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  1. Nutrition and Stress

    In her column this month June Butlin looks at stress. In the first half of the article she reviews the mechanisms of the "fight or flight" response. In the second half she looks at...more

  2. Nutrition and the Brain

    Most people have heard about nutritional deficiencies, that is, not having enough of a specific nutrient or nutrients in your diet, but are not always sure what this really means, ...more

  3. Nutrition for Asthma

    Asthma is on the increase, and yet many doctors do not recognize the benefits of Nutritional Therapy in its treatment. Penny Crowther highlights the negative side effects of conven...more

  4. Nutrition for Children and Young Adults

    Quality nutrition is very important for children's health, as it is likely to result in good eating patterns in later life, and is essential for optimum growth and development. R...more

  5. Nutrition for the Brain / Vitamins for the Brain?

    The crucial role that a good diet and nutrition play in long-term cognitive health is frequently overlooked. Our brain requires the right nutrition throughout all stages of life, t...more

  6. Nutrition For The Prevention Of Osteoporosis - Part Two

    The author continues her nutritional advice for the prevention of osteoporosis, and offers a suggestion for a recent treatment, as well as a recently developed test which can indic...more

  7. Nutrition for the Prevention of Osteoporosis: Part One

    In the first of this column on the treatment of Osteoporosis the author focuses on bone building nutrients (such as magnesium, calcium, and their various forms; Boron and Vitamin D...more

  8. Nutrition in Health Versus Healing

    In this column on nutritional requirements for health and healing, the author looks at what is needed for maintaining health and promoting healing, and how nutrition is distributed...more

  9. Nutrition the Daoist Way

    We are constantly bombarded with dietary advice including a vast array of often ‘faddy’ diets that guarantee weight loss, good health, an increase in energy and everlasting happines...more

  10. Nutrition, Evolution and Environment

    The dangerous fallacy - of "the all-sufficiency of natural selection’’ to which the scientific and cultural world has adhered since the late 19th  century has now been exposed as i...more

  11. Nutritional and Complementary Cancer Care

    The author sets out the nutritional guidelines she uses for women with cancer preparing for surgery, going through chemotherapy or radiotherapy, using hormone therapy or dealing wi...more

  12. Nutritional and Environmental Approaches to Infertility

    As a practitioner with a special interest in pre-conceptual care, I know that, given the right information, infertile men and women, or couples who experience birth defect, stillbi...more

  13. Nutritional Approaches to Liver Detoxification

    The liver is the most hard-working organ in the human body. It performs many functions that are vital to life. It plays an important role in digestion (breaking nutrients down) and...more

  14. Nutritional Aspects of Adrenal Fatigue

    This column focuses on adrenal fatigue, an increasingly prevalent condition closely associated with sluggish thyroid function that affects virtually all bodily processes to some de...more

  15. Nutritional Aspects of Perspectives and Perceptions (Part II of II)

    The author continues to develop the theme of finding out who we truly are.  She encourages us to become aware of and examine (and, ultimately, release) the past events and decisio...more

  16. Nutritional Benefits of Whole Grain Wheat

    The author is a nutritionist, linguist and professional cook. She started experimenting with whole grain wheat about three years ago when she was helping a group of women to stor...more

  17. Nutritional Care Of Peptic Ulcer

    This is a detailed medical account of what a peptic ulcer is, the physiological processes involved, factors which cause it and can cause further damage, and how basic nutritional n...more

  18. Nutritional help for Chronic Fatigue Sufferers

    Patients who suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) are often so exhausted that they are unable to undertake half of their daily normal activities.more

  19. Nutritional Mercury Detoxification Protocol

    Around ten years ago I decided that there was sufficient evidence available to confirm my decision to become a mercury free dentist. This article does not concern itself with the o...more

  20. Nutritional Support for Children with Autism

    Regular contributor, Kate Neil, looks at the link between autism in children and nutrition. Autism rates in Britain have risen dramatically over the last 20 years, and 1 in 500 chi...more

  21. Nutritional Therapists: Food Police or Food Educators?

    The representation of nutritionists as 'food police' is an obstacle that the author highlights we must overcome. Another obstacle when following diets can be a low mood, stemming f...more

