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  1. The Health Risks of Pesticides

    In view of the ongoing disagreement between the Advisory Committee on Pesticides and the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution on the public health risks of pesticides, and...more

  2. The Heart and the Emotions

    In her regular column Mary Martin examines the connection between heart problems and the emotions. She believes the condition of our heart reflects lifestyle and mental attitude. T...more

  3. The Heart in Healing

    As complementary medicine becomes more and more established and able to hold its own with proven research showing its effectiveness, there is perhaps room to ask the question, what...more

  4. The Heart Of Nutrition

    As human beings developed from being hunter-gatherers to raising domestic animals and crops, nutritional values were affected, and modern agricultural production methods take thi...more

  5. The Herbal Approach to Dysbiosis

    The importance of our intestinal flora is increasingly being recognized as a prerequisite for good health. The author explains in detail about the beneficial bacteria we rely on to...more

  6. The Herbal Garden: Ocimum Sanctum Tulsi (Sacred Holy Basil)

    This column focuses on the Tulsi (holy basil), one of the most sacred plants in India. The Tulsi’s qualities are well described in Vedic texts, and include all round healing proper...more

  7. The Hidden Epidemic: Is Your Thyroid making You Fat?

    Having trouble exercising away the unflattering ‘spare tires’? If you’ve adopted a healthy diet and a disciplined gym regime but see no results, then perhaps it’s time to check your...more

  8. The Hidden Language of Intuition

    Susan Hannibal, who practices in Vista, California, begins her article by discussing how energy medicine and intuitive diagnosis have become a major part of alternative and complem...more

  9. The Hidden Powers of Chakra Meditation

    Anna Dorbyk looks at the idea of achieving positivity in our life. She believes that when we carry out positive actions and our contribution to the world is positive we in turn int...more

  10. The Historical Background of Insulin

    The author takes us back to an Egyptian papyrus, dated in 1550 BC, which details a disease that “causes the patient to lose weight quickly and frequently urinate”. In more modern t...more

  11. The Holistic and Environmentally Friendly Home

    This article focuses on how we can make a big, positive impact on the planet from an environmentally friendly home.more

  12. The Holistic Approach - Mind, Body, Connection - Including Bariatric Surgery

    Everyone has a story to share with the world. I have decided to take my authentically stripped down and exposed as a Human. I lost 115 lbs. 8 years ago; it’s taken me this long t...more

  13. The Holistic Treatment of an Ageing Population with Traditional Chinese Medicine

    Bernadette Ward, Director of The Acupuncture Foundation in Ireland, describes the basic tenets of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and how TCM can be used effectively to combat t...more

  14. The Hospital and I - Excerpt

    Between January and November 2014, I was a patient at one of the biggest and most modern hospitals in Europe, in a country whose language I did not speak.more

  15. The Human Design System: The Mechanics of the Tao

    The Human Design System is a new approach to understanding the unique nature of an individual. The author describes the system as penetrating and as ruthless. It can help you und...more

  16. The Human Factor

    Reflexologist Mary Martin focuses on how modern medicine has disregarded the psychological and emotional levels of health, how science has disconnected itself from the patient. Hea...more

  17. The Human Spirit Level

    When it comes to our senses, we usually only speak of five of them: sight, hearing, touch, smell and taste. But in fact we have many more. For example, embedded in our muscles, ten...more

  18. The Hypo-Desensitization Approach to the Treatment of Simple Phobias

    In this article, the author looks at phobias, what they are and have in common, and where they come from. She says there are many different techniques now available to the phobic ...more

  19. The Iliopsoas

    Expert Regular Columnist and Alexander and Meziere practitioner Joël Carbonnel tells us that the 'p' right in the middle of this strange looking word is a silent letter, so one pron...more

  20. The Illusions of Diabetic Branded Produce

    The author, diagnosed as a Type 1 diabetic as a teenager, reports on her research into the nutritional status and the cost of a range of products described on their labels as spe...more

  21. The Impact of “Call the Midwife” on the Public’s View of Midwifery

    The hugely popular television programme Call the Midwife captured 9.8 million viewers on its first episode (Radio Times 7th February 2012). It is set in the 1950s East End of London...more

