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They Shoot Horses but Vaccinate Dogs
Immune deficiency diseases in animals - are they caused by vaccination?more
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Things You May Want to Know about Hiatal Hernia
Hiatal hernia is a medical condition that can happen to anyone, regardless of age and gender. However, it can be common among people aged 50 or more. Obese and smokers can also be s...more
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Think Yourself Beautiful - the Power of Positive Thoughts on your Appearance
Let’s start off with a universal truth - you are entirely the creator of your own reality. Life unfolds around us but how you perceive life depends entirely on your thoughts, feeli...more
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Thinking Globally, Cooking Locally
The author is an internationally renowned cooking teacher, author, emotional counsellor and healer. She is also the director of The School of Natural Cookery and Life Energetics. I...more
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The author gives a very clear exposition of the interaction between mind and body, discussing the nature of our body's stress responses and how although helpful in the short term, ...more
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This Might Help – A Practical Exercise for Releasing Your Inner Strengths When It’s All Too Much!
As a person with ME, now 86 and virtually bed bound, I want to say that this exercise is for everyone who retains the ability to create beautiful spaces with their imagination! If, ...more
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Thought for Food – Humans and the Environment
In the last seventy years food, the healthy and unhealthy aspects of it, has become a major focus of attention. Food is now evaluated in terms of sugars, fats, proteins, calories, ...more
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Threading - Quick and Painless Hair Removal Solution
There are many options available to remove unwanted hair, but few options to get rid of hair permanently. The different methods of hair removal from the old stand-by, shaving, to th...more
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Three Things That You Can Do to Transform the Planet and Your Life
The author explains how a greater connection to nature can make us healthier and improve our health and well-being. As we spend hours indoors, working with electronic equipment, the...more
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Thriving with Lupus: My Self-Healing Journey
In 1996, at thirty years of age, I woke up with severe joint pain; it was difficult to move my fingers. I went to the doctor, and she discovered that my white blood count, red bloo...more
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Thyroid Care in the UK Overlooking Key Clinical Factors
Thyroid disorders affect one in twenty in the UK although this number is underestimated as many go undiagnosed. Proper functioning, metabolism and protection of the thyroid is lar...more
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Thyroid Function, Fluoride and Cholesterol - Part Two
Fluoride and cholesterol are two of the many aspects which are linked to thyroid function, fluoride being a toxic cause of disruption, cholesterol being an indicator.more
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Thyroid Function, Fluoride and Cholesterol: Part One
It is commonly taught that high cholesterol, in association with low thyroid function, is a cause of coronary heart disease. Many ‘authorities’ respond to this belief with choleste...more
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Tibetan Bowls for Stress Relief
Certain levels of stress can lead to better performance, but there needs to be a balance between stress and calm. This highlights the effects of unbalanced stress, which leads to p...more
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Tibetan Pulsing Healing is an adaptation of the ancient ritual practices of the Tibetan monasteries into bioelectrical processes better understood by the Western mind. It is a rela...more
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Time to Snooze the Snooze Button - The Secret to Becoming a ‘Morning Person’
How many of us have resolved time and time again to become a ‘morning person’ – able to wake early, calm and refreshed, ready to tackle the day ahead? New research from leading bed ...more
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Past, Present & Future exist all together, simultaneously in the spiritual world, the world that exists beyond science and the five senses. Time is essentially not linear, yet ...more
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This column focuses on the positive effect of Reflexology in treating tinnitus - a condition that can prevent one in 200 sufferers from living normal lives, while one in five is oc...more
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Tinnitus Management Strategies
There are millions of Americans who experience tinnitus. If you're one of them, you know how frustrating and difficult the condition can be. Constant ringing, hissing, or buzzing in...more
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Tips and Recipes for Weight Loss
Andrew West, owner of a weigh-loss retreat in Alicante, Spain, explains why so many diets fail - and offers tips for successful weight-loss, including recipes from his amazing new ...more
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Tips for Becoming a Personal Trainer
Becoming a personal trainer is a great career choice for those passionate about health and fitness. As a personal trainer, you will have the opportunity to help others improve their...more
