Finding the ‘Right’ Health System – Confused by Choice ?
If you attend a complementary health exhibition you will probably feel overwhelmed by the wide range of therapies available. How can you possibly decide which would be best for you?...
Strong Bones for Life – Understanding Osteoporosis
A gradual decrease in bone density is a normal part of the aging process. Our bones increase in density until we are in our late 20s, but from about the...
International Yoga Day 2015 – A World First
The development of yoga can be traced back to over 5,000 years ago in Northern India, but some researchers believe that it could in fact be up to 10,000 years...
Treating Chronic Skin Ailments
Chronic skin complaints such as acne, eczema or psoriasis can in the long term cause permanent damage to several layers of skin. Scarring, for example, is a normal part of...
How Does a Body Develop a Sickness?
It goes without saying that any one of us can ‘pick up’ a sickness at any time. However, chronic conditions do not generally develop overnight, and there is much that...
Choosing Health Products – How Research Confuses Consumers
People spend billions each year on diets, treatments and supplements in an attempt to stay healthy, but with the vast amount of frequently contradictory information being conveyed by the media, it...
Postnatal Depression…..Or Depletion?
Some readers of these blogs may have seen a recent report in the press about the work of an Australian family practitioner, Dr. Oscar Serrallach, who runs an integrative heath...
The Total Health Solution : Ayurvedic Medicines Vs Pharmaceutical Drugs
It is true to say that a large percentage of pharmaceutical drugs are derived from chemicals which have been isolated from plants. However, the similarity to Ayurvedic herbal medicines ends...
Karmic Sickness – Forewarned is Forearmed
I remember in my early days as a practitioner of Ayurveda being warned by a guru of the great power of our Karma, and the many ways that it can...