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Acupuncture & addictions
Stop Smoking Acupuncture can effectively help with withdrawal symptoms but I cannot help with the habitual aspect of smoking. You have to want to give up smoking and you have to manage the habitual aspect of...read more
Addiction treatments
No treatment approach can guarantee success. Different things work for different people and there is a high relapse/failure rate for all treatments. Sometimes the same treatment can have different effects on ...read more
Addiction, the hidden resistance against staying healthy
The balance of health is constantly attacked by a whole series of influences, the great majority of which we bring upon ourselves. In recognition of this there is a growing movement towards taking more respon...read more
Alcohol addiction
As with all addictive behaviour problems, it is very difficult for a person to acknowledge the existence of a drinking problem and this means that people suffer for many more years than is necessary. It is of...read more
Alcohol addiction and abuse
Facts about alcohol abuse Alcohol abuse is a serious problem in the United States and in many countries throughout the world. Those afflicted with alcoholism suffer from a variety of problem...read more
Alcohol and its effects
Why people drink Alcohol is a drug that is legal in most countries. The age in which the use/sale of alcohol becomes legal depends on the culture and country. People may drink alcohol for m...read more
Alcohol and stroke
If you drink alcohol you have probably wondered whether it is doing you any long term harm. This factsheet describes the link between drinking alcohol and stroke and explains how "binge" drinking pu...read more
Alcohol and vegetaianism - do they mix?
One of the areas where people are less aware of the use of animal by-products is in alcoholic beverage production. The main reason for this is probably due to the fact that alcoholic drink producers are not b...read more
Alcohol: what is a problem?
Alcohol: The Facts Alcohol is the most widely abused drug in Britain. Deaths in England and Wales caused by alcohol-related disease have doubled in the last 20 years. The year 2001 showed the highest percenta...read more
Are drugs dangerous?
Some people think everyone who takes drugs will end up dead. Others, and especially some young people, seem to think that drug use is one big laugh and not at all dangerous.The truth is somewhere in between. ...read more
Asthma and illness
Everyone gets sick sometimes. Not being well adds stress to your life and you already know that when you are under stress your asthma plays up. Asthmatics get asthma in 89% of the colds they catch. To make yo...read more
Co-dependency
The concept of ‘co-dependency’ (also called ‘co-alcoholism’ when alcoholism is involved) refers to an unhealthy pattern of relating to others that results from being c...read more
Contra-indications of massage
There are several conditions when massage is totally contra-indicated. Massage should not be performed at all: Contagious and infectious skin conditions and diseases (like impetigo) ...read more
Detoxing your body
What is detoxification? Our bodies do it naturally every day. Detoxification is a normal body process of eliminating or neutralizing toxins through the colon, liver, kidneys, lungs, lymph an...read more
Diabetes can affect anyone, at any time
What is Diabetes? Diabetes occurs when the amount of glucose in the blood is too high, and the body is not able to use it properly. Glucose is derived mainly from food. Insulinread moreDrinking and your life
Grimy male-dominated pubs are out and sleek bars are in. There are more and more places to enjoy a great night out with friends and switch off from the rest of the day – and from life! But with the abundance of appealin...read more
Drugs, smoking and alcohol
Almost all recreational drugs are illegal, and you can go to prison if you are caught in possession. This may mean that it is much more difficult to get into University or get a job because you have a police record. To give y...read more
Facts about alcohol
One of the basic facts about alcohol that many people fail to grasp is that it is a drug.Alcohol is a sedative. Ethyl alcohol was the first of the sedatives to be discovered ...read more
Family roles in alcoholic homes
The chemically dependent family has been described as a closed social system.The family tends to isolate itself, its boundaries are rigid, and outside influences are not allowed to penetrate. This kind of clo...read more
Helping someone you think is using drugs
Helping someone who is not ready to change their behaviour may be difficult and the decision for them to get help is ultimately theirs. Sometimes we may get so concerned over someone else's drug use that we m...read more
Historical background of alcohol
Nobody knows how long ago it was that humans first learnt to ferment sugars into alcohol, but the founders of the Babylonian Empire were brewing beer 4000BC. The Greeks invented the tavern an...read more
Immediate and social effects of alcohol
Immediate Effects Alcohol is a sedative hypnotic drug and affects people in diverse ways. When alcohol is drunk it is absorbed directly into to the blood stream via the stomach and small int...read more
Important things to know about alcohol abuse and alcohol testing
While alcohol consumption is considered to be a recreational activity for adults, it can carry with it potential health hazards including dependence, addiction, liver damage and all kinds of ...read more
Let's drink to good health
Red wine is thought to be particularly beneficial and could be responsible for the ‘French Paradox’ i.e. although the French eat a lot of saturated fat and smoke more than we do, ...read more
Low blood sugar: causes and conventional treatment
Blood sugar regulation can be difficult to manage premenstrually. If the blood sugar level drops too low production of the hormone adrenaline is stimulated.This hormone prepares the body for ...read more
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