Pill-free ways to feel better
For many illnesses and health complaints, conventional medicine is the best cure. But sometimes, alternative, natural remedies could be the answer. Here are some of the best ways of dealing with minor ailments, without popping pills.
Hot flushes
THE NATURAL ALTERNATIVE: BLACK COHOSH
A herb used for medicinal purposes by Native Americans for hundreds of years, it stimulates oestrogen production to help reduce hot flushes and other symptoms, and research has shown it to be one of the most effective alternatives to HRT.
Boots Menolieve Black Cohosh (£10 for 30, Boots)
THE NATURAL ALTERNATIVE: REFLEXOLOGY
Working on the trigger points in your feet, reflexology