  22. Nutritional Value of Organic Food

    Of all the claims made for the benefits of organically grown food, the most controversial is the claim that it is healthier than food grown conventionally. To proponents, the vit...more

  23. Nutrium - Software for Nutritional Professionals

    "I'm setting up my own nutrition business!" If you have ever considered this here's what you need to know. The first thing that comes to your mind is that you need to set up a websi...more

  24. Nux vomica and Bowel Symptoms

    Evelyn was referred to me by her general practitioner, who described, in his letter, a history of abdominal symptoms dating back over fifteen years. Furthermore, Evelyn and many me...more

  25. Oases of Calm

    This article focuses on the importance of quiet time, especially in today’s environment where the levels of stress we experience create problems such as headaches, skin irritations...more

  26. Obesity - A Modern, Mismanaged & Misunderstood Malady

    Obesity is a growing and serious health concern that has, by now, reached epidemic proportions, mostly in the Westernised world. Increased consumption of unhealthy food, coupled wit...more

  27. Obesity - The Global Epidemic

    In this column, the author looks at how far the obesity epidemic has progressed, and what steps the UK government has taken to address this growing concern in the country.more

  28. Obesity – A Survey of Factors and Practical Responses

    Our fatness is totally obvious and has increased relentlessly over several generations, a global pandemic (WHO, now 13% adults obese, x3 since 1975) as many poorer catch up with and...more

  29. Obesity and Eating Issues

    The headlines, backed by government statistics, say it all - Britain is in the grip of an obesity crisis. There has been a marked increase in obesity rates over the past eight year...more

  30. Obesity and the Link between Metabolic Disorders

    The weight loss industry has been booming for decades, with over $20 billion spent annually on diets and weight loss products in America alone. I distinguish between weight loss and...more

  31. Obesity and the Young: Pilates for Kids

    The author takes a look at problems associated with childhood obesity, some of which include: low self-esteem, depression, Type 2 diabetes, orthopaedic complications, etc. Sedentar...more

  32. Obstacles to Weight Loss

    Research shows that the population is getting fatter, and yet at the same time dieting has reached epidemic proportions. Nutritionist Penny Crowther sheds light on why this might b...more

  33. Occupational Stress - Key Contributing Factors

    As a nation, we are permanently switched on. Social media ensures we are immediately kept up to date with the latest news. A plethora of television stations guarantee we never miss...more

  34. Oestrogen Dominance

    This column focuses on the dominance of oestrogen in females which, the author explains, in relation to progesterone in a woman’s cycle overall is too high. Conditions associated w...more

  35. Oestrogen, Progesterone, Synthetics, etc. Explained

    Hormones that are made from plants are called Phytohormones. Phytoestrogens refer to plant compounds with oestrogen like activity. Phytoprogesterones are plants with progesterone-...more

  36. Oestrogens and Phytoestrogens

    Valerie Marriott explains the differences between natural and synthetic pesticides in plants, and the reasons for increased use of synthetic pesticides, which are often toxic, ev...more

  37. Of Blue Jeans and Back Genes

    Jeans are out, genes are in. Culture and commercial pressures have decided on the fate of these two homophones. It was in the papers a few months ago – wearing jeans, once so popul...more

  38. Of Body, Brain and Placebo Effect

    While most theories on human nature were based on conscious experience, the cascading impact of new scientific thought has pigeonholed them as pre-scientific hearsay, or folk psycho...more

  39. Of Discs, Soaps and Camemberts

    Last month, I explained why the intervertebral disc (ID) is not like a bar of soap that can slip in and out of its position. Being from Normandy, I prefer, strange as it may seem, ...more

  40. Of Refined Wisdom and Positive Change

    It is an oft-repeated cliché as also the timeless truth - that we represent our personality, with no facsimile or prototype. In other words, each of us is as unique as our signature...more

  41. Of Snakes and Men

    Have you ever wondered how snakes move? The ease with which they achieve their limbless locomotion has puzzled many observers since the beginning of man (in this column the word em...more

  42. Of True Success and Happiness

    We are in the grip of a new, inundating wave. Success. The idea is to pursue and realize the ‘achievement badge,’ pronto. The less the wait, the better it is at the al­tar of accomp...more

  43. Offering a Quality Service?

    What makes the service you offer to your patients good quality? What is quality? By what standard do you want your work evaluated? Do you believe that what you offer is beyond comp...more