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Tips for Healthy Holiday Travel
If you have been saving up all year for a relaxing break, the last thing you want is to spend your well earned time off feeling unwell. It pays to start thinking ahead when it comes...more
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In this column the author provides some useful tips on how to stay motivated when working for oneself, or when things are not going according to one’s plans.more
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Tired of Reaching for the Painkillers - Discover the Healing Power of Touch
The authors use healing massage and the Trager Approach with clients who are suffering painful terminal or chronic illnesses, as well as ones suffering from emotional stresses of v...more
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Tisanes and their use for minor ailments
The art of making tisanes is a very ancient, (documentation goes as far back as Anglo Saxon times in Britain), and a beneficial way of helping to alleviate minor ailments which pres...more
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Today's column comes from a discussion I had recently with an acquaintance, let's call him Herbert. Now Herb is very much in love with a wonderful woman, but despite that, he still...more
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To Sleep or Not to Sleep, Insomnia Relief
We need food, water and sleep to survive. If you really need to do so, you may be able to go a day or so without sleep, but just like your body needs fuel and hydration on a regular...more
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To the Cancer Patient: Natural Cures vs. Traditional: Part I
When singer Warren Zevon was diagnosed with lung cancer, doctors gave him three months to live. He refused chemotherapy because it would have interfered with working on his last al...more
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To the Cancer Patient: Natural Cures vs. Traditional: Part II
Industry. Politics. Big money. Health care. Buying and selling. You know – life. More people living off cancer than ever died from it. As we saw above, throughout the 1980s, working...more
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To the Cancer Patient: Natural Cures vs. Traditional: Part III
Part II in this series was published in Positive Health PH Online Issue 222more
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To What Extent is Weight Loss in Cancer Patients Attributable to Decreased Food Intake?
Debilitating weight-loss in cancer patients is part a syndrome known as cancer cachexia (CC), characterized by disease-induced starvation and wasting.more
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In this case study David Taylor discusses Irlen (Scotopic Sensitivity) Syndrome and the effect it had on one particular child. Irlen Syndrome is complex condition, which often coex...more
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Tomatis Listening Therapy – Your Voice is a Barometer of Your Health
Listening therapy works on the premise that effective listening - external, internal and vestibular - naturally leads to effective communication and that, except for pathological a...more
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Tomatis Therapy for Children with Learning Disabilities, Dyslexia, Speech Delay and ADHD
This article focuses on the application of Tomatis Therapy on children with learning difficulties, following on from the author’s two previous articles in PH which provided a gener...more
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Toning and Energy Alignment to Heal Tinnitus
Tinnitus is often described as a noise in the head, interestingly the word is taken from the Latin word 'tinnire' which means ringing or a tinkling bell. However, my clients who suf...more
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In his column this month Joel Carbonnel looks at the case of a dancer who came to him with back pain which had been diagnosed by her chiropractor as being caused by hypermobility. ...more
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Tooth Decay - Surely More Than Drill and Fill or Teeth Extraction
The author believes that the traditional surgical approach to dentistry should be, and is, becoming more of a medical approach.more
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Top 5 Exercises Making Your Back Pain Worse
What if I told you the exercises you’re doing for health, fitness and to even strengthen your low back are doing more harm than good? You’ve dedicated yourself to a healthier life...more
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Top Benefits Associated with Premium Dental Veneers
For self-conscious individuals, every aspect of their physical appearance is crucial. From their hair to their physical appearance to their teeth, their body posture and other facet...more
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Top Expert Tips: What Cyclists Should and Shouldn’t Eat
A survey conducted by Merlin Cycles has shown that 49% said they would steer well clear of carbs in order to lose weight. This food group tends to get a bad rap, although a recent...more
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Top Five Sources for Meat-Free Protein
In this article on animal-free protein diets, the author shares the views of some of the most competitive triathletes, professional dancers, bodybuilders and extreme sport racers.....more
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Top Five Trends for Veganuary 2021
In my hometown of Cambridge, where Stem & Glory was the only vegan place in town in 2017, we now have five all vegan outlets, including two vegan burger joints. All are busy, w...more
