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 - [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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
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
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
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 [...]
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. [...]