  44. Offering Hope to Others whilst Fighting his own Neuromuscular Condition

    Ron E West, now 76 years ‘young’, is on a mission to tell his story to others and share his experience and knowledge, in coping with and even reversing many of the chronic, debilita...more

  45. OH Cards: The Game of Inner Vision

    OH cards can be used in a variety of ways. Their power lies in the ability to tap into the unconscious and perhaps bring to the surface buried feelings and emotions. They can be ...more

  46. Oils to the Rescue in Egypt

    There was an accident just waiting to happen. Sloppy tour guides abandoning us in temperatures of over 40 degrees and dodgy coaches. Thank goodness I'd brought my essential oils!more

  47. Olive Leaf Extract

    Nature's multi-functional force against infections and cardiovascular disease?more

  48. Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Depressive Disorders

    This article focuses on the effectiveness of omega-3 fatty acids and fish consumption on depressive disorder, based on studies carried out in the UK and US. Studies done on depre...more

  49. Omega-3 Home Test to Predict Cognitive Ability and Dementia Risk

    A new "do it at home" pinprick blood test for omega-3 can predict your cognitive ability, dementia risk, brain size and intelligence.more

  50. Omega-6 Is Good for the Skin

    Omega-3 fatty acids are constantly in the news. Omega-6 fatty acids are equally important according to David Taylor in keeping us healthy. The key one is linoleic acid (LA), the ...more

  51. On Being Alone

    In this column the author discusses solitude as she wonders whether all the noise and chatter that most people create around them is to help them feel connected and ‘un-alone’. S...more

  52. On One's Head

    Head carrying has been studied by some scientists, such as Norman Heglund, a physiologist at the University of Louvain. He wanted to understand how Luo women could carry on their h...more

  53. On the Precipice of Transformation

    Everyone has their personal edge. As we approach that edge, our mind will do everything in its power to convince you to retreat. At that point there is often an internal battle betw...more

  54. On The Warriors Path - A Revolution in Personal Development

    I was born into an environment of male inadequacy. It had existed before I was born and by the time I arrived the atmosphere was thick with a rage and hate that was to permeate ever...more

  55. On Togetherness and Being Separate, in the Week of the Royal Wedding

    Counselling couples in difficulty, I never discuss who said what to who, or whose fault anything is (too often, one or both members of the pair believes that things can only be reso...more

  56. On-Site Seated Acupressure Massage

    That which has generically become known in the Western world as 'On-Site Massage' has its roots in the Orient, as indeed do many other therapies.more

  57. One Hundred Years of Sigmund Freud

    As 1999 transforms into the year 2000, it is a good time to look back on the contribution of Sigmund Freud to the field of psychology. It was 100 years ago that Freud's first maj...more

  58. One Hundred Years of Treating Asthma

    Jennifer Worth, a retired nurse and midwife who has written extensively about allergic diseases, has a long family history of living and coping with asthma, and shares some effecti...more

  59. One Indian's View of Diet – How Food Habits Can Make or Break a Person

    The author begins with a declaration based on Indian lore: a fellow eating once a day is a Yogi, twice a day is a Bogi, three times a day is a Drohi. He then explains that a yogi l...more

  60. One Mind, Peace of Mind - Calm in the Face of Adversity

    Peace is an Attitude of Mind. If you don’t believe me, picture the scene when you last felt totally at peace… lying in the sun on the beach; curled up by the fire with a good book; ...more

  61. One Step Beyond: A Lifestyle Management Strategy to Support Your Health and Wellness Goals

    It is beyond our wildest dreams that we need to go in order to sustain the idea that we can achieve them.more

  62. One Surprising Thing You can Do to Tackle Mid-Life Fat Around The Middle!

    Reducing fat around the stomach is a major health goal for many women in mid-life. “Middle age spread”, that unwelcome roll of fat around the middle is an unfortunate effect of chan...more

  63. Only A Visitor

    According to Michael Levy, ‘the human brain has sophisticated itself far away from authentic happiness and contentment.’  If we recognise that we are just passing through, it giv...more

  64. Opioids For Chronic Pain - Chronic Pain: First Do No Harm

    In the US we have about 4.6% of the world’s population and consume about 80% of the opioid medication produced in the world. Over 50 million people suffer with severe chronic pain a...more

