Varicose veins are normally associated with women more than men. It is a common problem and years ago it was considered unsightly and sufferers would cover their legs up with thick black stockings.
The main cause of this condition is due to blood flowing to a persons heart through their veins and then back again through [...]
How to manage Varicose Veins
Four Home Remedies to keep out the cold
In the autumn and winter months ahead there are days when we feel that we can stand the cool air with the leaves swirling around. Once the leaves have dropped from the trees and winter starts to settle in with its cold winds which seeps through a winter coat. This is the time that feeling cosy and [...]
General Fitness Home Remedies to beat sickness
If you have ever thought you feel you need to beat off the sickness bug and yet you have no time to join a gym. If you are living on a budget there are fitness routines that can be assessed as home remedies.
The most popular exercise that all the family can take part in is [...]
Healing Touch the Alternative Therapy
Massage isn’t just about the massage but pampering the skin on our bodies.
Once you have had a massage you feel on top of the world and your mind and body will have the feel good endorphins in abundance.
Massage can help to relieve stress and insomnia. Massage it self can not take away pain but it [...]
Arthritis the Chronic disease
Arthritis is a chronic disease that can affect anyone. The cause as far as western medicine is concerned is unknown. However the Chinese practitioners believe it is a form of stagnation in the blood that they call Qi (vital energy).
The disease can vary for each person and how much it can hurt each individual. Joints [...]
Snoring can be helped
Snoring is caused by a blockage in the airflow and can be a sign of a more serious problem. This can be stopped but if it a permanent condition than it is adviseable to consult a doctor.
There can be frustration between partners and in an extreme case when there is interruption of a good nights [...]
Chinese Herbal Therapy
Traditional medicine is usually known simply as TCM and has existed over four thousand years. It is a comprehensive medical system with its own principles, diagnostic methods and therapies.
Traditional Chinese practitioners view a person’s body as an organic network of meridians which connect and co-ordinate with person’s internal organs, muscles, bones, tendons and skin.
Chinese herbs [...]
Antibiotics and Aromatherapy Oils
If you visit a doctor with a cold or the dreaded flu bug they will not prescribe for you anti-biotics. Mostly it is annoying at the time but the truth is that in the long run taking too many anti-biotics can lower the protectiveness of the body’s immune sustem.
Using chosen aromatherapy oils which are taken [...]
Aromatherapy Massage for dogs
We are a dog loving nation and no one is going to deny that. However even by our standards there has been an upturn of events which has led to owners treating their pooches as babies.
Some of these ‘babies’ are small enough to fit into their owners handbags and have become part of the fashion [...]
Five Secrets Ways to look after yourself
If you have you ever wondered how to look after your body without having to ask a Gynaecologist embarrassing questions then you may find some of the answers listed below.
1. Look after the liver and it will reduce symptoms of pre-menstrual tension. Cut down on alcohol and take extra vitamins such as Vitamin C and E.
2. If [...]