Insomnia
Insomnia can be caused by a number, or a combination, of reasons including poor blood sugar control, eating and drinking the wrong things in the evening, and imbalances that allow or cause over-heating or restlessness. It may be caused by stress and anxiety but these can often be alleviated by nutritional therapy and other natural means. Very often insomnia occurs when systems of the body are out of balance, and on many occasions it improves spontaneously when other health problems are put right. Sometimes it is necessary simply to quieten an over-active mind with the use of gentle but effective flower remedies. Insomnia is important to address as sound sleep is fundamental to our wellbeing.Joint and muscle pains
Joint and muscle pains commonly improve when the mineral balance of the tissues is addressed. Very often people are too low in magnesium and potassium, and this can cause pain and muscle tension, or the uneven pull of muscles on the skeletal structure. There are many other nutritional factors that can help pain and condition of the joints and muscles to improve, even when it is caused by conditions such as arthritis of various sorts, or inflammation in parts of the body. There are nutritional components that have an anti-inflammatory effect which do away with the necessity for anti-inflammatory drugs, and conversely there are foods which encourage inflammation, which can be avoided.Low energy
Low energy can be caused by a number of factors and can very often be helped by nutritional therapy. It may result from extra demands on the body such as childbirth, periods of stress, or during the menopause, but it can also very often be found to be due to digestive problems or to improper eating habits. Most often it results from a combination of reasons, and a skilled nutritional therapist will hope to identify these and put them right. People's lives can sometimes be transformed in two or three months by regaining a much higher level of energy and vitality even though there is no specific disease present.Migraine
Migraine attacks will occur during dips in blood sugar levels. They also occur when there is too much work for the liver to do and it is working rather sluggishly. This causes the headaches and biliousness. Nutritional therapy will consist of stabilising blood sugar control, and detoxifying the liver. In common with many other ailments, mineral balances are found to be wrong, and these will be put right by the therapy. The incidence of migraines and gallstones or renal stones often go together because they have very similar underlying causes.(published with permission in writing from:http://www.nutritional-therapy.org.uk)