  65. Optimal Immunity and Nutritional Support

    The human immune system is a complex structure made up of many separate parts that come together with the common goal of protecting us from disease and ill-health. Ill-health can co...more

  66. Optimal Wellbeing: Is an Absence of Disease Enough?

    To be in a state of good wellbeing the elements of mind, body and spirit must be fully integrated, in balance and functioning optimally. With good wellbeing the individual is happ...more

  67. Optimizing Breathing Chemistry: Foundation for Healing

    This feature looks at the impact of dysfunctional breathing on our health. The author states that such breathing methods can upset the body's chemistry and lead to symptoms such as...more

  68. Optimizing the Healing Potential

    This column discusses the placebo effect which, the author says, can override psychological and physical conditions, and is the strongest, most comprehensive and most proven medici...more

  69. Optimum Exercise and Fitness Regimes to Enhance Weight Loss

    The old adage of calories in versus calories out although true in principle, has been refined somewhat in recent years. It’s true of course that your energy intake (EI) in relation ...more

  70. Optimum Nutrition for Babies

    I believe that optimum nutrition is essential in maintaining optimum health. It is vital to our lives as our bodies have been completely built and maintained by the foods that we...more

  71. Oral Anticoagulants - Natural Versus Conventional Treatment

    Natural health products ranks number one among the ten most common complementary health approaches used by American adults.[1] These dietary supplements include for example fish oil...more

  72. Oral Health - How to Reduce Risks of Periodonitis

    This article focuses on oral health and oral diseases and their effect upon one's physical wellbeing. Oral conditions, in particular periodontal diseases, share many risk factors w...more

  73. Organ Remedies, Complex Homeopathy and Infertility

    Regular contributor Neil Slade looks at the ongoing argument between 'classical homeopathy' (prescribing one remedy) and 'complex homeopathy' (prescribing more than one remedy). Th...more

  74. Organic Food and Cancer Risk

    Can we reduce our risk of cancer by eating organic food? For many people, it is common sense that organic food is healthier than conventionally grown food. But a review of the scie...more

  75. Organic Food and Health: The Evidence

    Shane Heaton, a clinical nutritionist, has spent two years reviewing over 400 scientific papers and gathering scientific evidence that supports the view that organic food is better...more

  76. Organic Food: Nutritional Value and Safety

    The article explains the harmful effects of artificial fertilizers, which leach into and contaminate our water sources, and pesticides, some of which (e.g. lindane) have been found...more

  77. Organic Production of Essential Oils in the UK

    Agriculture, our most important global industry, provides the world's population with food from plants and animals. Farmers grow plants and animals to harvest as foodstuffs and are...more

  78. Organophosphate Poisoning

    Six cases of organophosphate (OP) poisoning have come my way since August. During the very hot spell many people were spraying their pets and furniture against fleas. Most of them ...more

  79. Orthodontic Tips to Keep Your Teeth Healthy

    Orthodontic problems can have a negative effect on your oral health if left alone which makes it all the more important for you to identify the early symptoms of orthodontic problem...more

  80. Orthodontics And Health - A Scary State of Affairs

    Regular readers of this website and thousands of former and present patients are aware of the intimate relationship of cranio dental and skeletal symmetry to health. Any asymmetry e...more

  81. Osteoarthritis - a happy result!

    I was going to write about Irritable Bowel Syndrome this time. However, that will now have to wait. Instead, I feel that I must share my delight with you regarding a case which I f...more

  82. Osteopathic Approach to the Treatment of Facial-Maxillary Sinus Headache

    Anterior facial pain/headache caused by swollen sinuses usually results from infection both bacterial / viral or an allergic reaction, resulting in blockage to the drainage channels...more

  83. Osteopathic Approach to the Treatment of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

    The author discusses osteopathic approaches to the treatment of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, the most common cause being compression of the brachial plexus/subclavian artery.more

  84. Osteopathy - It's Only a Model

    For this column I am going to wax philosophical. Before training as an Osteopath I completed a series of courses as part of my Open University degree in sciences and psychology.more

  85. Osteopathy and Voice: A Symbiosis

    Osteopathic treatment is a method of working with and changing patterns in the body which have both a physical and a psychological origin. Voice work completes the framework within...more

