I was born and grew up in the Czech Republic, and I’ve lived in Britain for almost as long as I lived there. So, I’ve experienced both healthcare systems as a patient and as a parent. I also see how healthcare works through the experiences of my friends and family. Living in England and using the NHS is fine if you don’t need it. If you’re young and healthy, you might praise the NHS for the revolutionary system it once was after the war: free for all. But if you need help, if

When our body speaks through the language of symptoms, it's wise to listen—and fever is no exception. Why does our body produce a fever? It’s not to make us feel worse. Viruses and bacteria struggle to survive in a hot environment—they don’t like it and can’t replicate well in it. When the body recognizes an invader, it raises its temperature to help eliminate it. It’s like your body setting its thermostat higher, going from 37°C to 38.5°C or 39°C. You suddenly feel cold and

Do teenagers need more sleep? And does it matter when they sleep, as long as they get the hours?

Homeopathy for acute illnesses is absolutely brilliant . I started using my homeopathic first aid kit when my son was a baby, with very...

One of the most important things I started to pay more and more attention to in the recent years is how TOXIC our lives are. And by...

Now, this is what I call winter! It’s freezing outside and warm inside plus the weather is about to change to mild but super windy and rainy…. Everyone around is coughing or sneezing, it’s dark outside, work is stressful and together with Christmas preparations, many of us feel that we are running on empty and can’t wait for the well-deserved Christmas break. This is the best recipe to test our immune system. So what is happening in our bodies at this time of the year? I will

Hello and welcome to my blog! Here, I will be sharing all things that interest me. Be it about a homeopathic remedy for different acute ailments, healthy eating and lifestyle, clean cosmetics or products or my personal 'AHA' moments. I might also share some personal experiences with homeopathy as well as patient cases from my clinical training. I am completely independent so if I share a product for example, it is purely because I know it's clean (without chemicals), I used i