Everyone knows that we need to keep well hydrated and that drinking plenty of water is good for us – the major question is how much is good for us and can you drink too much? There have been many studies into how much water people should drink every day and most studies agree [...]
How much water should we have?
The Benefits of Yoga
At the moment I have been really getting back into yoga – or body balance as it is called at my gym. I think yoga is a great way to relax, work muscles that I didn’t know I had and regain my focus. Yoga has recently become the must-do sport for most celebrities such as [...]
The Benefits of Green Tea
No longer are people satisfied with the good old builders brew, there are now hundreds of options available when it comes to choosing a cup of tea. There is the traditional English breakfast tea (a personal favourite of mine) there is now an array of other teas available, such as herbal and detoxing teas, the [...]
The Brain Diet!
There is a now a diet for every part of your body – there is the detox diet which is designed to cleanse your liver, etc and now there is a diet that is designed for our brains! We are constantly told by advertising companies, magazines and ‘industry experts’ to keep our ‘hearts healthy’ [...]
Alcohol levels – know your limit this summer
Well, as its technically meant to be summer – although you wouldn’t think so judging by the torrential rain we’ve had over the last few weeks, it means all day BBQ’s and all day drinking. It is therefore more important than ever that people are aware of the safe limits in order for them to [...]
Obscure alternative health treatments
Many people regularly undergo alternative health treatments such as aromatherapy, yoga and magnetic therapy all the time, but what about more obscure methods to promote well-being? Here are a couple of the most obscure (and kind of nasty) ones:
• Ear Candling – You might have heard of this one; it is where specialist ear candles are [...]
What is magnetic therapy?
Put simply, magnetic therapy is an alternative health application designed to relieve pain, improve sleep and alleviate the symptoms of various degenerative diseases. It is apparently safe, as it only involves the application of specialist magnets to various parts of the body.
How does magnetic therapy work?
One negative aspect of magnetic therapy is that no one [...]
Osteopathy utilises manipulation and massage to distress muscles
This is a technique that uses manipulation and massage to help distressed muscles and joins around the body to make the work smoothly. The actual profession first began back in 1892 by Dr Andrew Taylor who opened Americas first school of Osteopathic Medicine. He had discovered that the ailments and disorders could [...]
Reflexology and Massage Therapy
Reflexology is a technique of diagnosis and treatment in which areas of the body particularly the feet are massaged to alleviate pain or other symptoms in the organs of the body. It is thought to have originated five hundred years ago in china and also used by ancient Egyptians. Dr William Fitzgerald introduced [...]
Next Generation Vision Correction
From the good old days of wearing spec and visiting your local optician for a eye check new technology advances are now giving individuals a choice of continuing to wear specs or have laser eye surgery carried out. Some of the first treatments for the vision correction took place back in 1991 – nearly [...]