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  1. Staying Flexible: Changes You Can Make to Improve Your Yoga Practice

    When practising yoga, you should always look to improve our yoga technique and sometimes that involves changing our equipment, our attire, and mindsets. By staying open to adjustmen...more

  2. Staying Healthy at Work

    With 31 million days lost to musculoskeletal conditions in the UK every year, protecting your back – or the backs of your employers – has never been more important.more

  3. Staying Healthy At Work: An Actionable Guide

    You spend a significant part of your life behind a desk. Desk jobs can be a blessing and a curse. On the one hand, it’s nice to not be a roofer working on top of a skyscraper. But ...more

  4. STAYING SUPPLE – Letting Go of Extreme Opinions

    Several months into the first year of the Covid pandemic I was getting out of my car when a smartly dressed stranger came up to me asking for directions to a local street. Having p...more

  5. Staying True to Yourself

    In this article David Molden explores how we can begin to achieve a healthy mind, body and spirit. He quotes a popular Zen story which teaches us to focus the mind on even the most...more

  6. Steps to Forgiveness

    Aromatherapist Francoise Rapp shares some words of wisdom on the importance of forgiveness, both of oneself and of others, and learning to be less judgemental and more accepting an...more

  7. Stevia is the New Ginseng

    This article focuses on the amazing properties, effects and use of the Stevia herb. The author explains why it supersedes others such as ginseng, mistletoe, Echinacea, etc, adding ...more

  8. Stomp out the Stigma of Pelvic Organ Prolapse

    “The real story about pelvic organ prolapse and incontinence is not that embarrassing conditions and symptoms exist; the story is about impact to women’s lives and that after 4000 ...more

  9. Stop Being Sensible All The Time!

    Using a vivid illustration of her own daring but amazing first experience of paragliding, Vera Peiffer spotlights the fact that as we get older we often slip into the same old rout...more

  10. Stop Constantly Thinking and Start Consciously Living

    Western philosophy for thousands of years has developed the belief that thinking is the foundation of existence - “I think therefore I am” according to Descartes. Thinking is certai...more

  11. Stop Smoking - Positive Approaches

    On any given day there are literally thousands of people trying to kick the smoking habit. Many experts agree that the best method to stop smoking is one which is non-invasive and ...more

  12. Stories that Heal

    One of the greatest gifts that came out of my NLP practitioner training was learning the magic of Metaphor. Neuro Linguistic Programming is, after all, about language and the art...more

  13. Strategic Confusion in Health Issues

    The abundance of confusion found within information on health issues is mind-boggling. Even searching for information on one topic can lead down a hundred other avenues, all with c...more

  14. Streamlining Cancer Treatments: Choosing the Best of Complementary and Conventional Medicine

    I am in a very privileged position having specifically worked as a cancer recovery strategist for almost 40 years. Age, experience and serving 15,000 clients during that period enab...more

  15. Strengthening Digestion with Yoga and Ayurveda

    This article focuses on our digestion and the ayurvedic wisdom of food and individual constitution (made up of Pitta, Vata and/or Kapha). The author touches on "where and how we ea...more

  16. Stress - Inductive Factor for Increased Lactate Production - Evolutionary Path to Carcinogenesis

    “The concept that cancer might in some way be related to stress or other emotional factors is probably as old as the history of recorded medicine itself” by Professor Doctor Paul J....more

  17. Stress and Ageing: The Micro-Immunotherapy Approach

    Stress has considerable effects on the immune function. Recent studies have suggested that the aging of the immune system (or immunosenescence) is, in part, closely linked to psycho...more

  18. Stress and What to Do About It

    Stress is a response experienced when a threat is encountered. A stressor is a stimulus that causes stress. Sudden and severe stress generally produces an increased heart rate, incr...more

  19. Stress and Your Patient's Immune System

    Stress management deserves to be considered the 1st approach and complementary care for all patient wellness protocols.more

  20. Stress as Cause of Heart Attacks - The Myogenic Theory

    The theory that heart attacks begin in the heart itself - the Myogenic Theory - and not in the arteries, was developed by my father-in-law, the Brazilian cardiologist, Quintiliano H...more

  21. Stress at Work – Myths, Signs, Causes, Effects and Tips to Beat

    Many people experience stress at some point in their lives. Stress is like a light switch; your mind turns it on automatically but you need to learn how to turn it off.more

