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  1. Ozone Therapy

    Whilst Oxygen therapy is an umbrella term for over 50 different methods that all seek to de-toxify the body by flooding it with oxygen, Ozone therapy is the most researched and wid...more

  2. P.C., Gender, Interprofessional Discord and Integration

    In the Integrated Medicine column this month Leon Chaitow looks at several issues in alternative medicine where discord, confusion and imbalance exist within alternative medicine a...more

  3. Pacific Essences - Gifts from the Sea

    The greens and golds and persimmon of the Arbutus trees and the blue of the Pacific Ocean called us to this island in 1981. This jewel in the Pacific is the home and birthplace of ...more

  4. Pain

    We regard the development of scientific means for alleviating pain, and the development of more and more humane cultural practices as the marks of advanced civilization.more

  5. Pain - Relationship Between Body and Psyche

    Sue Green looks into many aspects of pain and the different ways in which it can be viewed. Pain can be a signal that something is out of balance, for example pain can be a sign ...more

  6. Pain and Inflammation

    Although pain and inflammation are important life processes – pain warns that something is wrong, and inflammation is a protective mechanism that allows healing to take place – in ...more

  7. Painkiller Addiction

    Addiction to painkillers (analgesics) is a major problem that affects up to one million people in the UK,[1] and many more in other countries, including in Europe[2-4] and the USA.[...more

  8. Pains but no Gains

    The author explains that unless something is shaped properly for performing its function, problems are definitely going to arise, giving the example of trying to ride a bicycle with...more

  9. Paint and let live

    We are still being poisoned by lead paint. Children's intellectual development is being impaired by lead poisoning from paint. The increase in the incidence of tuberculosis has in ...more

  10. Panchakarma - Ayurvedic Science of Rejuvenation and Detoxification

    Pancha (five) Karma (action) is an Ayurvedic therapy that aims to cleanse the body of toxins and reduce or eliminate the build up of excess doshas in the body. It is based on the b...more

  11. Panchakarma and Ayurvedic Massage

    Ayurveda offers a variety of healing therapies that nurture, balance and heal the mind and body. Ayurveda's most powerful method of rejuvenation and purification for the mind and b...more

  12. Pancreatic Cancer Treatment

    Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest cancers. It has high mortality rates and limited treatment options. Only about 10% of people live five years or longer when diagnosed. Foll...more

  13. Pandemic Rehabilitation of Spine Surgery

    In these pandemic times, one assumes that patients are prone to staying still and to staying isolated. Not so! My observation is that something happens, and there is a significant b...more

  14. Parenting through peer support

    The Child Development Program, developed in the late 1970s was initially based on specially trained health visitors. This program was planned to help and empower parents not to i...more

  15. Paresh Rink Bodyworker

    Paresh Rink, a bodywork details the training in the UK and USA to become a fully fledged bodyworker.more

  16. Park Attwood Clinic - An individual approach to health care

    In Britain there is one well established residential clinic where people who are chronically ill may receive treatment of body, soul and spirit. It is unique, and deserves to be ...more

  17. Parkinson's Disease

    There are about 120,000 people in the UK with Parkinson's Disease, a progressive disorder of the central nervous system affecting muscular movement. This article by June Butlin mak...more

  18. Parkinson's Disease Project

    Is Aromatherapy an effective treatment for Parkinson's Disease - Report and Summary of Results. The idea to carry out a trial on people suffering from Parkinson's Disease originate...more

  19. Parkinsons Disease and Cervical Dystonia

    I had a very Interesting Case Today The patient is a 51 year old lady who presented with a diagnosis of ‘Parkinson's disease’ and ‘Cervical Dystonia’. She was very nervous with a h...more

  20. Partners Yoga

    Yoga practice is extremely versatile; it can be practised in solitude or in the more social atmosphere of a class situation and can be modified to suit age, ability and need.more

  21. Partnership in Pregnancy and Childbirth - A Specific Massage Programme

    The author explains the aims and benefits of this programme on complementary therapy technique LK Massage Programme within the maternity setting,  adding that it allows the partner...more