  86. Osteopathy, Movement and Water: Perfect Union for the Well-being of the Cervical Region

    The cervical part of the vertebral column is like a pillar that supports our head. The seven vertebrae, the muscles of the cervical region and the joints they serve make up the Sto...more

  87. Otto Warburg and Cancer

    “But nobody today can say that one does not know what cancer and its prime cause be. On the contrary, there is no disease whose prime cause is better known, so that today ignorance...more

  88. Ouch! I Think I’ve Slipped a Disc...

    A herniated or ‘slipped’ disc is amongst the most debilitating of back pain problems - sometimes with added symptoms such as the grinding leg pain of sciatica. There are many levels...more

  89. Our Approach to Healing Sick Houses

    This article describes how Roy and Ann Procter, both spiritual healers, discovered the concept of health affected by subtle environment twenty years ago and developed dowsing skill...more

  90. Our Best Drug

    This article points up the difference between old and new methods of psychiatric drug research. Most important is the way new methods emphasize the importance of placebos, followin...more

  91. Our Innate Ability to Heal Ourselves

    To many people, illness is something that comes from 'out there', brought about by external factors – environment (pollution, pesticides, germs, etc.), lifestyle (smoking, diet, al...more

  92. Our Inner Fire

    The author suggests that we all sit quietly for a moment with our eyes shut. Imagine a flame inside us and decide on its shape, size, colour and intensity. Is it burning happily, v...more

  93. Our Many Selves

    Transpersonal Psychotherapist Vivienne Silver-Leigh looks at the different models of the self, stressing the importance of maintaining contact with our higher nature through some f...more

  94. Our Obsession with Dairy

    In the Western world it is nigh on impossible to avoid dairy. It appears to be the basic ingredient in most beverages and food products from the obvious breakfast lattes to lunchtim...more

  95. Our Prime Enemy is Fear

    It strikes me that humanity is the first part in the entire creation of living organisms that live life in perpetual fear. All other plants and animals lead a basic life of acceptin...more

  96. Our Role in Personal Transformation and Healing

    It is important to realize that when we learn to heal ourselves, we are not limited merely to changing our own realities; the world reality is also ours to change.more

  97. Our Second Brain and Digestive Intelligence

    Remarkable as it may sound to you - our digestive system has a very sophisticated design, complexity and intelligence! It acts independently and so specifically in every single pers...more

  98. Our Secret Potential

    I've always been fascinated by what humans can accomplish and intrigued by what we term miracles. I remember, as a teenager, wondering how one could possibly compose such wonderful ...more

  99. Our Toxic Environment and How We Can Protect Ourselves

    Joanne Baker writes first about the balance between man and the natural world - how ancient medicine and even western practice until the Industrial Revolution equated our health wi...more

  100. Out of the Darkness and Into the Light of Su Jok Therapy

    In this article the author shares why she got into Su Jok Therapy and how it helped her cope with the emotions that engulfed her following the breakdown of her marriage. She says w...more

  101. Out on an Upper Limb

    Two arms. Two hands. An armful of pathologies: tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis), the so-called repetitive strain injury, writer's cramp (should be called typist's cramp, really...more

  102. Ovarian Cancer - Death by Side Effects of Treatments

    This is an account of the author's wife's treatment for recurring ovarian cancer. He concludes that his wife's cancer treatment varied tremendously depending on which hospital she ...more

  103. Overcome the Fear of Flying - MiamiHelicopter.com

    What are the root causes of the fear of flying that presents itself in some people but not others. In this section we consider whether it is a phobia or a rational fear. Then we tak...more

  104. Overcoming Anxiety, Building Confidence in Public Speaking

    Public speaking used to be the province of a few, but now we can expect to find ourselves in situations of having to speak to an audience: even job interviews now often require u...more

  105. Overcoming Disillusionment with Life: A Guide to Finding Meaning and Purpose

    Are you feeling disillusioned with life? Do you find yourself questioning the purpose of it all? You are not alone. Many people experience a sense of disillusionment at some point i...more

  106. Overcoming Fears and Phobias

    Clinical hypnotherapist and NLP practitioner Leonie Remington describes exactly what is a phobia, highlighting four characteristics of phobia that differentiate it from normal fear...more

