Alternative Health News

The tests for Glaucoma are quite straight forward and are carried out by opticians. They view the optic nerve at the back of the eye with a special light and measure the pressure in the eye. Sometimes they may carry out a field test to check the peripheral vision. People over 40 [...]

Glaucoma is the official name given to group of eye conditions where the optic nerve at the back of the eye is damaged. This can be caused by increased pressure from the fluid in the eye – the damage caused by the condition depends on the amount of pressure and how long it has [...]

Many people in the UK are affected by this visual impairment which is caused by old age. It’s due to the circulation in the eye which becomes poor and lead up to a build up of waste products in the macular region of the retina. This means that your eyes don’t work as [...]

There are many herbal supplements you can take to improve your eyes, but if you suffer from myopia, hyperopia or astigmatism, they aren’t going to make a great deal of difference.
These are significant conditions that generally have a genetic cause. If your parents both wear glasses, chances are you will too.
Many years ago, the genes [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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’ [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]