions cost £50
To book an appointment:
Tel.0117 9276527
As a Buteyko Practitioner, Zoe teaches a natural method used to manage and control asthma symptoms that doesn't interfere with standard asthma medications. The Buteyko method attempts to reduce hyperventilation and restore the breathing patterns back to a natural rhythm, the way the body is designed to breath. The breath is usually managed unconsciously by the nervous system but we can switch to consciously controlling it. When the breathing has become disordered because of unconscious influences, like stress or inflammation it is possible to manage the breathing by becoming conscious of the breath and controlling it. That is the key to the Buteyko method helping people with breathing problems, like asthma because it teaches them to feel confident in managing their symptoms.
Zoe can treat the following types of conditions:
• Digestive problems like IBS, Constipation, Heartburn and Indigestion, Diverticulitis, Gallstones.
• Menstrual Complaints like Irregular, heavy or painful periods and Menopause.
• Skin Problems like Psoriasis and Eczema and infectious skin conditions like impetigo and fungal infections.
• Respiratory ailments like Asthma, Bronchitis, Sinusitis and Hay-
• Nervous system problems like stress, anxiety, panic attacks, insomnia, Fatigue and Headaches.
• Urinary system problems Prostate symptoms, Cystitis.
• Circulatory disorders Raynaulds, varicose veins, Palpitations, High Blood pressure.
• Joint and muscle aches and pains including Gout and Arthritis.
• All infections, especially recurrent infections that are not responding to repeated antibiotics and orthodox anti infective agents. Tonsillitis, Ear infections, Thrush and chest infections.