  107. Overseas Recruitment Continues to Deliver Life Support to UK Healthcare

    Despite years of anti-immigration policy and rhetoric from the government, foreign workers continue to play a critical and highly-valued role in the provision of UK healthcare servi...more

  108. Oxidative Stress and Thyroid Secretions – A Review

    This article looks into the causes and consequences of oxidative stress, which arises when highly reactive free radicals produce oxidative damage to the macromolecular structures o...more

  109. Ozone Therapy

    Whilst Oxygen therapy is an umbrella term for over 50 different methods that all seek to de-toxify the body by flooding it with oxygen, Ozone therapy is the most researched and wid...more

  110. P.C., Gender, Interprofessional Discord and Integration

    In the Integrated Medicine column this month Leon Chaitow looks at several issues in alternative medicine where discord, confusion and imbalance exist within alternative medicine a...more

  111. Pacific Essences - Gifts from the Sea

    The greens and golds and persimmon of the Arbutus trees and the blue of the Pacific Ocean called us to this island in 1981. This jewel in the Pacific is the home and birthplace of ...more

  112. Pain

    We regard the development of scientific means for alleviating pain, and the development of more and more humane cultural practices as the marks of advanced civilization.more

  113. Pain - Relationship Between Body and Psyche

    Sue Green looks into many aspects of pain and the different ways in which it can be viewed. Pain can be a signal that something is out of balance, for example pain can be a sign ...more

  114. Pain and Inflammation

    Although pain and inflammation are important life processes – pain warns that something is wrong, and inflammation is a protective mechanism that allows healing to take place – in ...more

  115. Painkiller Addiction

    Addiction to painkillers (analgesics) is a major problem that affects up to one million people in the UK,[1] and many more in other countries, including in Europe[2-4] and the USA.[...more

  116. Pains but no Gains

    The author explains that unless something is shaped properly for performing its function, problems are definitely going to arise, giving the example of trying to ride a bicycle with...more

  117. Paint and let live

    We are still being poisoned by lead paint. Children's intellectual development is being impaired by lead poisoning from paint. The increase in the incidence of tuberculosis has in ...more

  118. Panchakarma - Ayurvedic Science of Rejuvenation and Detoxification

    Pancha (five) Karma (action) is an Ayurvedic therapy that aims to cleanse the body of toxins and reduce or eliminate the build up of excess doshas in the body. It is based on the b...more

  119. Panchakarma and Ayurvedic Massage

    Ayurveda offers a variety of healing therapies that nurture, balance and heal the mind and body. Ayurveda's most powerful method of rejuvenation and purification for the mind and b...more

  120. Pancreatic Cancer Treatment

    Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest cancers. It has high mortality rates and limited treatment options. Only about 10% of people live five years or longer when diagnosed. Foll...more

  121. Pandemic Rehabilitation of Spine Surgery

    In these pandemic times, one assumes that patients are prone to staying still and to staying isolated. Not so! My observation is that something happens, and there is a significant b...more

  122. Parenting through peer support

    The Child Development Program, developed in the late 1970s was initially based on specially trained health visitors. This program was planned to help and empower parents not to i...more

  123. Paresh Rink Bodyworker

    Paresh Rink, a bodywork details the training in the UK and USA to become a fully fledged bodyworker.more

  124. Park Attwood Clinic - An individual approach to health care

    In Britain there is one well established residential clinic where people who are chronically ill may receive treatment of body, soul and spirit. It is unique, and deserves to be ...more

  125. Parkinson's Disease

    There are about 120,000 people in the UK with Parkinson's Disease, a progressive disorder of the central nervous system affecting muscular movement. This article by June Butlin mak...more

  126. Parkinson's Disease Project

    Is Aromatherapy an effective treatment for Parkinson's Disease - Report and Summary of Results. The idea to carry out a trial on people suffering from Parkinson's Disease originate...more

  127. Parkinsons Disease and Cervical Dystonia

    I had a very Interesting Case Today The patient is a 51 year old lady who presented with a diagnosis of ‘Parkinson's disease’ and ‘Cervical Dystonia’. She was very nervous with a h...more

  128. Partners Yoga

    Yoga practice is extremely versatile; it can be practised in solitude or in the more social atmosphere of a class situation and can be modified to suit age, ability and need.more

