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10 point plan for new mums
First steps After your baby is born, your health visitor will run a "postnatal group" where you can go and chat to the health visitor, get your baby weighed and meet other mums wit...read more
10 tips for happy breastfeeding
When it comes to breastfeeding, the most important thing you can do for yourself and your baby is to REST. Resting allows for your body to produce nourishing breast milk. Often we feel a huge surge of energy...read more
9 ways to a longer life
A long healthy life is no accident. Just like anything else, it takes a commitment born out of self-discovery and wisdom. Here are the 10 keys to success:1. Okinawans believe in “Ikigai”, meaning “that which...read more
A simple physical relaxation technique
Here is one simple physical method which is designed to be useful in everyday situations: it doesn't aim at deep relaxation or require you to lie down for half an hour! Rather, it aims to reduce unnecessary l...read more
Achieving positive mental health
When was the last time you asked someone at the gym what was ailing them? Chances are the person on the Stairmaster beside you is exercising to increase their physical well-being, not fight a...read more
Acne and stress
Stress-related acne is an issue still debatable. Whether stress may really cause real acne or not, the health circles have not been certain until some years ago. this however does not negate the fact that the...read more
Acupuncture and shonishin
Acupuncture is a traditional Oriental system of healing originating in China about two thousand years ago. As most people know, it involves the insertion of fine needles at specific points around the body to enhance the well ...read more
After effects of massage treatments
Illnesses and diseases that have been suppressed with medication or held emotions may surface during treatment. A contra-action is a normal reaction to the treatment especially if the receive...read more
Allergies and psychotherapy
I first became interested in the treatment of allergies when I noticed on several occasions, whilst helping patients process past traumas or resolve a phobic response, they reported that...read more
Are you a concerned parent?
Nothing is more destructive to a teen and/or their family than the use of drugs. The problem is that in most cases teens are using drugs for several months or even years before parents become aware of it. Eve...read more
Are you depressed ?
Are you suffering from depression? Life is full of ups and downs. But when the down times last for weeks or months at a time or keep you from living "normal," you may be suffering from depression. ...read more
Are you over-stressed ?
What is stress? Stress is a feeling that's created when you react to certain events. It's the body's way of rising to a challenge and preparing to meet a tough situation with focus, strength...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
Back massage: a great way to relieve stress and tension
In 95% of back pain cases, the cause is linked to the way the bones, ligaments, and muscles of the back work together. It comes on suddenly, but can also be due to strain over time rather than a result of ove...read more
Benefits of acupuncture
Stress reduction An effective way to alleviate anxiety, nervous tension, insomnia, hypertension, stiff neck and shoulders. Allergies and headaches Alleviates allergies, tension headaches, sinus headaches, migraines, and d...read more
Bulimia nervosa
Bulimia nervosa, or bulimia, is a type of eating disorder. Someone with bulimia eats a lot of food in a short amount of time (bingeing) and then tries to get rid of the caloriesread moreCoping with a stressful event
What's going on? There are many events that can be categorised as stressful. Examples of these are being involved in or witnessing an accident, being a victim of or witnessing abuse or violence, or losing so...read more
Coping with stress
As a nation we are getting more stressed. We all experience stress at some time in our lives, but ask most people if they feel more stressed now than they did ten years ago and the answer is usually ‘yes’. There a...read more
Dealing with depression
Depression is the result of living your life in a way that we are simply not designed to live it, there are a number of ways that the body can be put under both physical and psychological stress.read moreDealing with stress
About stress Experts say that short periods of stress in our daily lives are actually good for us. Continual stress, however, can cause health problems, which may not always appear to be stress related and c...read more
Depression who, why?
Any person young or old, male or female can become depressed. Depression is increasing in all age groups, but particularly in the younger teenage group. Females tend to experience depression ...read more
Diagnosis in ayurveda
According to Ayurvedic concept, health is the state in which the structure and function of a particular individual is operating in a systemized way and the individual is in a state of physical, mental and spi...read more
Different types of massage
Thai Yoga Massage Thai Yoga massage is a form of healing that works primarily on the ‘energy body’ to release blockages within our energy channels. The practitioner uses a combination of palmin...read more
General information about depression
The word 'depression' is used to describe everyday feelings of low mood which can affect us all from time to time. Feeling sad or fed up is a normal reaction to experiences that are upsetting...read more
Health benefits of massage
Massage isn't capable of curing any serious or life-threatening medical disorders - but it can provide welcome relief from the symptoms of anxiety, tension, depression, insomia, and stress, a...read more
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