It’s a fair bet that you either suffer from period pain yourself or know somebody who does. It’s possible that you’ve already tried aspirins or Panadol, or some other well-advertised pain-killers and they haven’t been much help, or have produced side-effects you weren’t too keen on. It’s possible that you’ve been to a doctor who [...]
For years I have been successfully treating stress with acupuncture, massage and adjustments, then adding nutritional advice and suggesting homoeopathics for self-administration. Stress depletes the B group of vitamins and often magnesium levels also fall.
Your immune system is quickly exhausted if stress is allowed to become chronic. You become susceptible [...]
Anxiety needs reassurance that the person is safe within their boundaries, whether these are physical or emotional. If the former, certain measures may need to be taken; if the latter, then my choice is the Bach Flower remedies aspen and agrimony, together with other remedies chosen after questioning the patient. I suggest an affirmation to [...]
Acupuncture gave him immediate relief at the site of pain.
It is embarrassing to have to try desperately not to wet yourself when you laugh, cough or sneeze. The pelvic floor muscles have become weakened when you have babies, have surgery, arrive at menopause with the invariable loss of oestrogen, become overweight or suffer constipation. Another [...]
‘My back goes out more than I do . . .’
Ageing is a normal and natural process, as is having grandchildren. But injuries will occur when you bend over to lift them up. I call it grandma syndrome.
A fifteen-month-old bundle who runs to you to [...]
Faulty digestion means that there is a problem in the functioning of the stomach. Your stomach is the engine of your machine. Without its proper function, you will not go too far. Recognise that indigestion is a cry for help, and don’t just take antacids and hope you can continue in the same old way.
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Two specific problems that have a direct bearing on headaches can arise when using spectacles. Firstly, as more and more people are using computers it becomes important to be able to see the screen clearly. We look at the computer screen from considerably further than the distance at which we read a book, so glasses [...]
One of the biggest misconceptions about headaches is that they’re commonly due to high blood pressure. Certainly, patients with severe hypertension get headaches, and those with moderate blood pressure seem to be more prone to headaches from other sources, but there is no hard and fast relationship between blood pressure and headaches. In fact, high [...]
The arachnoid is one of three layers of tissue which cover the brain in much the same way that a loaf of bread is wrapped in thin cellophane. The main blood vessels supplying the brain itself run between the arachnoid and the next layer of covering. In a sub-arachnoid haemorrhage, one of these blood vessels [...]
The sinuses are large hollowed-out areas in the hones at the front of the skull. We need them for two reasons. Without sinuses the bones would be solid and heavy, so that our heads would tend to drop forward, especially as the bones concerned are at the front of the face, well away from the [...]