  22. The Impact of Artificial Sweeteners on Family Health

    The latest official advice on the Governmentmore

  23. The Impact of Existential Philosophy on Modern Psychology

    It is now some 50 years since existentialism swept through the salons of European intellectual life. Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980) may be considered one of the leaders of the existe...more

  24. The Importance of a Good Night’s Sleep

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  25. The Importance of Anatomy to all Healthcare Practitioners

    Caroline Barrow discusses the importance of studying anatomy for all those working in healthcare. She points out that so often in natural medicine there is a pull between the scien...more

  26. The Importance of Being at Rest

    There was a time when bed rest was regarded as the treatment of choice for back pain. Only ten years ago, it was common for GPs to prescribe one to two weeks of bed rest to their pa...more

  27. The Importance of Blood Flow and Evening Primrose Oil in ME

    This article by a medical researcher in the field of haemorheology, provides a full technical explanation of how this can explain the specific pattern of ME symptoms, and how relat...more

  28. The Importance of Breathing

    Breathing is one of the most important and most "instant" of all the vital functions of the body and yet the understanding of it, let alone the correction and therapeutic use of it...more

  29. The Importance of Correct Breast Support

    That 'most women wear the wrong size bra' has almost become a cliché. Women today should be very aware that wearing the wrong bra size can cause all sorts of medical problems, not ...more

  30. The Importance of Effective Communication Skills in a Complementary Therapy Practice

    This article not only looks at the importance of therapeutic communication with our clients but also about how we use communication in the wider context when communicating with othe...more

  31. The Importance of Good Posture in Bodywork Part I

    As part of his series on massage and bodywork, the author advices on the correct posture and handwork of practitioners in this article. Postural awareness is a combination of body ...more

  32. The Importance of Good Posture in Bodywork Part II

    Mari-Paul Cassar looks at the use of hands, thumbs and forearms in this 2nd part of his Bodywork piece aimed at practitioners. The palm and fingers are the fundamental tools for th...more

  33. The Importance of Good Posture in Bodywork Part III

    In this the final of a 3-part series on bodywork, the author focuses on the importance of good posture in massage and bodywork and considers the benefits and indications of carryin...more

  34. The Importance of Happiness for Success

    According to the author, in surveys that give the option to choose between wealth and happiness, time after time a huge majority of people choose happiness over success. In view ...more

  35. The Importance of Integrative Health Care

    As a nutritionist, June Butlin, believes that our bodies are derived from the nutrients we take from our food, helped by oxygen and water. She does not feel that the medical establ...more

  36. The Importance of Lymphatics

    Many people are not aware of the importance of the lymphatics system and that if it is not taken care of may cause a myriad of symptoms. Frequently these symptoms may not be recogni...more

  37. The Importance of Micro-Nutrients in Optimum Health

    This article examines several aspects that can influence or hinder the uptake of essential micro-nutrients that we need to consume in order to maintain optimum health. These includ...more

  38. The Importance of Minerals to Health

    At a time when we have just begun to get our minds around the 43 or so "essential nutrients", we are now informed there may be some 40 more: many of which, unless we were familiar ...more

  39. The Importance of Nutrition in Improving Mental Health and Rehabilitation Outcomes

    Improving nutrition can transform a person’s mental state when suffering from conditions such as depression. Studies are increasingly showing that a poor diet can be detrimental to...more

  40. The Importance of Nutrition in Sports

    An expert and adviser on nutrition, Bernard Beverley offers a comprehensive overview of the importance of a nutritional diet for sportsmen and women of all levels of fitness. The a...more

  41. The Importance of Palpatory Skills

    Mario-Paul Cassar is well established as a practitioner and teacher in Osteopathy, Bodywork, Clinical Massage and Sports Therapy. He has also written several article and books incl...more

  42. The Importance of Pathology for Massage Therapists

    The branch of medicine concerned with the cause, nature and origin of disease, including the changes occurring as a result of disease;more

  43. The Importance of Professional Organizations in Integrated Medicine

    For as long as there have been complementary therapists, there have been organisations formed by individuals or groups to promote that therapy. Frequently, early professional organ...more

  44. The Importance of Promoting Good Posture in the Workplace

    Slouching might feel comfier in the short term, but it causes long-term complications. Particularly with the rise of technology, paying attention to your posture has never been more...more