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Top Nutrition Tips for Great Skin in Midlife
Healthy, glowing skin is something which we all aspire to. Because our skin is so visible, skin problems can profoundly affect self-esteem and confidence.more
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Top Solutions for Treatment Resistant Depression
Depression is one of the most common mental conditions in the United States, affecting and challenging the lives of over 40 million adults. As is generally accepted in the psychiatr...more
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Top Tips for Combating Sciatica Naturally
Sciatica is defined as pain in either one or both legs with possible tingling, numbness or weakness caused by the pinching of the sciatic nerve along its pathways.more
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Top Tips for Cooking and Eating Sustainably
We all try to do our bit for the environment, and one key way to live a green lifestyle is through the food we consume. Being environmentally conscious when it comes to food can see...more
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Top Tips To Wake Yourself Up If You Haven't Had Enough Sleep
For some, not getting enough sleep can cause a real dilemma first thing in the morning when it comes to getting out of bed and preparing themselves for the day ahead. A lack of slee...more
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Although the role of vitamin D in reducing risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 severity and death was kept from the mass media due to Big Pharma using the Disinformation Playb...more
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Total Body Modification for the Treatment of Allergies
Total Body Modification (TBM) provides a unique and extraordinary way to desensitize allergies which commonly gives a 95% improvement in symptoms.more
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Mary Martin discusses the value of touch as a therapeutic tool in cancer treatment. Western medicine is highly dependent on technology and has become a far less touching profession...more
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Having been working with touch modalities for 25 years I witness constantly the power of positive, nurturing touch. At the end of just a single session, a client seems not just rela...more
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Touch Therapy Training Programme For Children with Disabilities
The author shares her experiences of her involvement as both therapist/instructor and research assistant in the Touch Therapy Training Programme (TTTP) developed by Julie Barlow an...more
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This article will look at some of the reasons why nurses feel comfortable about including massage in their repertoire of therapeutic skills, exploring practice that runs from purpo...more
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Touching Stillness to Assuage Stress
The author explains what causes stress and looks into holistic approaches to treating this condition, such as meditation which not only relaxes the mind but can lead to profound h...more
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Toward a Unified Theory of Evolution
This is a story of the quest to understand evolution. During the last three centuries, with increasing knowledge, research has led us from Lamarck, with his theory of the Inheritan...more
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Despite the many scientific breakthroughs over the last five decades, we have seen a steady increase in killer diseases such as cancers, heart disease and diabetes. Could this incr...more
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Toxic Psychiatry: Psychiatric Drugs Linked to Chronic Disease and Medical Malpractice
About 20% of the North American population is now on psychiatric drugs for either depression, ADHD, anxiety, schizophrenia, phobias, impulse-control disorder, or bi-polar disorder.<...more
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Toxic Roulette - A New Age Challenge
Never before in human history have we been exposed to such high levels of toxins. In the past 70+ years we have radically altered our environment. Annually we dump 4-6 billion pound...more
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Toxic Roulette 2 – Proactive Solutions
We discussed this in detail in a previous article I wrote called Toxic Roulette - A new age challenge. There was a great deal of interest and we received many requests for more info...more
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In this column on dental health, the author explains why many of us, in spite of using water filters, air cleaners, eating organically grown produce and taking herbal and alternati...more
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Toxicity of Cancer-Causing Chemicals
This article focuses on Cancer, the role of chemicals – most of which have been proved to be toxic, carcinogenic and incompatible with life – in causing this condition, and high ex...more
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I live in biological years. That is what counts. How clean are your arteries and veins? How are your blood pressures? I have blood pressures of 120 over 80. This is the blood pre...more
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Traditional Acupuncture: Embodying the Emotions
The title of this article came out of a conversation I had with a GP in Leamington Spa. We were discussing the treatment of a person diagnosed as having a manic depressive illness....more
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Traditional Herbal Medicine in Bolivia, South America
