The Rootwise library

Articles to help you heal

Evidence-led reading on natural health, from the food on your plate to the rhythms of sleep, stress and hormones.

Fertility

Fertile Ground

Preparing body and life for a healthy pregnancy, for both partners

Men's health

Mojo Matters

Testosterone, energy and drive: why men are losing theirs, and how to get it back

Mind

Switching Off the Alarm

How the brain can keep symptoms going long after their cause, and how neuroplasticity can teach it safety again

Mind

The Belief Effect

How expectation changes your body chemistry

Genes

Not Written in Stone

How your daily choices switch your genes on and off, and may echo through generations

Medicine

First, Do No Harm

How profit shaped modern medicine, and why the causes of illness so often go unasked

Weight

Beyond the Jab

Nourishing your body on and off weight-loss injections

Nutrition

Real Food, Real Health

The truth about ultra-processed foods, and how to step away from them

Nutrition

The Dairy Question

Is milk right for you, and which kind?

Nutrition

Meat, Reconsidered

Less and better: what the research really says about meat and health

Movement

Born to Move

Finding the right movement for your body and your season of life

Bones

Living Bones

Building strength that lasts a lifetime

Sport

The Natural Edge

Fuelling, recovering and staying well as a competitive athlete

Menopause

The Second Spring

Moving through menopause with food, herbs and a steadier nervous system

Digestion

You Are What You Absorb

From bloating to burn-out, when your body isn't getting what you eat

Vitality

Vital Force

The body's innate intelligence, and how to awaken it

Mushrooms

The Hidden Kingdom

The ancient wisdom and modern science of medicinal mushrooms

Herbs

Stressed Plants, Stronger Medicine

Why herbs and foods grown the hard way may heal better

Skin

Skin Deep

What your skin reveals about your inner health

Herbs

Bitter Is Better

The taste receptors hiding in your gut, lungs and beyond

Wellbeing

Closing the Divide

Health for everyone, whatever your budget

Parenting

Filling Your Own Cup

Why parents and carers need time to rest and restore

Safety

When Plants Meet Pills

Herbs and foods that change how medicines work

Inflammation

The Quiet Fire

Understanding low-grade inflammation and the foods that calm it

Blood sugar

Balancing the Sugar Seesaw

Steady blood sugar for steady energy and mood

Nature

The Green Prescription

How nature calms the nervous system

Light

Living by the Sun

How daylight sets your body clock and lifts your health

Connection

Social Resonance

Why we heal together

Breathwork

The Healing Breath

A practical guide to breathwork, and which breath to use when

Heart

Heart-Brain Coherence

When heart and mind beat as one

EMF

Wired and Tired

Living well in an invisible sea of electromagnetic fields

Hormones

The Hormone Web

How diet, stress and lifestyle speak to your endocrine system

Sleep

The Art of Sleep

Restoring the body's natural rhythms through deep sleep

Stress

The Cortisol Clock

How your stress rhythm shapes energy, sleep and mood

Mind

Where Body Care Meets Mind

The natural framework for lasting neuroprotection

Detox

Lightening the Load

A guide on reducing everyday chemical exposure

Nutrition

Is Keto Your Match?

Decoding the science of ketogenic suitability

Meditation

The Sound of Stillness

Reshaping everyday habits through binaural beats

Longevity

A Natural Age

Redefining longevity through whole-body healing

Energy

The Architecture of Balance

Mapping the Humoral and TCM energetic systems

Iridology

Reading the Iris

What your eyes may reveal about the constitution you were born with

Organic food

Why Eat Organic?

How common agricultural pesticides interact with our cellular, hormonal and gut health

Herbs

The Inner Life of Plants

Unlocking the complex synergy inside medicinal foods

Gut health

The Master Regulator

Uncovering the microbiome's hidden control over your entire biology

Nutrition

Food as Medicine

How whole foods outperform the supplement aisle

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