  45. The Importance of Scar Tissue Release Therapy

    The author points out that the physical and mental effect of scarring are generally overlooked by health professionals. She describes the structure and functioning of scars and adh...more

  46. The Importance of Strength of Character and Why it Shouldn’t be Underrated

    I'm sure you know the story of Victor Frankl. His career as a psychotherapist and neurologist was interrupted by the Second World War and the Holocaust. He spent three years in four...more

  47. The Importance of Supporting Migrant Healthcare Workers as we Build a 'New Normal' for The NHS

    The 19th of July marked an event that many of us had been hoping for since the beginning of 2020; the total easing of social distancing restrictions across the UK.more

  48. The Importance of the Glymphatic System

    Until 2015, we believed that the lymphatic system did not extend to the brain. The brain was considered an “immune-privileged” area of the body, and scientists puzzled over how wast...more

  49. The Importance of the Liver

    The liver is the largest gland in the body and weighs on average 3lbs. Its most important role is to detoxify foreign substances such as metabolic waste products, drugs, pesticides...more

  50. The Importance of the Lymphatic System in Disease and Manual Treatment Approaches

    Not need to tell you I am sure, but we live in world with unprecedented levels of artificial chemicals. We have not evolved to deal with these agents some of which are not biodegra...more

  51. The Incredible Dream Oracle

    Here, the authors explain an amazing and completely new way of getting important messages from the unconscious mind, via dreams, yet requiring no interpretation.more

  52. The Incredible Journey of Herbal Medicine

    The article describes the huge benefits to health achieved by the use of herbal medicines, looking particularly at certain herbs that have made an immense difference in relieving t...more

  53. The Industrialization of Farming and Childbirth

    Dr Odent, the well-known obstetrician who has tirelessly campaigned for more natural birthing practices and techniques, points out the striking similarities between the industriali...more

  54. The Influence of the Weather upon our Health

    The author concludes that if we are balanced and healthy we are ready to face the world whatever the weather. This can be achieved through complementary therapies such as acupunctu...more

  55. The Info-Realm of our Conscious Awareness

    It goes without saying that all of us inherit our to-follow goals, while giving certain priorities for our fondest preferences. Most of us visualize level-headed goals.more

  56. The Inner Moaner

    This article gives clear and humorous advice about how to deal with our Inner Moaner – the part of us that is resisting, feeling victimized by current circumstances. more

  57. The Inner Voice of Clinical Intuition

    This column looks into intuition, an ability which the western world seems to value the least, and is often perceived as or accompanied by an inner uneasiness, which when responded...more

  58. The Ins and Outs of Emotional Eating

    This article focuses on emotional eating and binging, and how to go about changing such stress-related responses. The author explains what emotional eating is all about, describing...more

  59. The Inside Out Approach to Skin Health That Can Deliver Real Results Naturally

    When we focus on a healthy diet, or supplement, our primary consideration is seldom skin health. However more and more people, and even the beauty industry, are latching on to the f...more

  60. The Integrated Treatment of Cancer in Chinese Hospitals

    This article focuses on Chinese Herbal medicine and studies conducted at the Herbal Medicine Oncology Clinic in the Nanjing Hospital in China, by students of the UK-based College o...more

  61. The Internal Healing Art of Hsing-I

    The internal healing art of Hsing-I is a subject often talked about but is not widely known. Hsing-I is an ancient art of fighting and healing that tunes the mind and body to a fin...more

  62. The Jigsaw Health Puzzle

    Stop. Breathe. And read with an open mind, because what I'm about to share may shatter your illusions, your beliefs, and your very way of being: both Western and even alternative m...more

  63. The Journey of Holographic Breathing

    The author had a long, undiagnosed illness that was eventually diagnosed as Lymes Disease, and he was told it was incurable and eventually fatal.more

  64. The Joy of Being Present and Learning!

    Trager is about self-discovery in the present moment, so the “first surprise” for participants is that there are no formal lectures or note taking, it is all about awareness and fee...more

  65. The Joy of Group Singing

    The author describes the experience of singing as an experience of sharing, freedom of expression, also giving health benefits through the endorphins released, lowering blood pre...more