Bolivia, a country in the very heart of South America, is a country of contrasts and traditions. There are three very distinctive geographical regions, namely the High Andean plate...more
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Traditional Indian Holistic Practices To Heal Arthritis And Rheumatism
Traditional Indian healing practices treat the underlying physical cause of arthritis and rheumatism as well as balancing the mind and regulating the emotions to heal the entire bei...more
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Traditional Indian Holistic Therapies Empower The Body’s Innate Ability To Self-Heal
The human body is a latticework of energies, vibrating at different frequencies, encompassing the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual aspects. It has been perfectly created to...more
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Traditional Indian Holistic Therapies To Heal The Root Cause Of Addiction
Addiction is a form of dis-ease and can create an array of negative consequences on the body, mind and emotions. Common addictions include nicotine, alcohol, drug, caffeine, gamblin...more
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Traditional Medicines for Childbearing: Implications of Use in the UK
It is estimated that over 80% of expectant mothers now use natural remedies.[Hall et al 2011] British-born women view the self-administration of herbal, homeopathic and other remedi...more
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Traditional Thai Massage is a therapeutic clothed bodywork combining Applied Yoga, Massage and Acupressure, which increases Vitality, Flexibility and Tranquility.more
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The Trager® approach was developed by Milton Trager and is an innovative method of movement re-education. It aims to re-educate the body and mind to be more aware their needs and i...more
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Train Your Brain: Exercise to Improve Neural Pathways and Memory and Decrease Mental Fog
Exercise has neuroprotective qualities – it protects the brain. These neuroprotective qualities include increasing circulation to the brain; protecting skills such as memory, schedu...more
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Training as an Essential Oil Practitioner
I have taught Aromatherapy diplomas since 1996 and have always loved sharing my passion for this amazing therapy but in 2015, after receiving many phone calls from people who wanted...more
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Body types, or somatotypes, categorize our physical builds into three main classifications: endomorph, mesomorph, and ectomorph. Although originally conceived by American psychologi...more
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Trance: the practice and the pitfalls
Powerful yogic trance states are often created by the long term practice of meditation. When the mind is temporarily anchored in trance, a yogi may become sensitive to subtle inf...more
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Transcendental Meditation: Health Research Overview
Transcendental Meditation (TM), as taught by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, is a simple, effortless technique practised for 15-20 minutes twice daily.more
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Transcendental Meditation: The Dynamic Healing Power of Silence
This article focuses on Yoga of the mind and the power of the human body to heal itself through such silent practices. This state, known as Samadhi in yoga, allows the body a level...more
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Integrating Astrology, Homeopathy and Changed Beliefs by Donna Taylor Laurence Le Shan sums it up nicely when he says that "a disease from the viewpoint of holistic medicine is a s...more
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Integrating Astrology, Homeopathy and Changed Beliefs by Donna Taylor Laurence Le Shan sums it up nicely when he says that "a disease from the viewpoint of holistic medicine is a s...more
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Transform your Life - Weight Loss via Mind/Body, Nutrition and Fitness
For our ancestors the need to lose weight was not an issue; for them the main challenge was getting more fats, carbs and even sugar into their diet.more
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Transformational Bodywork is a method of working on the physical body that begins the process of contacting, accepting and transmuting the pain, trauma and congested energy that re...more
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Transformational Breathing A new process for health & wellbeing
A new process for health and wellbeing by David Thorpe Transformational Breathing is a powerful self-healing process. It opens up restricted breathing patterns, clears the subconsc...more
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The author is Disability Officer at the University of Western Australia, and a longstanding student of contemplative practices. He introduces the idea that we all suffer losses, ...more
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Transport of Nutrition from Mouth to Cell
When considering nutrition, food quality and sources are usually the two factors that come to mind. This column, however, focuses on the connection between nutrition and lymphatic ...more
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Transverse Abdominis (TVA) and its Function in Lower Back Stability
Lower Back Pain (LBP) is a generic term, and is the main cause of work-related absence and disability in industrialized societies. These disorders have been linked to trunk instabil...more
