Arthritis and Joint Pain

Please note: The live event is fully booked. You are purchasing the recording, which will be available on Thursday 5th March 2026 at 5pm. Your Joints Are Sending You a Message Understanding what they're saying – and what to do about it – changes everything. Joint pain is common. So common that most people assume it's just wear and tear. Something to manage. Something to push through. A prescription to collect. But joints don't hurt without reason. And the reason is rarely just in the joint itself. There's an older way of thinking about this that turns out to be quite sensible. Our ancestors saw joint pain as a sign of something upstream, toxicity, accumulation, a body struggling to clear what it couldn't process. Modern medicine has better language for this. The insight is the same. What's covered in this session Why joints are uniquely vulnerable to accumulating trouble, and what that means for your pain How to read the difference between mechanical damage and inflammatory or metabolic joint pain What's happening upstream, circulation, metabolites, and why gout is just the obvious end of a much broader pattern Simple herbal and natural approaches that address the source, not just the symptom What you can actually do at home before reaching for anti-inflammatories, pain relievers, or steroid injections Which plants and preparations have genuine evidence behind them for joint care What makes this different Most joint pain advice focuses on the joint. Rest it. Ice it. Treat it. That's reasonable as far as it goes, but it doesn't go very far. This session takes a different approach. Simon Mills (bio below) works upstream first. He looks at what the body is carrying, inflammatory agents, metabolic waste, circulatory patterns, that make joints vulnerable in the first place. Address that, and the joint often starts to recover on its own. This isn't alternative thinking opposed to medical science. It's medical thinking applied to plants, careful, rational, and grounded in how the body actually works. The result is practical. You'll leave with a clearer picture of what's happening and a short list of things worth trying. Who this is for This IS for you if: You have ongoing joint pain and want to understand it better, not just manage it You're looking for approaches that work with your body rather than simply suppressing symptoms You're open to herbal and natural options but want the reasoning behind them You'd rather try something sensible at home before defaulting to long-term medication You're curious about the upstream causes of inflammation and how to address them This is NOT for you if: You're looking for a quick fix or a single remedy that solves everything You want validation to avoid medical advice you've already received What you'll get Practical recommendations you can act on immediately A clear framework for thinking about joint pain that goes beyond the standard advice 60-minute recorded session with Simon Mills (including Q&A) Downloadable PDF of the slides, including key herbs, notes, and practical tips Access is two years. That's plenty of time to come back when you need a refresher. How it works. You stream the video through your browser. Works on your phone, tablet, laptop, or desktop. No downloads for the video. Just press play when you're ready. About Simon Mills Simon studied medical sciences at Cambridge. He's been a practising herbalist since 1977. He's co-founded university programmes, advised the UK Government and House of Lords, and authored key textbooks used by practitioners around the world. Simon's work bridges science and tradition. He sees plants as characters, living allies we can call on for support. These days, he's focused on teaching simple, effective self-care with herbs. He is the College of Medicine's lead on national self-care projects. Recently, he appeared on Steven Bartlett's Diary of a CEO podcast, the second most popular podcast in the world. Read Simon Mills' full bio here. Get the recording The live session is fully booked. The recording will be available on Thursday 5th March 2026 at 5pm. Purchase now and it will be waiting for you. £14.95