  66. The Juicer's Guide

    A 27 point 'How To' guide for juicing for health. A follow-up to Kerry's article in issue 49.more

  67. The Life and Cancer Protecting Properties of Sunlight

    Although recent health campaigns have stressed the dangers of sunbathing and emphasized the connection between sun exposure and skin cancer, Egyptian, Greek, Roman and Islamic medi...more

  68. The Lightning Process Treatment for ME

    This article focuses on the Phil Parker Lightning Process™ which, according to the author, has been helping about 1,000 people with ME per year. She says ME currently affects 250,0...more

  69. The Limbic System, Disease and Homeopathy – How Emotional Stress Affects our Health

    Science has now established that it is a crucial player in neuroendocrinology.[2,3] As somebody who is interested in complementary therapies, you no doubt will understand and subscr...more

  70. The Link between an Asymmetric Jaw and Asthma

    An extremely popular medical website says: "There is currently no cure for asthma, and no single exact cause has been identified." My findings however are very different and I fir...more

  71. The Little Toe and Beyond

    The fifth pedal digit or, for you and me, the little toe, would not win a beauty contest.more

  72. The Liver / Gall Bladder Flush

    The liver is truly an amazing organ of our body and as such is able to completely regenerate itself, given the chance. It [the liver]has even been known, with some people that have...more

  73. The Living Matrix - Key to Interconnectedness

    The Living Matrix is our body's continuously interconnected electronic network. This total interconnectedness corresponds to our complete health – physical and/or emotional trauma ...more

  74. The Logic of Emotion

    Emotions are not deep, dark unfathomable mysteries. You only need some clues to unlock what has been made mysterious into something that makes clear sense.more

  75. The M Technique Touch for the Critically Ill or Actively Dying

    This article focuses on the M Technique, a registered method of gentle touch suitable for anyone wanting to touch someone who wants to be touched. It is a series of stroking move...more

  76. The Mace Method for Emotional Healing

    The article explains the basic tenet of this therapeutic method, which is based on the concept that the sole function of the mind is to produce an image of whatever your attentio...more

  77. The Man in the Middle of the Room

    A man is sat in the middle of a large empty room. This is his home and he eats, sleeps and thinks his thoughts on the chair in the middle of the room. There is a large brown door to...more

  78. The Mangosteen Fruit - Garcinia mangostana - Science and Ongoing Research

    The traditional uses of the mangosteen have been used for a number of applications ranging from dermatological conditions to dysentery and infections, prepared as internal (steep...more

  79. The Many Uses Of Flower Essences

    The author, a certified essence practitioner, explains the history and meaning of flower essences and describes some of the myriad ways in which they can be used for physical, ment...more

  80. The Maperton Trust

    In relation to health the concept of holism requires one to take into account not only the symptoms expressed by the individual but the affect on the individual of his whole life s...more

  81. The Massage Practitioner and the Medical Profession - Then and Now

    This article focuses on the changes over the years on massage techniques and requirements. The author says massage is no longer just a therapy of indulgence and pampering but one t...more

  82. The Medical Establishment View: The Menopause is a Deficiency Disease

    Good morning. HRT: Hormone Replacement Therapy. The very name suggests a therapy that is designed to treat a deficiency. It is Hormone Replacement Therapy, so that suggests that the...more

  83. The Medical Power of Precious Gems

    With death, our vital 'Life Force' departs and the organic body becomes overrun with bacteria whilst it decays. It is the 'Life Force' or 'Chi' energy that protects living cells fr...more

  84. The Memory Palace of Bones – Exploring Embodiment through the Skeletal System

    I am excited to announce a forthcoming book authored by myself and Dr Jeff Rockwell. Its title is The Memory Palace of Bones with the subtitle exploring embodiment through the skele...more

  85. The Menopause: Metamorphosis Begins in the Womb

    Like most things in life, the menopause is not a simple change; it is the most incredible series of interlinked events, culminating in an organism that will work with a very diff...more

  86. The Merchants of Happiness

    On arriving at a conference on ‘Happiness’, we were greeted by a number of smiling people, each carrying a placard announcing “Get Free Hugs Here!”. Over two days we were repeatedly...more