  22. Stress in the Workplace as Experienced by Men and Women

    For the Simplyhealth/YouGov Everyday Health Tracker, YouGov commissioned a survey among its online panel between 26 - 30 October 2015, drawing on a nationally representative sample ...more

  23. Stress to Success

    Do you want a stress free and successful life? Make this your best life ever by boosting your wellbeing, preventing stress and enjoying an energetic home and work life. Hansa Pankha...more

  24. Stress, Diet and Body Acidification

    This column focuses on optimal health created by a good pH balance- between the acid and alkaline in the body. Acid has a detrimental effect on the body as it can cause enzymatic d...more

  25. Stress, Illness, Monks and Cab Drivers

    The author discusses the effects of stress, in a current population of very stressed people, either by their jobs, the fear of losing their jobs, or not having a job. But just as c...more

  26. Stress: Symptoms, Causes, Approaches for Stress Reduction

    Stress is defined as a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or demanding circumstances.more

  27. Stretching and Exercise

    An individual’s physical fitness depends on a vast number of components, and flexibility is only one of these. Although flexibility is a vital part of physical fitness, it is import...more

  28. Stroke - David 19 Years of Age

    The author presents a detailed account of an extremely articulate and vibrant 19-year-old straight A student's experience as a stroke victim, both pre- and post- his attack.more

  29. Stroke Disease - Approaches to Rehabilitation

    The main killer in the UK today is heart disease, the forbearer of stroke. Stroke affects over 100,000 people each year. Its effects of stroke are numerous and include problems wit...more

  30. Structure and Function in Craniosacral Therapy

    Craniosacral therapy owes a huge debt to those visionaries originally from the osteopathic profession, who combined an intuitive understanding of the nature of the human organism wi...more

  31. Structure and Grace: Aligning Spiritual and Physical Elements

    In aligning structure with grace we see that the two elements make complementary partners in that they both require a knowledge of how to manifest a way to being that allows them to...more

  32. Struggling with Weight Loss: Is your Fat Trapped?

    You’ve been pummelling yourself in the gym and cutting down what you’re eating. And those spare tyres just won’t budge! Your fat feels ‘trapped’ and refuses to be lost. Is this some...more

  33. Stuck in Dry-dock

    According to the author the source of intelligence that requests mankind to proceed on a paradise journey of a lifetime is not written up in any textbook or holy books. The truth...more

  34. Su Jok Energy Flow Therapy

    The Korean language defines Su as hand and Jok as foot. Through stimulation of an array of correspondence systems mapped out on the hands and feet a wave of energy flows to organs a...more

  35. Sublingual Absorption

    Sublingual, meaning literally 'under the tongue' refers to a method of administering substances via the mouth in such a way that the substances are rapidly absorbed via the blood v...more

  36. Subtle Energy - Myth or Reality?

    The author, an analytical hypnotherapist and health kinesiologist, seeks to prove the existence and explain the mysteries of subtle energies.more

  37. Subtle Energy Fields

    My personal journey of discovery into the mysteries of Subtle Energy Fields (SEF) began in 1975 when I had a Near Death Experience (NDE); it frightened the life out of me. At that t...more

  38. Success Strategies that Work

    This article focuses on success strategies that work, based on NLP’s most powerful tool ‘modelling’, such as a practical skill, what to look for in  the people who produce succes...more

  39. Success with Recurrent Viral Infections

    One of the areas where homeopathy has a useful role is in the management of nonspecific ill health, where a person feels generally unwell and is often prone to recurrent viral infe...more

  40. Successful Health Recovery Strategies

    I run Healing Power of the Mind workshops at City Lit London in which learners are encouraged to adopt a positive attitude about their health, and write their own, or adapt other pe...more

  41. Successful Health Recovery Strategies

    There are brief strategies for achieving a better than average recovery from different forms of health adversity. i.e. ‘My successful stroke recovery strategy’, …,’Hip replacement o...more

  42. Sugar the Unsweet Truth!

    A new Canadian study has found that sugar can cause reactions similar to those to cocaine. This will not come as a surprise to many people struggling with addictions to all things ...more

