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Aromatherapists and Oil Burners

Posted under Aromatherapy - Aug 30th, 08 - No Comments

Aromatherapist practitioners have been using essential oils that have been passed down for generations as a massage therapy but they have an extra tool that assists them in calming clients in their clinics and can be used at home as well.
The aromatherapy oil burner is a simple but effective way of having the essential oils [...]

Hot Stone Therapy Massage

Posted under General - Aug 29th, 08 - No Comments

Hot Stone Therapy is a full massage for the body that is relaxing and can relax, calm and energise you while keeping all the stress and anxieties on the outside world as you float into a blissful state.
A trained holistic practitioner will place the hot basalt stones on the body to allow the iron and [...]

Nettles that do not sting Asthma sufferers

Posted under Herbalism - Aug 28th, 08 - 1 Comment

If you are an asthma sufferer you may decide to visit a holistic therapist and be surprised that after the initial consultation you are offered a cup of nettle tea and be advised by the therapist it is part of the treatment that can be easily slotted in to your every day life. Nettle tea [...]

Cancer and the use of complementary medicine

Posted under General - Aug 27th, 08 - No Comments

A study was done in America by telephone and by letter to find how many cancer patients use complementary and alternative health remedies to help with their cancer; nearly half of the people asked had or still used the alternative home remedies that are available.
The alternative therapies that people are using in their every day [...]

The uses of Topical Gels

Posted under General - Aug 26th, 08 - No Comments

Holistic practitioners are enthusing about herbal remedies known as Topical Gels that can be used for the treatments of skin conditions including genital warts.
The main ingredients that the gels promote are tea tree oil, salicylic acid and the red grape seed that we normally assume belongs in the wine we drink, this is contributing to [...]

Healthy Skin Tone and You

Posted under General - Aug 25th, 08 - No Comments

When we have had a shower in the morning we feel refreshed  and then a couple of hours later if you catch a glimpse of yourself in a mirror you notice the skin tone is looking a bit dull and when you feel the skin you find the texture is poor, and wonder how to [...]

A Healthy Recipe for success

Posted under Herbalism - Aug 24th, 08 - No Comments

The modern day herbalist or practitioner is now looking at nutrition and creating a menu of various herbs to tempt the dieters or even the non dieters to look into the recipes and ideas that can be used at a fraction of the cost and helps remain healthy.
When you pick up a book and look [...]

A practical way to help sinus problems

Posted under General - Aug 23rd, 08 - No Comments

Naturopathic therapists and healing practitioners all concentrate on helping clients by asking them to breathe correctly. However this is some times not as easy as it sounds due to the person having sinus problems which block the nasal passages.
It is possible to fix sinus problems now, not with counter sales of drugs at the chemist [...]

The Connection to a Crystal

Posted under Crystal Healing - Aug 22nd, 08 - No Comments

Many practitioners and therapists are achieving good results by using crystals in their treatments. They ask the client to hold a crystal which in turn helps the body to relax and absorb any negative energy that it may be holding on to.
When the crystals have been used on a person then the practitioner or therapist [...]

NLP. (Neuro Linguisitic Programming). The family Alternative Therapist

Posted under NLP - Aug 21st, 08 - No Comments

NLP was first recognised by two gentlemen in the 70’s. Mr Richard Bandler and John Grinder, who were studying therapy at the time. They were studying hypnosis, linguistics, anthropologists and psychoanalysts. The idea is to look at the sensory information that gives us our thoughts and ideas which affects our state and behaviour and [...]