  87. The Mercury Papers - The Most Expensive Medical Mistake in the History of the World

    This paper documents the history of amalgam fillings (When the American Society of Dental Surgeons was formed in 1840, its members were required to sign a pledge never to use mercu...more

  88. The Metamorphic Technique for Personal Transformation

    Have you ever wondered how your time spent in the womb and your experience of birth can affect you throughout life? If you believe that we have a consciousness from the very moment...more

  89. The Mezieres Method - a revolution in manual therapy

    Francoise Mezieres (1909 - 1991) career as a physiotherapist and a teacher of anatomy/physiology changed radically following an empirical discovery. With this discovery she found th...more

  90. The Mind Map as an Aid for Therapists

    This article, based upon my experience using learning-to-learn models for therapeutic benefit, features visual aids and particularly Mind Mapping®. My own, mainly content-free styl...more

  91. The Mind, Metaphor and Health

    This article explains why metaphor is a natural way to describe illness and health, the importance of recognizing patients'/clients' metaphors, and how working within these metapho...more

  92. The Mindful Chill Pill: The Go-To Antidote to Beat Stress

    Mindfulness conveys to us that our strong unified logic of ourselves is primarily a reflection in the mirror of consciousness. This does not lead to the idea of ‘only us’, or ‘I-me-...more

  93. The Mini-Trampoline

    Mini-trampolines, also referred to as Rebound units and bouncers, are easily accommodated in homes, and widely used in sports centres, gymnasiums, health hydros, hospital physiothe...more

  94. The Miracle of Light

    The child’s symptoms were persistent fits that hospital staff attributed to mitochondrial disease.[3]  The mainstream and private orthodox medical sources agreed that there was no p...more

  95. The Mirror of Our Emotions: An overview of the treatment with hypnosis of non-viral/bacterial dermatological conditions

    Hypnosis is effective for the treatment of dermatological conditions in three specific ways. Firstly, treatment of the root cause; secondly, remission of the symptom, and finally...more

  96. The Mirror Reflection of our Being

    Whatever we do, or think, is experienced by our conscious awareness – through its own ‘bespoke’ breadth of knowing, as also reality. This corresponds to one sublime, eternal truth ...more

  97. The Missing Ingredient in our Spiritual Growth and Healing Practice is…

    You’ve read all the self-help books. You’ve attended workshop after workshop and researched all the best ways to remove blocks to finally get ahead.more

  98. The Moral Glue of our Conscience

    There are just a handful of people who are contented in our world. Their motto is to simply exist, not really live, beget progeny and pass into emptiness quietly without fanfare. Th...more

  99. The Multiple Applications of Swiss Balls

    This article looks into the benefits of Swiss ball training and the multi-functional exercises one can perform with it. He says that the use of Swiss balls in most gyms tends to be...more

  100. The Mystery of Change: Weaving a Way Ahead

    In my view, many people today sense that their lives need to go through some kind of 'radical questioning.' Without helpful ways to go through that process, we can become cocooned ...more

  101. The Mystery of Sound

    The fact that everything is in a state of vibration means that everything is constantly creating sound, even if too subtle for the human ear to detect. Every cell type, organ and s...more

  102. The Myth of Chemical Imbalance

    Dorothy Rowe discusses the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s (MHRA) report on the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressant drugs (SSRIs such as Ser...more

  103. The Myths We Live By

    The author sheds light on how our assumptions about life and how it should be affect our behaviour, health and ability to cope with life's challenges, using an example of a 40-ye...more

  104. The Nasopharynx

    The nasopharynx represents the most superior portion of the pharynx, bounded superiorly by the skull base and inferiorly by the soft palate. The nasopharynx connects the nasal cavit...more

  105. The Natural State of Being

    Life is change. Nature teaches us many things: beauty, vitality, creation, destruction – nothing ever stays the same in this universe. Indeed if we are vigilant we can see that thi...more

  106. The Nature of Diseases

    In allopathic medicine, the western model of diseases, which is just over two hundred years old, the list of diseases is endless. Every day they ‘invent’ new diseases, creating new ...more

  107. The Naturopath in the Field of Health

    The 'Naturopath' is concerned with fasting, nutrition, diet, water and exercise and sees each patient as a holistic unit of mind, body and spirit. He looks at each patient's living...more