  43. Sugar: Instant Energy or Sweet Poison?

    Sugar and spice and all things nice, that's what little girls are made of. Yet, it is very early on in life that most women become aware that a moment on the lips can result in a li...more

  44. Suicide - Is It All in Your Mind?

    In this article, Harley Street therapist Christopher Paul Jones talks about Suicide and asks the questions, ‘is it all in your mind?’.more

  45. Suicide – The Conversation You Need to Have

    Think about the following scenario. You have been taken into someone’s confidence. You may even have agreed not to tell anyone else. The challenge is implicit – you must find a way ...more

  46. Summer - And Its Aromatic Bounties

    Barbara Payne describes the many different ways we can enjoy aromatic summer herbs, fruits and flowers, not simply by inhaling their beautiful aromas as they grow in our gardens or...more

  47. Sunflower Therapy for Children and Innate Maximum Potential (IMP) for Adults: Holistic Treatment for Learning and Performance Disorders

    This article focuses on the Sunflower Academy and the concept of its treatments: the Sunflower Therapy for children and Innate Maximum Potential (IMP) for adults, which combine the...more

  48. Super Patch – Quantum Innovation

    In 2021, David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian were honoured with the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for uncovering the existence of thermal and mechanical sensors within the sk...more

  49. Superbugs: Is this the final warning?

    Although critics of orthodox medicine's over-reliance on antibiotics have been sounding the alarm on behalf of a long-suffering public for at least the last ten years, previous war...more

  50. Supercoherence Return to Love Frequencies - 21st Century Tools for 21st Century Challenges

    Just a few years ago before the advent of email, it took several days for a letter to reach its destination. Even a local letter took a couple of days and a letter to a distant coun...more

  51. Supervised Use of the FlexxiCore† Passive Exerciser in a Clinic Context

    A class of passive exercisers that stimulate the nervous system, mobilise the back and release tension was invented in Japan about 20 years ago.more

  52. Supplements or Food?

    I am sometimes asked by people if supplements are necessary if eating a balanced diet. In the first place, the concept of a ‘balanced diet’ is vague and a little meaningless for ma...more

  53. Support and Care for Postnatal Depression

    Although families throughout the world experience a great deal of joy surrounding the birth or adoption of a child, there are many parents who go through some degree of mental angui...more

  54. Supporting Our Immune System - Plus Divulgence

    We are bombarded, information-wise, from all quarters as to how we may reduce the possibility of contracting this globally, thought to be accursed, Coronavirus, but also to learn th...more

  55. Supporting Women Through Pregnancy

    Recently it was announced that the NHS aims to recruit 3,000 extra midwives to enable pregnant women to be supported by the same midwives throughout pregnancy and birth. This contin...more

  56. Surrender: Its Relevance to Childbirth and Motherhood

    The author begins by describing herself becoming very ill on a long journey, and continuing, even though she was only partly recovered, with a determination expressed by the mantra...more

  57. Surrogate Joy

    In this issue Michael Levy looks at the concept of joy and how many of us are trying to find it in the wrong places. He points out that though people have more spiritual and medica...more

  58. Survival and Transformation from Terminal Cancer

    The author takes us on his remarkable journey of self-discovery that led to a total transformation of his whole Being and complete healing following a diagnosis of terminal cancer ...more

  59. Surviving Candida - A Patient's Perspective

    Candida is now becoming a more recognized complaint, although it is still difficult to obtain this diagnosis from a GP, even though Coeliac Disease and gradually ME are recognized i...more

  60. Surviving Ruth White at Grimstone Manor

    A teacher of  Iyengar yoga, who also sells  yoga accessories, such as mats, belts, blocks, videos, etc.,  the author says yoga is very much about “looking within”.more

  61. Susan's Story of Fat Loss

    Diet programmes rarely produce safe and effective methods of achieving fat loss. Indeed, America spends 36 billion dollars on weight loss programmes each year and it is a highly pr...more

  62. Sustainable Healthcare: Just How Unsustainable is Orthodox Healthcare?

    In this column, Dr Verkerk laments the over-reliance of people upon pharmaceutical drugs. Americans on average make over 1.1 billions visits to physicians or hospital outpatients d...more

  63. Sutherlandia as Support for Immune Dysfunction

    Dr Salmaan Dalvi, who runs a nutritional health screening clinic, has for several years been working with potent traditional African herbs which, through lack of proper study and d...more