  22. Past Lives - Beyond an Experience and into Healing

    Thousands of ordinary people have provided reports of near death experiences, of leaving their body and entering a tunnel. Often they come back with memories of obscure details of t...more

  23. Past, Present and Future Dangers From Self Delusions

    This article expresses most strongly the importance of being true to oneself, and the dangers for both self and society of trusting the intellectual processes of the brain, and all...more

  24. Paths Through Life

    In his column this month Sheldon Litt addresses the question of the path each of us takes through life. In writing the on going story of our life each of us is his own script write...more

  25. Patient Expectations and Belief - Placebo or a Treatment Bonus

    A claim regularly put forward by detractors of complementary medicine is that one of the reasons that patients benefit from complementary healthcare treatments is the time the pract...more

  26. Patients can do Much to Manage their Autoimmunity through Diet and Lifestyle Strategies

    Autoimmune conditions represent a significant public health concern, affecting a substantial number of individuals globally. According to the American Autoimmune Related Diseases A...more

  27. Peace and Harmony in Holistic Medicine?

    Peace and Harmony in Holistic Medicine? You would think so but the truth is there exists a tendency, currently awesomely evident, for displays of mutual animosity, antagonism and...more

  28. Pelvic Integrity - Centering the Core

    Liz Koch has made a lifelong study of the psoas muscle and sees the pelvis as the keystone of our structural system. It is not only the base of support for the upper body, but tran...more

  29. Pelvic Organ Prolapse: Help and Hope

    Women in every country around the world experience symptoms of POP yet have little idea what is occurring in their bodies because they are too embarrassed to discuss it with anyone....more

  30. Pelvis to Earth Alignment

    It is a great privilege that we Homo-sapiens have been endowed with an Osseous Foundation by the ‘Powers That Be’ in that the bony frame, the skeleton, has been given a Base (pelvis...more

  31. People-Powered Health - Co-creating a New Story of Health: Reflections inspired by the Quilligan Seminar on Health Commons [2]

    My health, your health and the health of all of us is more important than to leave it in the hands of medical experts alone. People know that. More and more often they come togeth...more

  32. Perception – A Homeopathic View

    Samuel Hahnemann, the founder of Homeopathy penned a multitude of books during his lifetime, one of which was entitled The Organon.[1]  I have found this book to be invaluable when ...more

  33. Perceptual Enhancement Programme by Inside-Out Learning

    This article describes the idea behind the perceptual learning programme developed by Inside-Out Learning, the key features of the programme and the benefits achievable.more

  34. Perfect Nutrition – Perfect Medicine – Liquefied Seeds

    The Budwig Center says, “Seeds may be tiny, but they’re packed with nutrients like protein, fibre, iron, vitamins and omega-3 fatty acids. They truly provide ‘energy bursting with ...more

  35. Perseverance and Endurance in Nutritional Therapy

    One of the fundamental principles of optimum nutrition is a time delay in the healing process. Nutrients in the form of foods, supplements and herbs do not produce an instant overn...more

  36. Personal Growth And Insight

    In 1985 I got involved with a personal development seminar company called Insight, which has become a very important part of my life. So much so that I now travel around the world ...more

  37. Personal Transformation to Healing

    Transformative healing is a form of energy healing, based on the understanding that there is an energy interplay between the mind, body and soul, a form of power, which needs to be...more

  38. Personality, Types and the Energygram

    This article is a detailed account of personality types, based on the idea that very early in life we choose what kind of a person to be.more

  39. Personalized Nutrition Changing Lives?

    New research into health trends has confirmed that intuitive and mindful eating can assist in the management of a number of chronic health conditions. The discovery, made by researc...more

  40. Personalized Nutrition Getting Easily Accessible and Simplified for Everyone

    Research conducted by Kilo Health has confirmed that mindful eating can help manage chronic diseases such as diabetes and hypertension. As a result, it's clear that a personalized, ...more

  41. Personology - Connections between Physical Structure and Personality

    Personology is the knowledge of the personality or character of man. It is both an ancient and modern method dealing with interpersonal communication, and is based on scientific emp...more