  108. The Need for a New Paradigm in Healthcare?

    Dr Verkerk discusses the concept of ‘sustainability’, as defined by the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development.more

  109. The Need for Quality in Essential Oils

    Sadly, most aromatherapy essential oils on the market are of low quality: they are often synthetic or 'perfume grade'. This means they have little or no therapeutic effect – in oth...more

  110. The Need of Our Time

    In his first PH Expert Column, Dr Donn Brennan focuses on the benefits of Ayurveda. He tells us that it is undergoing a revival as it is able to bring about better health without r...more

  111. The neglect of the body in psychotherapy

    This month's column continues on a theme discussed in a previous issue – the interactive aspects of Bodywork and Psychology.more

  112. The Neuron Saga: Medicine's Fresh New Hope

    You are what you are isn't as simple as it sounds. This is because who we are is based not just on our identities, but also our dreams, hopes, intelligence, memories, the world arou...more

  113. The New Approach to Cancer Treatment

    Cancer kills an estimated 1,600 Americans each day. In China, 8,100 people a day succumb to the disease. It’s so common, it’s a rare individual who does not know someone who has bee...more

  114. The New Self-Sufficiency

    When people use the term ‘self-sufficiency’ we understand they are talking about being able to maintain oneself without any outside help. It makes us think about the basic needs of...more

  115. The Nutrition Maze

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  116. The Nutrition Maze Part I

    In this article the author focuses on the quality of nutrients and nutrition today. Food, she says, should contain bulk, nutrients and fuel.  Plants grown in non-toxic mineral and ...more

  117. The Nutrition Maze Part II - Not For Eating

    In the first part of this two-part article the author explained the importance of using high-quality, pure food sources. In this second part she looks at sources that are not suita...more

  118. The Nutrition Maze Part III - Brain Involvement

    The author looks at digestion in this issue and how important it is to create the right environment for good digestion to happen. She explains that digestion is used for the body t...more

  119. The Obsession with Strength and Stability in the World of Health and Fitness

    This article discusses our obsession with strength and stability, based on the idea that the spine is an unstable structure needing constant co-contraction of the transverses abdom...more

  120. The Originality of The Mezieres Method

    This column touches on the misrepresentation of physical therapies, namely Mézières Method, and development of totally irrelevant systems of exercises (such as Yogalates), in an at...more

  121. The Osteopathic Approach to Bursitis

    The signs and symptoms of bursitis include local pain, swelling, heat, redness and occasionally muscle spasm/hypertonia. Diagnosis is usually made through direct palpation of tissue...more

  122. The Osteopathic Approach to the Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ)

    This article looks at the structural osteopathic approach to evaluating dysfunction at the Temporomandibular Joint and its associated structures.more

  123. The Pain Jungle - Assessment and Treatment with Gunn Intramuscular Stimulation (IMS)

    Would you like to learn about an effective drug and surgery free treatment for pain relief? If the answer is a sceptical yes then please read on.more

  124. The Peaceful War of Existence

    The word ‘WAR’ seems to frighten a lot of folks. I must admit that those that wage war needs to understand that there are no winners, just some lose less. Does that mean we do not h...more

  125. The Penninghame Process - Deep Personal Growth and Self Awareness

    A group of courageous people arrive at a given location. They are challenged quite strongly and held in love. After six days they leave, still with their stories but with a profound...more

  126. The Perfect Breakfast for Sustainable Healthy Weight, Long-Lasting Energy and Anti-Ageing

    As a Nutritionist, one of the biggest and most common mistakes I see my female clients make is firstly, skipping breakfast and secondly, not consuming enough protein at their first...more

  127. The Perfect Pilates Approach for your Back

    The next time you are out, observe the general public and see how many ‘forward heads’ you can spot! Yes, ‘forward head’ - the 21st century posture phenomena - when your head litera...more

  128. The Perfection of Creation - A Brief Discussion about the Perversity of Human Nature!

    To say that God is perfect is to state the obvious because that which we understand by the term ‘God’ is perfect. To say that Creation is perfect is also true because it is inconcei...more

  129. The Piers of England and How They Manifest Magic

    Magical Piers of South East England generate talisman like spectacles in that they reach out into the open ocean and magnify the energy of life that surrounds them. Two such piers ...more

