Natural Counselor
Remedies from the kitchen shelf
Natural Counselor is a food-first natural health journal for women: gentle ways to cleanse, eat well, lift your mood and keep steady habits, using what is already in your kitchen.
Where this began
Natural Counselor started in the late 2000s as a women’s holistic health blog, full of recipes, remedies and practical tips. For years, readers and other sites linked to its articles. Then it went quiet.
We are restoring that archive. Each article is republished at its original address so that old links still work, but none of it is simply copied back. Every piece is rewritten from the ground up: the recipes and ideas that held up are kept, claims that don’t stand up to today’s evidence are corrected or removed, and sources are added. You’ll see “First published” and “Revised” dates on each article.
How we write
- Food first, then honest reviews. We start with remedies you can make in your own kitchen. Readers also ask us about popular programmes and supplements, so we review those too: what’s in them, what the research says about those ingredients, who they may suit and who should skip them.
- Evidence on the back of the label. Every article lists its references: public-health bodies such as the NIH, FDA and WHO, university nutrition departments and peer-reviewed research.
- Honest about what we don’t know. Where research is thin or mixed, we say so. We don’t promise cures, and we don’t claim any food prevents cancer or replaces medicine.
- Safety notes where they matter. If a remedy can interact with medicine or isn’t suitable in pregnancy, we flag it.
Not medical advice
Everything here is general information. It isn’t a substitute for advice from your doctor, pharmacist or a registered dietitian, who know your health history. Please talk to them before making significant changes to your diet or starting any remedy, especially if you are pregnant, breastfeeding, take medication or live with a health condition.
Corrections
If you spot something that is wrong or out of date, please tell us. We review every note and update articles when the evidence changes.
How the site is funded
Some articles, especially reviews, include affiliate links. If you buy through one, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. We say so at the top of those pages, and we don’t invent claims a product can’t back up. See our affiliate disclosure.