  129. Partnership in Pregnancy and Childbirth - A Specific Massage Programme

    The author explains the aims and benefits of this programme on complementary therapy technique LK Massage Programme within the maternity setting,  adding that it allows the partner...more

  130. Past Lives - Beyond an Experience and into Healing

    Thousands of ordinary people have provided reports of near death experiences, of leaving their body and entering a tunnel. Often they come back with memories of obscure details of t...more

  131. Past, Present and Future Dangers From Self Delusions

    This article expresses most strongly the importance of being true to oneself, and the dangers for both self and society of trusting the intellectual processes of the brain, and all...more

  132. Paths Through Life

    In his column this month Sheldon Litt addresses the question of the path each of us takes through life. In writing the on going story of our life each of us is his own script write...more

  133. Patient Expectations and Belief - Placebo or a Treatment Bonus

    A claim regularly put forward by detractors of complementary medicine is that one of the reasons that patients benefit from complementary healthcare treatments is the time the pract...more

  134. Patients can do Much to Manage their Autoimmunity through Diet and Lifestyle Strategies

    Autoimmune conditions represent a significant public health concern, affecting a substantial number of individuals globally. According to the American Autoimmune Related Diseases A...more

  135. Peace and Harmony in Holistic Medicine?

    Peace and Harmony in Holistic Medicine? You would think so but the truth is there exists a tendency, currently awesomely evident, for displays of mutual animosity, antagonism and...more

  136. Pelvic Integrity - Centering the Core

    Liz Koch has made a lifelong study of the psoas muscle and sees the pelvis as the keystone of our structural system. It is not only the base of support for the upper body, but tran...more

  137. Pelvic Organ Prolapse: Help and Hope

    Women in every country around the world experience symptoms of POP yet have little idea what is occurring in their bodies because they are too embarrassed to discuss it with anyone....more

  138. Pelvis to Earth Alignment

    It is a great privilege that we Homo-sapiens have been endowed with an Osseous Foundation by the ‘Powers That Be’ in that the bony frame, the skeleton, has been given a Base (pelvis...more

  139. People-Powered Health - Co-creating a New Story of Health: Reflections inspired by the Quilligan Seminar on Health Commons [2]

    My health, your health and the health of all of us is more important than to leave it in the hands of medical experts alone. People know that. More and more often they come togeth...more

  140. Perception – A Homeopathic View

    Samuel Hahnemann, the founder of Homeopathy penned a multitude of books during his lifetime, one of which was entitled The Organon.[1]  I have found this book to be invaluable when ...more

  141. Perceptual Enhancement Programme by Inside-Out Learning

    This article describes the idea behind the perceptual learning programme developed by Inside-Out Learning, the key features of the programme and the benefits achievable.more

  142. Perfect Nutrition – Perfect Medicine – Liquefied Seeds

    The Budwig Center says, “Seeds may be tiny, but they’re packed with nutrients like protein, fibre, iron, vitamins and omega-3 fatty acids. They truly provide ‘energy bursting with ...more

  143. Perseverance and Endurance in Nutritional Therapy

    One of the fundamental principles of optimum nutrition is a time delay in the healing process. Nutrients in the form of foods, supplements and herbs do not produce an instant overn...more

  144. Personal Growth And Insight

    In 1985 I got involved with a personal development seminar company called Insight, which has become a very important part of my life. So much so that I now travel around the world ...more

  145. Personal Transformation to Healing

    Transformative healing is a form of energy healing, based on the understanding that there is an energy interplay between the mind, body and soul, a form of power, which needs to be...more

  146. Personality, Types and the Energygram

    This article is a detailed account of personality types, based on the idea that very early in life we choose what kind of a person to be.more

  147. Personalized Nutrition Changing Lives?

    New research into health trends has confirmed that intuitive and mindful eating can assist in the management of a number of chronic health conditions. The discovery, made by researc...more

  148. Personalized Nutrition Getting Easily Accessible and Simplified for Everyone

    Research conducted by Kilo Health has confirmed that mindful eating can help manage chronic diseases such as diabetes and hypertension. As a result, it's clear that a personalized, ...more

  149. Personology - Connections between Physical Structure and Personality

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