  64. Swimming Baths - Cold Cures and Warm Hearts

    Jonathan Buckley, who has been cold water swimming ('ice swimming') at Tooting Bec Lido for the last 15 years, highlights the benefits that can be gained from plunging into icy wat...more

  65. Symbionts and their Role in Health and Nutrition

    In this article the author explains why Symbionts are key factors to health and wellbeing of the body, and what they are. Symbionts, he adds, have not been sufficiently researched ...more

  66. Symbol Therapy

    This article describes the basic principles and applications of symbol therapy, a simple but highly effective therapeutic tool, which has been found to help a wide range of longsta...more

  67. Symbology: Walking the Path to a Healthier Life

    This article focuses on Symbology, a radical new breakthrough in the field of health care that goes beyond traditional medicine and reveals the real causes of disease and ill-hea...more

  68. Symptoms and Solutions for Low Stomach Acid

    “To eat is human, to digest is divine”. These words were uttered by the famous American writer, Mark Twain (1835-1910) and how true they are. Even the most nutritious food will not...more

  69. Synchronize Mind and Body - Instant Brain Boosters

    Do you ever get one of those days where your fingers and brain don’t co-ordinate? You may hit the wrong computer keys, or transpose letters in words you would normally spell correct...more

  70. TA KE TI NA

    The workshop provides a supportive and non criticizing space in which you can work on all those negative messages you give yourself about not being able to do things. Learning to c...more

  71. Tai Chi - Relieving a Painful Shoulder Injury

    The author describes how the Chinese practice of Tai Chi can be beneficial in relieving many orthopaedic and sports injuries, including shoulder dislocation.more

  72. Tai Chi for Health and Rejuvenation

    Matthew Rochford, who has a professional qualification in Tai Chi and runs The Devon School of Tai Chi Chuan (part of the Wu Kung Federation), outlines the principles of Tai Chi, e...more

  73. Tai Chi Happiness and Chi Healing: Interview by Aisling King with Master Choy

    With all the doom and gloom we are subjected to everyday in newspapers and television, we really need to see more positive headlines like this in Ireland and everywhere. We are sur...more

  74. Tai Chi’s Nine Steps to a Healthy Life

    You are probably thinking “Oh no, not another meaningless guide to something none of us are likely to be able do”. Well you would be wrong, because this is achievable through a few ...more

  75. Tai-Chi Push Hands

    The objective of Tai-Chi Push Hands is to learn how to harmonize the Yin/receptive and Yang/assertive principles, so that better health, communication and vitality can be achieved....more

  76. Take a Deep Breath and Let Go of Stress

    The article gives examples of cases in which the importance of breathing is emphasised, including an anecdote about a woman who, when having a potentially fatal heart attack, foc...more

  77. Take Another Dose of Salt

    Ellen had a miserable time with endometriosis for many years. She had been treated with danazol, then had difficulty conceiving, but eventually achieved pregnancy with the help of ...more

  78. Take Control of your Fertility by Understanding your Luteal Phase

    Deciding to have a child is an exciting time for any couple. But, for the 3.5 million women who suffer from fertility issues (NHS Statistics), it can quickly turn to disillusion and...more

  79. Taking Control Can Do Wonders for Your Back Pain

    Feeling in control makes us happy. We all like to know that it’s our decision what we eat, what we do in our spare time, what job we do, and generally how we live our lives. We feel...more

  80. Taking Humour Therapy Seriously

    Wendy Lawson introduces humour therapy as a significant aspect of integrated healthcare, as part of the three-way relationship between patient, carer and health professional.more

  81. Tale of My Root Canal

    Homeopath Angela Jones shares her own experiences of a painful infected root canal which, after initial dental drilling, washing out and dressing, she successfully treated herself ...more

  82. Talk Back - From the Spine

    Ruth White writes from the point of view of the backbone in the context of a case study of a woman called Christine. Christine suffered from terrible back pain and had her backbone...more

  83. Tao Of Expectations

    Most of us live with far too many expectations – this is also one reason why expectations unfulfilled are awfully disappointing. Expectations reflect our behaviour, including fancie...more