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This column focuses on the Assumption Trap, a powerful fallacy that makes us reach cast-iron conclusions about a person or situation, without testing what the reality might be.more
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Trauma – When Emotion and Energy Get Stuck in the Body
Continuing the theme from our previous article on emotion in the body, in this article we’re going to look at the ways in which emotion gets stuck in our bodies, changing our physio...more
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The author, William Redpath, a psychoanalyst, Reichian therapist, special education teacher and certified advanced Rolfer, has spent many years studying tragic theory and trauma th...more
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Trauma Energetics: Working with the Breath
Trauma Energetics™ is described by its creator William Redpath as "a non-intentional modality for evoking the self-healing powers of the brain", using the term 'brain' to describe ...more
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Trauma Release Body-Mind Processing
In this article Gross describes his system of Trauma Release Body-Mind Processing, which combines Ida Rolf's Structural Integration Method of Connective Tissue Manipulation, psychi...more
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Trauma, Body, Energy and Spirituality
…those involved in spiritual work in one way or another and those working with people with relational issues psychotherapeutically have much to gain in learning how to recognize an...more
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Traumatic Brain Injury Overcome by Ironman Robson Lindberg
Many people take the power of the brain for granted. We live our daily lives on autopilot without realizing the importance of brain function for the smallest things, like talking or...more
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Treat IBS, Bloating and Other Digestive Issues in a Natural Way
We’ve all experienced the feeling of discomfort when our digestive tract is giving us trouble. You may suffer from bloating, food intolerances, or other digestive issues such as co...more
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Hair loss is one of the most distressing symptoms a patient can have, not because of its life-threatening nature, but because the fear of baldness, and its accompanying social st...more
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Treating and Preventing Musculoskeletal Disorders while Self-Isolating
The effects of the COVID-19 crisis are being felt across the world. In the UK, the Government has put social distancing measures in place and ordered many businesses to close in ord...more
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Treating Behavioural Problems in Children
Treating behavioural problems in children often means having to cope with attention deficit disorder (ADD) or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Both are noted by res...more
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Treating Candida with Grapefruit Seed Extract
Many holistic physicians, myself included, consider Candida albicans one of the greatest health challenges to people of the industrialized nations. With the help of Grapefruit See...more
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Treating Children with Homoeopathy
Our children are our most treasured possessions, or should I say our most valued charges. It is the natural wish of a parent that their child should have the best of everything, in...more
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Treating Chronic Pain Deep Tissue vs. Muscle Release Technique
By using the Muscle Release Technique,™ we not only break up scar tissue, we lengthen the muscle. This results in more flexibility, no more nerve impingement and no more pain. By u...more
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If we get out of bed one morning with a bit of back pain, the chances are we are unlikely to do anything about it.more
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Treating Menstrual Cramps Naturally
The article describes both short-term and long term approaches to pain, specifically menstrual cramps. In the short term, nutritional magnesium is very helpful, and she suggests b...more
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Treating Pain in Joints and Muscles
As an acupuncturist I commonly see people with pain in their joints and muscles. Often pain in joints is labelled "arthritis" and muscular pain may be classified as "fibromyalgia" ...more
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Treating Pregnant Clients: Complementary Therapists' Appreciation Of Risk
The article reports the results of a survey undertaken by the author to determine whether complementary practitioners who treat pregnant women are adequately trained to understand ...more
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Treating Sleep Problems with Herbs
In this article, the author focuses on herbal remedies for insomnia, which has its origin in many different problems of both mind and body and predisposes us to further health pr...more
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This article focuses on shoulder problems, such as frozen shoulder, rotator cuff tendinopathy, capsulitis, arthritis of the glenohumeral joint, impingement syndrome, post operative...more
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Treating Trigger Points Reduces Pain from Knee Osteoarthritis
Trigger points are hyper-irritable spots in skeletal muscles, and when pressed, feel like tender 'knots' or tight bands in the muscles. Around 75% of pain is caused by trigger poin...more
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Treating Verrucas - to Burn or Not to Burn?