  130. The Pitfalls of a Vegetarian Diet

    Vegetarianism is proven as a healthy way of eating. However, a poorly thought out vegetarian diet can have adverse effects, as Penny Crowther illustrates in her column using two ca...more

  131. The Pitfalls of Reductionism in Nutrition

    Reductionism disregards essential synergy – the interaction of factors making their combined effect greater than the sum of their individual parts.  According to the author, unde...more

  132. The Plantar Grade Foot vs. Morton’s Foot, Rothbarts Foot and the PreClinical Clubfoot Deformity

    The foot structure you were born with greatly determines your overall health. For example; a plantar grade foot (what you would think of as being a ‘normal’ foot) is linked to havin...more

  133. The Pleasant Pastime of Growing Herbs

    Barbara Payne describes how herbs are low maintenance, beautiful and useful and can be taken as remedies for simple things like upset stomach (in the form of peppermint tea) and he...more

  134. The Pleasures and Pains of Acupuncture

    I first came into contact with acupuncture because I'd broken my back in a snowboarding accident a couple of months before. I'd been hurtling down a slope when I caught the wrong e...more

  135. The Poetic Truth

    Am I lost or just misplaced asks an orphan drifting on the gusts of time, humanity claims they would like to adopt me but, never do they embrace me for what I am, they just try walt...more

  136. The Poetics of Touch

    A philosopher/poet much admired by Ida Rolf, the great innovator in modern bodymind therapy, was Gaston Bachelard. One day I was reading his “Poetics of Reverie” and was struck, l...more

  137. The Potential For Increased Lung Capacity

    Most of the adult population (in this country), probably only use about a third of their lungs available capacity when inhaling. This situation can happen very quickly when caused ...more

  138. The Power of Beliefs - How they can make or break your life

    The author looks into the power of personal beliefs and says the first step is to identify any troublesome beliefs we may have, whether it is to do with marriage, or religion or ev...more

  139. The Power of Constitutional Medicine

    I have treated Elizabeth for over five years now, on an intermittent basis. She first came to see me for her arthritis, which was causing her absolute misery. It affected her chief...more

  140. The Power of Corrective Nutrition

    However, in 1993, at the age of 52, she encountered health problems. She started to suffer from extreme mental and physical tiredness, and her weight started to creep up. She was...more

  141. The Power of CranioSacral Therapy: Letting My Body Speak

    There are very few times in our busy lives when we have the opportunity to just be held, safely, in silence with no need to give anything back but it is something we all need but m...more

  142. The Power of Focus and Mental Performance in Sports Training

    Researchers have proven that stress, anger and anxiety, when triggered in an athlete, can tighten muscles, tense up the body, hamper and negatively affect breathing, and generally ...more

  143. The Power of Pre-Supposing

    This column focuses on our mental pictures and beliefs and how they work for and against us. According to the author “this cinematic power to run frames of thinking to construct m...more

  144. The Power of Reiki Techniques

    In this article on Reiki, the authors offer some practical hints for success in practising Reiki techniques and how to choose the technique which best suits individual practitioner...more

  145. The Power of Thought over the Physical Body

    The power of thought processes and the act of thinking, and the effects upon the human organism in connection with health and illness, have largely been ignored by conventional med...more

  146. The Power Of Voluntary Work

    Regular contributor Clare Maxwell-Hudson shows how voluntary work has been a valuable part of societies all over the world. A large study in Michigan found that those who did volun...more

  147. The Practicalities of the Gerson Therapy

    After attending the Gerson therapy training day I realised that the practicalities of the therapy were far from simplistic and it could well be the most intense and extreme nutri...more

  148. The Pregnancy Cancer Connection

    The pregnancy link with cancer goes back to John Beard in 1902 who wrote about The Action of Trypsin[1] coming from the foetal pancreas to act on switching off trophoblast function...more

  149. The Prescribed Walk in the Park

    This article focuses on the healing nature of the outdoors and the power of sound and colour/light therapy. According to the author, doctors are now starting to prescribe ‘a walk...more

  150. The Prescribed Walk in the Park Part II

    In this second of the two-part article on the benefits of colour therapy and  healing nature of the outdoors,  the author explains ecotherapy and ecology, and our relationship with...more

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