  84. Tao of Scientific Positivity

    Despite our ‘clash’ with the times, also convention, there has been a huge transformation of position in our minds – from the old to the new. This has been engineered by our progres...more

  85. Tarot for Healing

    Despite its unfortunate image, there is a massive interest in the Tarot and more importantly, an acceptance that it works. It is precisely because it works that the time is ripe fo...more

  86. Tatha Gallery and the Health Benefits of the Salutogenesis Model

    The Tatha gallery is a cutting edge art gallery, run by health enthusiasts. It is situated on the southern banks of the river Tay and is drenched daily by the setting sun. The loca...more

  87. Tea Tree Oil

    In today's societies, natural medicine is becoming more mainstream. The baby boomers now make up a large portion of consumers in the natural products industry. Sales of herbs in th...more

  88. Teaching Yoga in Japan

    Ruth White tells of her experience teaching yoga in Japan. She found the Japanese a delight to teach because of their will power and tenacity, their efficiency and their kindness, ...more

  89. Teaching Yoga to Young Schoolchildren

    Lidia Flisek, a qualified yoga teacher, initiated the Body Awareness project in a primary school six years ago, aimed at teaching schoolchildren important aspects of yoga.more

  90. Techniques to Combat Stress & Anxiety at Work

    Work-related stress and anxiety is something many of us will have experienced at some point in our careers. Whether it’s due to an impending deadline, a heavy workload or workplace...more

  91. Teen Suicide Prevention and Awareness - I AM NOT OK

    When I decided to produce a community service video I spoke to several fellow nurses to get their opinion on what type of video would have the most impact on our community. We came...more

  92. Tells of the Dis-eased Body

    Are you listening to your body’s communication of dis-ease and addressing it before it turns into a disease? Did you know that disease processes take 10-15 years to develop in the b...more

  93. Tempeh - Soy's Super Food

    Tempeh is a fermented soybean product, made from cracked, cooked soybeans and inoculated with healthy bacteria, which give it a chewy, meaty consistency. The author highlights the ...more

  94. Tempering Temper

    John Minard, a practitioner of spiritual healing, discusses the implications of temper and outbursts, and how to overcome them. He uses the example of having his ideas interrupted ...more

  95. Ten Alchemy Tidings for Authentic Living

    The pressures of living in the twenty-first century have greatly expanded. In fact, as each year passes by, more and more stress and tensions appears to build up in the majority of ...more

  96. Ten Steps to a Healthy Complementary Therapy Practice

    Based on her 13 year career as a massage therapist, Celia Johnson sets out a 10-point plan to advise newly qualified therapists how to create a successful and fulfilling practice.<...more

  97. Ten Steps to Health and Wellness

    The authors explain that their work is the result of their own journey from complicated and life-threatening ill health, which was not resolved even though they had beenmore

  98. Tenderfoot

    Twenty-six bones, 31 joints, 20 muscles. These are the vital statistics of the foot. In spite of these numerous bones and muscles, arthritis in the joints of the feet, compared wit...more

  99. Terra Quant Device for Shoulder Pain Double Blind Trial

    TerraQuant is a unique device which combines Low Level Pulse Laser Therapy (LLLT), pulsating infrared radiation, visible red light and static magnetic fields, providing their syner...more

  100. Testing for Alzheimer’s Disease – What Does and Doesn’t Work?

    You may have heard of a search for new tests to find those most likely to get Alzheimer’s disease. But is this misdirected?more

  101. Testing for Food Sensitivity

    The ALCAT test simply measures a change in the size of white cells after they have been incubated with individual foods, food constituents and food chemicals.The test ranks the foo...more

  102. Thai and Swedish Massage Research Project

    There are over 150 postures in Thai massage, the therapist will choose the ones most suited to the client’s needs, taking into account flexibility and contra-indications.more

  103. Thai Traditional Massage

    Touch is and always has been powerful medicine. It soothes, relaxes, comforts and heals. Massage is the means whereby touch is applied in diverse ways to achieve these effects. Tha...more

  104. Thai Yoga Bodywork

    The basis of this massage is working the energy lines. The main purpose is to clear blockages and allow energy to flow along these lines, known as sen.   By working the body phys...more

  105. Thai Yoga Massage - an Ancient Healing Art

    The ancient tradition of Thai Yoga massage is a unique and powerful massage therapy, combining acupressure, gentle stretching and applied Yoga.more

