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How do you look after your bones if you are dairy free?

We all know our bones need calcium and normally we get this from diary.  But more and more people are going dairy free for a variety of reasons including following specific diets. The UK's National Osteoporosis Society surveyed 2,000 adults found that one in five of those aged between 18 - [...]

27 Mar 2020
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Difference Between Sports and Deep Tissue Massage

  • Seated Acupressure Neck & Shoulder massage is a short focused massage to release tension in the Neck & Shoulders
  • Choose Sports massage over deep tissue massage when you go to the gym with a specific sporting goal in mind, i.e. you are going for more than just generally keeping fit.  Or [...]

26 Mar 2020
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Is Reiki recognised by doctors?

Reiki is a form of healing and healing is recognised by the NHS as a complementary therapy. Healers have been employed by the Leeds Hospital Oncology Unit and the London UCH Haematology Unit for a number of years. One of the healers at London UCH, Angie Buxton-King has her own website [...]

25 Mar 2020
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Are you excessively tired?

Fatigue and depleted energy could be addressed with weekly Swedish or Thai massages according to researchers at Teeside and Leeds Universities . One in 5 people experience excessive tiredness at any given time, while one in 10 people have chronic fatigue (Royal College of Psychiatrists, 2018). They invited 20 participants with [...]

24 Mar 2020
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How to live to 100

Here are some top tips on how to live to 100.  These tips are from Dr Claudia Kawas at the University of California, on of the world's leading scientific researchers into longevity and scientists at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago and the scientists working on the Blue [...]

20 Mar 2020
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New insights into MS

Multiple sclerosis, MS is often seen as an immune reaction.  However researchers surveyed 1,349 MS sufferers.  The respondents were asked to reveal any allergic reaction to food, environmental factors or drugs, only those with a food allergy suffered more frequent relapses and had more severe pathological changes related to MS. It [...]

19 Mar 2020
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A surprising benefit of HIIT

Chemotherapy and radiotherapy are the standard approaches to slow the growth of colon cancer  - but high intensity exercise can have the same positive effect - a new study has found. Even a short session of high intensity interval training (HIIT) can induce changes in blood cells that slow the growth [...]

19 Mar 2020
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Holistic holiday first aid kit – part 2

So I am off on holiday to Japan and thinking about what to pack apart from the obvious clothes, toothbrush etc.  In part 1 I discussed my two go to solutions.  So now I wanted to share some other ideas: Skin MOA, TheGreenBalm can be used to soothe dry itchy skin, [...]

19 Mar 2020
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More tips on how to prevent Delayed Onsite Muscle Soreness

Previously I have explained what DOMS is, and why it plagues some people and not others and given you some ideas on how to prevent it.  Given DOMS can be so debilitating and demotivating I wanted to give you more tips on how to prevent DOMS. 1. Omega [...]

16 Mar 2020
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Do self hypnosis CD’s really boost resilience?

As things are now back to full swing after the summer holiday, and before things get too budy, I wanted to share with you a piece of research that while being 3 years old is still highly relevant.  Researchers were looking at the effectiveness of listening to self-administered hypnosis stress [...]

12 Mar 2020
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Can acupressure improve chronic lower back pain?

A recent randomised control trail looked at the impact of on acupressure on people with chronic lower back pain.  Researchers randomly assigned 67 participants with chronic low back pain into three groups

  1. relaxing acupressure
  2. stimulating acupressure
  3. usual care
Participants in the acupressure groups were trained to administer acupressure to certain parts [...]

11 Mar 2020
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Natural ways to reduce anxiety – Part 4

Following on from my last post on calm breathing, I want to introduce you to calming counting.  The advantage of this technique over calm breathing is that it helps you stop focusing on worried thoughts! Calming Counting

  1. Sit comfortably.
  2. Take a long, deep breath and exhale it slowly while saying [...]

11 Mar 2020
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Natrual Ways to Reduce Anxiety – Part 1

Anxiety is very comman and from time to time its perfectly natural.  However when it becomes excessive then its time to do something about it.  There are several types of anxiety

  • General anxiety disorder
  • Panic attacks or panic disorder
  • Phobias
  • Obsesive compulsive disorders
Cognitive Behavioural therapy, a form of counscelling is [...]

10 Mar 2020
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Tips for a healthy stomach

The stomach is the body's food processor.  It takes about 4 hours for a moderate meal to be processed.  It takes 7 seconds for food to travel from your mouth to your stomach.  Your stomach can hold 1.5 litres of food and drink. Chew each mouthful at least 20 times Chewing produces [...]

8 Mar 2020
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Reflexology and Pain Management – Part 1

Pain is a fact of life, it is a necessary part of being human.  Pain is a universal experience that serves the vital function of triggering avoidance. Pain is not a simple sensory experience, it can occur even in the absence of tissue damage. It involves emotional, social and cognitive beliefs. [...]

7 Mar 2020
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