The author presents a homeopathic approach to treating the viral condition of verrucas, or plantar warts, as an alternative to conventional treatment with freezing, burning, cuttin...more
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Treatment Approaches for Visual Snow
Visual snow is a transitory or persisting visual symptom where people see snow or television-like static in parts or the whole of their visual fields, 24/7 that is everywhere and i...more
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Treatment Approaches to Premenstrual Syndrome
This article examines the effects of conventional treatments, complementary therapies and lifestyle adjustments both on the physical and the emotional symptoms of premenstrual synd...more
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Treatment of Back Pain using Theraflex
The author was the first Osteopath in the world to use a powered Vertebral Mobiliser, back in 1997. The Theraflex is a very advanced form of this technology. It consists of a compu...more
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Treatment of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) with Shujinjianya Massage (SJJY Massage)
The article gives a very detailed description of the client positions, massage techniques and anatomical locations for application of each technique, based on the meridians and po...more
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Treatment of Osteoarthritis with Ayurvedic
This article looks into the Ayurvedic method of treating osteoarthritis. According to Ayurveda, osteoarthritis is a type of arthritis associated with cartilage wear and tear and so...more
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Treatment of Whiplash with Cranio-Sacral Reflexology
This article describes whiplash injuries – their origins, symptoms and treatments – and how these can affect the Mental, Emotional and Physical aspects of the body. There is also a...more
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Treatment Options for Cancer Patients
The author, a Cancer Nurse Specialist with 15 years' experience, provides an overview of cancer treatment choices, both orthodox and alternative, so that cancer sufferers are more ...more
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Treatment with Acumed Pain Relief Patch
Many complementary treatments are based on the theory that the body's energy flows through channels known as meridians, and Bioelectromagnetic therapy is an increasingly popular tr...more
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Treatment with Cranial Osteopathy for Tinnitus, Sleep Apnoea and Knee Injury
Osteopathy is a system of diagnosis and treatment which works with the structure and function of the body. Maintenance of good mechanical function is essential for good health.more
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Trees for Health: Winter Trees
Celtic legends and myths permeate the very soil and the soul of their peoples. Throughout these tales, there are many references to trees and their healing powers.more
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Trends in Virtual Exercise: The Fitness Industry After Coronavirus
Staying active and fit has always been crucial to maintaining good health. But more people feel that going to the gym should be a regular part of their routine as a result of the su...more
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Tribute to Heidi Rossanne Keep
Heidi was my woman: my lover, my partner, business partner in Aquarius, mother to my daughter, Rhiannon and son, Reubyn. And she was much more as well. A multi-faceted woman who sp...more
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Tribute to Vivienne Silver-Leigh
On June 14 Vivienne Silver-Leigh, our mother and regular contributor to Positive Health passed peacefully and gracefully into spirit. Vivienne meant so much to so many people, and ...more
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The author explains what triggers a trigger point (a type of muscle stiffness), why they cause trouble, how to recognize if you have trigger points and how long it takes before y...more
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Troubled Adolescents: Working Therapeutically using a Schema Focused Approach
As a Clinical Psychologist who specializes in working with adolescents who have experienced multiple forms of physical and emotional trauma, I am always excited by therapeutic appro...more
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True Healthcare - Helping the Body to Heal Itself
“Eventually medicine and humanity must come to terms with the fact that healing comes from within, and the true role of a practitioner is to facilitate that healing within.” Dr. Gas...more
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Trump’s Smart at Mesmerising Metaphors
Linguistically Donald Trump leads the field with his power of persuasion and he uses metaphors to do it. Language such as “America is sitting in a bubble about to explode” enhances...more
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In 1988 I coauthored (with investigative journalist Simon Martin) a book with the title World Without AIDS (Thorsons) and in 1994 my other book on this topic You Don’t Have to Die ...more
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Tuina: A complete holistic healing system from China
Tried and tested over 4,000 years and still regularly used by over one fifth of the world’s population, Tuina is still little known in the West. Maria, who is an established teache...more
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Tulsi - Incomparable Queen Of Herbs
The author discusses the benefits of Tulsi (basil leaves) which he says is a safe and sure cure for all our diseases. The leaves have properties similar to the currently available ...more
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Tumour Treating Fields - Adding Deta Elis to One’s Cancer Program
