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dieNikolai is the youngest offspring of Austria's oldest winery, the Nikolaihof Wachau. Built by the Romans almost 2,000 years ago, they have already been working according to the strict biodynamic Demeter guidelines for 45 years. Since 2016, the youngest son...

With a special recipe principle, the focus on the highest quality of raw materials and responsible action, Santaverde has been successful for 30 years. "Only the high biological quality of the ingredients determines the effectiveness of a product on the...

The rose has always been called the queen of flowers and the ambassador of love. Its use as a medicinal plant still seems unusual in our latitudes. However, the wild rose has been used for thousands of years in China,...

The country of origin of Palo Santo is Peru. Its use among the Indian population as a panacea goes back to a thousand-year-old tradition . In Colombian folk medicine, palo santo is used as an analgesic (anti-inflammatory agent), aphrodisiac, diuretic...

We are pleased to be part of the first drop-in meditation studio of the Power Yoga Institute in Hamburg. Coinciding with the re-opening of the 3rd Power Yoga Insitute studio in Hamburg on 3 February 2019, yogis on site will...

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At the family-run Romantik Hotel Lindner in Bad Aibling, Germany, tradition and style are writ large. The 4-star hotel between Munich, Salzburg and Lake Chiemsee pampers its guests with first-class, modern comfort, elegance, epicurean organic cuisine and, since recently, with...

The indigenous people of New Zealand, the Maori, used the Manuka plant for healing hundreds of years ago. The leaves and bark of the South Sea myrtle were recognised as a remedy. They were crushed and brewed into a tea....

At Saint Charles, we take a holistic approach to skin. Specialists at the Saint Charles Pharmacy, Beauty Experts at the Cosmothecary natural cosmetics shop and beauticians at the "Hideaway" beauty studio combine their knowledge to guide you on the path...

Europe is changing. The Saint Charles team with its staff in Vienna and Berlin is a mirror of our society. Diverse, modern and tradition-conscious at the same time. Our roots are in Vienna, but Europe has long been our home....

The hydrolate is produced during the distillation of lavender plants. Both the flowers of the lavender (Lavandulae flos) and the essential lavender oil (Lavandulae aetheroleum) obtained from them are used for the hydrolate from the real lavender (Lavandula angustifolia). Used...

Our skin, the largest organ in terms of surface area, is at the same time a protective shell to the outside, a mirror of our inner self and, above all, an essential part of our personality! For many, blemished skin...

You can recognise it by its white trunk: the birch. The medicinal powers that were attributed to the slender tree in times past have been forgotten today. Yet birch hydrolate is healthy and can be used for a wide variety...

Good things take time, this was also true for our Apotheker Tonikum Shots. According to the motto "not more, but better", our tonic shots are something modern, regional and above all effective. Our partner Demeter vintner Michael Andert, who shares...

After the founding of the German Empire, Heinrich von Stephan was commissioned to create a unified imperial post office and built one of the largest and most magnificent postal buildings, the Alte Oberpostdirektion in Hamburg,for this purpose. The listed building...

An urban fasting week at Saint Charles? When we set up the cooperation with a medically certified fasting leader, I was - in keeping with my nature - immediately fired up to attend the week in person. The benefits of...

Acid blockers are among the most frequently prescribed medicines. Short-term use usually has no consequences, but if you take them for a longer period of time, this can lead to considerable side effects, as you can no longer stop taking...

Whether inflammation-related or cramp-like, whether toothache, muscle pain, headache or nerve pain - pain can have many causes and can be treated in just as many ways. For people looking for natural substances to combat pain, CBD oil could be...

In his daily dealings with his patients, Dr Roberto Lhotka was repeatedly confronted with the same clinical pictures, symptoms and complaints. First and foremost periodontitis, bleeding gums and bad breath. According to Dr. Lhotka, conventional medication is often not sufficient...

The cannabis plant contains over 480 known active ingredients and more than 60 cannabinoids. CBD stands for cannabidiol and THC for Δ-tetrahydrocannabidiol. Both are important active substances and ingredients of the hemp or cannabis plant, which is grown naturally. CBD...

In recent years, there has been increasing interest in the therapeutic potential of CBD. However, most people still have a lot of questions. What is CBD? How does it differ from THC? Is CBD even legal? To answer these questions,...