  42. Perspectives And Perceptions: Am I the Real Me? (Part 1 of 2)

    Our perspectives are formed partly by through experience and partly through inheritance, at an early age.  Our perspectives can be the determining factor in sickness or in health. ...more

  43. Peruvian Natural Resources to Benefit European Markets

    Did you know that Peru's endemic plant species offer vast applications of natural ingredients for the European food, cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries?more

  44. Pesticides - an holistic view

    "Eating an organic apple every day is 100,000 times more likely to give you cancer than eating food contaminated with residues of the pesticide lindane". This statement is meaningl...more

  45. Pesticides and Breast Cancer

    Past and current use of organochlorine pesticides has led to the pollution of the entire globe, with detectable levels in the body fat of nearly everyone in the world. Could pestic...more

  46. Pesticides and Chemicals Update

    Following on from her article on the Health Risk of Pesticides in Issue 127, the author (winner of the prestigious Andrew Lees Memorial Award at the 2006 Environment and Media Awar...more

  47. Peter Hall’s Weight Loss Using the ‘Get Slim Guaranteed’ Programme

    Most people know what they need to do to lose weight …. eat less, eat healthily and exercise more. All weight loss articles, except this one, tend to be variations on this theme. I...more

  48. Pets as Therapy: The Ultimate Guide

    Animals have been bringing smiles to our faces for years, but that’s just scratching the surface of what they’re capable of. Animal-assisted therapy (often shortened to AAT) has so...more

  49. PFAS – The Unfolding Chemical Disaster

    We are being bombarded by human-made chemicals every day. There is increasing evidence that this chemical burden is overwhelming our internal biotransformation and detoxification ca...more

  50. Pharmaceutical Quality Lavender Oil Significantly Improves Anxiety Induced Insomnia

    Pharmaceutical quality lavender oil has a significant anxiolytic (anxiety relieving) effect and improves insomnia when taken orally as a daily capsule, new data shows.[1]more

  51. Pharmacological Activity and Benefits Of Anonna Squamosa Linn for Human Health

    Annona Squamosa are generally known as Annona squamosa in the language of the United Kingdom. Some pharmacological activity such as anti-malaria, anti-tumour, anti-diabetic, anti-in...more

  52. Phobias and Fears

    In his column Sheldon Litt looks at fears and phobias, the reasons for them, their treatment and the hidden issues that may lie behind them.more

  53. Photic Stimulation - Novel Light Treatment Proves Very Effective

    Fifteen minutes a day of home treatment with flickering light has been shown to be remarkably effective for PMS, migraine, and a variety of other stubborn disorders.more

  54. Photodynamic Therapy for Cancer

    This article focuses on the use of PhotoDynamic Therapy (PDT) for illnesses and diseases. This treatment by light, unlike ultraviolet, infrared and the highly concentrated light of...more

  55. Physical Activity and Cancer

    When weighing up the risk of cancer from food, it's not only what you put into your body that matters, although the type and quantity of food certainly contribute to cancer risk. H...more

  56. Physical Activity and Health

    The lack of physical activity is one of the less desirable consequences of our transport system. The dominance of the motor vehicle is not the only cause of our increasing lack of ...more

  57. Physical and Emotional Holding as a Result of Injury, Stress and Trauma

    By addressing the physiology we can begin to change habitual physical and emotional holding patterns, and with skilful application of fascial techniques, bound down tissues soften a...more

  58. Physical and Spiritual Transformation - Principles of Aikido

    This article provides a detailed account of Aikido; its history, principles and purpose, which is summed up in the statement ‘To injure your opponent is to injure yourself’, and ...more

  59. Physical Fitness, Energy and Vitality

    In this article the authors focus on a few exclusive herbal formulations for regaining vitality, physical fitness and energy. They also include brief comments by young professional...more

  60. Physiotherapy Case Studies

    The following series of case studies were all carried out by members of Physiofirst (the Organisation of Chartered Physiotherapists in Private Practice).more