Tumour Treating Fields is the name given to low-intensity electrical fields emitted by a range of new medical devices. The FDA (US Food and Drug Administration) has approved subtle ...more
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Tuning Forks for Healing Therapy
The human body is sustained by life force energy which is referred to as Chi in Chinese medicine and Prana in Indian Medicine. This energy which has electro-magnetic characteristic...more
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Tuning Up Your Body With Sound Vibrational MOT
There is a beautiful un-evasive therapy guided by universal, angelic energy and frequencies that help you achieve the balance in your daily life that we are all living as part of li...more
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Turmeric - Potent Antioxidant, Anti-inflammatory, Anti-microbial and Anticancer Spice
Turmeric - Curcuma longa is a perennial plant of the ginger family, Zingiberaceae, native to the Indian Subcontinent. It grows wild in South and Southeast Asia. The plant is cultiva...more
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Often regarded simply as a spice for flavouring and colouring curry, Anne McIntyre highlights the vast number of therapeutic properties attributed to turmeric. Usually obtained in ...more
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Turmeric - From Tradition To Research
Turmeric has always been integral part of Indian kitchen with varied uses - as a condiment to medicine. In this article, the journey of Turmeric from ancient times to present has be...more
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Turmeric Extract Strikes To The Root Cause of Cancer Malignancy
A new turmeric study published in Cancer Letters is paving the way for a revolution in the way that we both understand and treat cancer. Titled, Targeting cancer stem cells by curc...more
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Turning Massage from a Yang Therapy into a Yin Therapy
I describe myself as an eclectic holistic practitioner. Having had issues with my back in my early 20s, I have always been keen to seek relief where possible. Wearing my suit of bod...more
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Nature, as a rule, does not like straight lines but rather favours curves, and has a marked preference for that most beautiful of curves – the spiral.more
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There are two distinct theoretical models that describe the pathomechanics, in a step by step fashion, that link a twisting foot to the development of chronic musculoskeletal pain: ...more
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I have always thought of catarrh as being extremely unglamorous, as well as somewhat boring, from the medical point-of-view. As a general practitioner, there is not a lot that one ...more
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I have just heard about the death of one of my patients. Even homeopathy cannot prevent this inevitable event. Sarah was seventy-five, alert and active. She suffered a massive hear...more
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Two Nutrients that Stop your Brain Shrinking
New research shows that the combination of B vitamins and omega-3 are a dynamic duo against dementia, stopping the brain shrinkage that is the hallmark of Alzheimer’s.more
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Two Voices, One Story - Overcoming Infertility and Choosing Adoption
I am nothing if not an enigma and a seeming contradiction: I am infertile, but I have been pregnant; I have been pregnant but I have never given birth; I have never given birth yet ...more
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UK Government Urged to Use Vitamin D to Combat COVID
Since the start of the pandemic in early 2020, the race to find an effective treatment for the coronavirus has been a priority. Since then, effective vaccines have been created in r...more
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For too many people, the dermatologists' message comes across as "the sun is bad for you". It's not true: the sun is good for you.more
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Unblocking a Nasal Allergy with Homoeopathy
Susan always had a tendency to a blocked nose. It had become worse recently and was more obviously aggravated by exposure to house dust. Indeed, skin tests performed at the local h...more
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This article takes both a scientific and more spiritual look at the use of flower essences, which are neither essential oils extracted from the plants nor homeopathic, but rather v...more
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Understanding Gluten Enteropathies
Wheat and other gluten containing grains including rye and barley have become a major part of the human diet ever since they were first cultivated by our ancestors about 10,000 year...more
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Understanding NLP Thinking Styles
Our thinking patterns affect how we respond to situations in the world. Yet often we run thinking patterns, called ‘metaprogrammes’ that are outside our awareness. Understanding th...more
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Understanding Nutrition in Chinese Medicine
This article helps us understand nutrition through the history of Chinese medicine, which believes that the seasons have a profound cyclical effect on human growth and wellbeing in...more
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Understanding Ourselves: Do You Deserve a Treat?
Fancy a cream cake? Could you buy one without feeling guilty? Should you have to establish first whether you deserve one? In this article, Dorothy Rowe relates our shiver of guilt ...more
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Understanding Pancreatic Cancer Causes and Treatments
“The pancreas is the first organ to develop inhibited function from varied stresses,”[1] writes Dr William Philpott and Dr Dwight K Kalita in their book Brain Allergies. Recent stu...more