When I recently received The British Association of Flower Essences Producers' newsletter advising that Flower Essences may come under the aegis of the Traditional Herbal Medicines Directive (THM) and that consultations are presently underway with the Medicines Control Agency (MCA), I was completely and utterly gobsmacked. Of all the utterly ludicrous scenarios, bordering on the insane, this one takes the biscuit.

As individuals, it is difficult, yet vital, to remind ourselves of the absolute importance of doing our utmost to protect and nurture our own health. Especially so today, amidst the growing powers of national, European and global organizations fighting to enshrine laws supposedly designed to 'protect' us, but interpreted by the majority of Positive Health readers as attempts to strip us of our freedom to protect our health, by failing to provide the highest quality food and environment, and by restricting our access to unorthodox complementary health treatments and innovative cutting edge nutritional supplements.