  106. That 'I' In 'Me' | Madras Courier

    The philosopher Aristotle never thought in threes. From his law of contradiction, also labelled as the law of the excluded middle, to the binary logic of our modern computer program...more

  107. That Bloated Feeling...

    A common cause of abdominal bloating is too many unfriendly bacteria in the gut, leading to a build-up of toxins, Gut flora imbalance can be influenced by stress, smoking, poor die...more

  108. The 'G' Factor - The Benefits of a Gluten-free Diet

    Detox diets are trendy. They avoid gluten like the allergenic protein it is. Found in wheat, rye, spelt, barley, oats, even in so-called gluten-free maize, it can cause headaches, ...more

  109. The 'Production Line' to Cellular Nourishment

    This article describes in detail the process of nourishment, beginning with the importance of being in an alert and calm state of mind so that the anticipation of food by the brain...more

  110. The 10 Trendiest Air Purifying Plants for Your Home Office

    The prospect of long periods of time spent in the home is upon us, therefore it might be worth considering ways we can bring the outdoors in. Not only have plants been very trendy d...more

  111. The 10-Day Re-Balance Programme

    The key to the success of this unique programme is the recovery of our intuition. Something that we are born with and its quality is largely dependent on our daily health.more

  112. The 12 Best Apps for Tracking Your Health in 2019

    The New Year is seen as a time of new beginnings and resolutions. It’s the perfect opportunity to make positive changes in our lives, which is why so many Americans make living a ha...more

  113. The 15 Minute Salt Water Remedy

    Negative energies affect people and cause them distress with their subtle black energy. Black energy can create a variety of problems such as depression, unclear thinking or malfunc...more

  114. The 2012 Enigma

    The purpose of this article is to underpin the mechanisms by which people manage their emotions using NLP, self-awareness and personal development as they have been led to use for t...more

  115. The ABED Method™ - Managing Stress for Busy People

    According to much research, anywhere from 75%-90% of all modern day illnesses have their roots firmly in stress. Stress is also the number one reason giving for staff absenteeism. I...more

  116. The Absence of Government Regulation of Acupuncturists and Chinese Medicine Practitioners - Impacts on the Clinical Relationship.

    This article reports on a recent study conducted by  Middlesex University, London.  It was based on unstructured interviews with a cohort of both patients and practitioners in bot...more

  117. The Achievements of Two Sportsmen

    June Butlin's column continues with the theme of Sports Nutrition from an holistic perspective and this month she reviews the activities of two former patients who benefited from m...more

  118. The Acmos Method - An Engineering Approach to Health and Well-being

    When we think of the human body we tend to think in terms of structures, fluids and chemicals. These fluids within structural spaces - organs, vessels etc. can be likened to the che...more

  119. The Adaptive Eye

    The human eye is believed to have evolved out on the plains of Africa, with distant horizons, bright natural light giving a small pupil size (and without paperwork), it could keep ...more

  120. The Alaska Back Pain Protocol – Who's It For and How Does It Work?

    The Alaska Back Pain Protocol (ABPP) was developed in 2001 to treat people with back pain and it has helped 9000+ people.more

  121. The Alchemy of Cooking

    The author is Director of The School of Natural Cookery and Life Energetics, which offers weekend courses in wholefood cookery, natural lifestyle and food energetics. It is said to...more

  122. The Alchemy of Cooking: Our Children, Our World

    This article looks at the importance of nutrition and correct supply of nutrients for the rapid growth and healthy development of children.more

  123. The Alchemy Of Voice – Transform and Enrich Your Life

    The author the practice of an African tribe, in which the heavily pregnant woman is taken into the bush by her sisters, who listen for the ‘song’ of the unborn child, and return to ...more

  124. The Alexander Barrie System Of Pelvic Correction

    The author, a Registered Shiatsu Practitioner and Registered Cranio-sacral Therapist, has developed a system for correcting the position of the pelvis through observation, empirica...more

  125. The Alexander Technique

    In this article I would like to go over the main themes that form the foundation of the Alexander Technique, and explain them to you in a way that I hope will make them clear, and ...more

  126. The Alexander Technique: Indispensable for Optimum Health

    If you were given the option of acquiring an indispensable strategy for optimum health, what would stop you from doing so? ..."You can have anything you want in life, but you do ha...more

  127. The Allergy Volcano

    Allergic diseases are increasing world-wide. It seems that we cannot adapt to the environment we are creating, and the allergy volcano is erupting fast. Western scientific based me...more

  128. The Anatomy and Physiology of Sex, a Eulogy and other matters

    What do sex and pain have in common? Each person can answer this in their own way; there are lots of possibilities. For me, they are both subjects on which so much has been written...more

  129. The Antimicrobial Activity Of Selected Silver Products

    The antimicrobial activity of a group of silver-based products was assessed by comparing their ability to kill MRSA (Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus). Silver has been us...more

  130. The Application of Massage in Psychogenic Disorders

    It is well known that massage relaxes us and can benefit us on emotional levels, but can it help with more complex behavioural and neurological dysfunctions? Recent research has be...more

  131. The Arguments for Eating Organic Foods

    If you are truly motivated to protect your health and sharply reduce your risk of breast cancer as well as other cancers, you will want to make the effort to purchase organically p...more

  132. The Arguments for Resonance, Health and Harmony

    The author sets out several propositions critical of the germ theory of disease, among them the information that many individuals who carry germs do not become ill because of them,...more

  133. The Art of Falling

    In spite of the constant movements of the ribs, broken ones usually heal beautifully. The case of the broken rib exemplifies the awesome healing power of the living body.more

  134. The Art of Forgiveness

    When you are involved in a quarrel, a bitter relationship starts, and you or your opponent will find out an opportunity to humiliate each other. Unless it happens, both the parties ...more

  135. The Art of Letting Go

    This article, written by a former lecturer in psychology, discusses taking responsibility for our own lives, learning from past experience, making choices of how to behave, learnin...more

  136. The Art of Letting Go - A Taoist Approach

    This article focuses on surrendering – letting go – a simple concept yet one of the most difficult to carry out, as it requires a lot of practice and rehearsing. Our challenge in l...more

  137. The Arthroses An overview including dietary guidance

    The arthroses is a collective term for ALL forms of arthritis, whatever their source of origin and cause. There are many various forms of arthritis with many different causes. Th...more

  138. The Asthma Epidemic

    Currently, the mortality rate for England and Wales is just under 2,000 per annum. Yet in 1929 Conybeare's text book of medicine, a standard 'bible' of medicine at that time, state...more

  139. The Astrological Sun Signs Part II: Leo, Virgo, Libra and Scorpio

    This article makes detailed connections between the astrological sun signs and representative types of food which resemble them, and contribute to health, for all of us, but partic...more

  140. The Astrological Sun Signs Part III: Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces

    This is a continuation of the author’s series discussing the affiliation of the astrological sun signs with foods.more

  141. The Atkins Diet

    This article focuses on the Atkins Diet and the controversy behind its philosophy, which has been a target of criticism because it goes against conventional healthy eating advice, ...more

  142. The Ayurvedic Cellulite Busting Therapy - Udvartana

    The word Udvartana is largely used for the most famous body treatment in Ayurveda to lose weight. However if we refer to the classics of Ayurveda we have different types of Udvartan...more

  143. The Banerji Protocol - Cases and Evidence of Cancer Remission with Homeopathy

    The founding precept of Classical Homeopathy is the treatment of patients based on the ‘totality of symptoms’ and their experience of a disease. No two individuals with an identica...more

  144. The Bat Method

    Humankind is fast becoming a species of sitting creatures and, if not sitting, just standing about. Affluent countries are a good breeding ground for cerebral workers who are den...more

  145. The Beauteous Gluteus

    Last month, I introduced you to three highbrow terms (callipygian, cacopygian and steatopygia) which, translated in plain English, could read: the beautiful, the ugly and the huge ...more

  146. The Beauty Factor

    What is your idea of a beautiful body? Wafer-thin, fat-free females and muscular hunks to which a normal mortal can't possibly aspire? But what is the norm? "I doubt there is such ...more

  147. The Beauty of Reiki

    The word 'Reiki' means universal life energy. Broken down, the first syllable 'Rei' describes the universal, boundless aspect of this energy, while 'ki' is the vital life force ene...more

  148. The Benefits of California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica)

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