  61. Physiotherapy Today

    Physiotherapy today is defined as: "A systematic method of assessing musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, respiratory and neurological disorders of function including pain and those of...more

  62. Phytobiophysics - A New Philosophy

    Phytobiophysics is a new and relevant scientific approach to the problems of mankind that incorporates modern knowledge, traditional therapies and ancient wisdom. Above all it is a...more

  63. Phytoestrogens Re-Examined

    Phytoestrogens are plant compounds that are able to mimic the action of steroidal oestrogen in the body, the dominant form in the human diet being flavonoids, which can be divided ...more

  64. Phytomedical Treatment of Eczema

    The word eczema comes from the Greek word “ekzein” which means “to boil.” Eczema is a dry skin condition and highly individual in terms that it varies from person to person and come...more

  65. Pictures Show How Colour Blind People See the World

    Colour blindness affects approximately 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women across the world. This means that there are almost 3 million citizens who are colour blind in the UK. In colla...more

  66. Pilates – Reshaping, Strengthening the Body and Core, Improving Flexibility, without Stressing the Joints

    With over 20 years experience, having taught Pilates around the world, working in London, Parrot Cay, Turks and Caicos and the USA... passionate Pilates Instructor and Founder of Pu...more

  67. Pilates For Optimum Health and Fitness

    Pilates is a form of body conditioning with exercises that systematically work the major muscle groups of the body with attention focused on correct breathing, alignment, controlle...more

  68. Pilates for Optimum Health and Fitness

    Good health and wellbeing are not to be regarded as something of a luxury or some kind of self-indulgence - both are an essential part of a successful, forward thinking and fulfill...more

  69. Pilates for Today

    Pilates looks after the basics of posture, the cardiovascular system, breathing and reduces stress to make it, according to the author, the most suitable method to counterbalance o...more

  70. Piriformis Syndrome

    A referred posterior leg pain condition described as a compression or irritation of the sciatic nerve by a contracted or stretched piriformis muscle. The syndrome is six times more ...more

  71. Planetary Herbal Wisdom Interview with Michael Tierra

    Michael Tierra, a leading herbalist from the US, speaks to Helen Morris about his commitment to using the wisdom of many traditions of herbal medicine, and his concerns about “the ...more

  72. Planning for your GP Trip: Six Steps to Understanding your Pain

    It’s one thing to go and see your doctor. It’s quite another to be able to accurately describe your pain. After all, we all have different pain thresholds, so describing the intensi...more

  73. Plant Medicines and Shamanic Healing

    This article focuses on the medicinal use of plants by the Shamans of the Amazon and how they help us with our deepest spiritual experiences and development of consciousness. The a...more

  74. Plant Sterols/Sterolins for Optimum Immunity

    This article will be of interest to readers seeking help with immune-system related challenges, and to practitioners working with such individuals.more

  75. Plantar Fasciitis

    Plantar fasciitis is an inflammation of the plantar fascia, the ligament that attaches the heel bone to muscle.  When the ligament is overused through excessive running, jumping et...more

  76. Play to Live

    Regular columnist Vivienne Silver-Leigh reminds us of the importance of play. She quotes Elizabeth Kubler-Ross and David Kessler on the theme of playing, that: "Playing keeps us yo...more

  77. Play, Learn, Grow: Why Playgrounds are Vital to Childhood Development

    Although public-use playgrounds have suffered as a result of budgetary concerns, outdoor play remains vitally important to childhood development. This kind of play informs children...more

  78. Podiatry - Importance of the Foot

    This features look in depth at the way your feet can affect other areas of your body. Podiatry is the profession which specializes in the treatment, diagnosis and prevention of foo...more

  79. Poetry for Health and Healing

    After a heart quadruple bypass operation in 1999, for poet and novelist Steve Jaffes, something magical started happening one day as he was writing the journal in which he vented a...more

  80. Poison Ivy Strikes Again

    This article, by one of our regular feature writers, examines the case of Ann, who had been plagued by psoriasis for twenty years. Her body was marked by large, scaly patches of th...more

  81. Poison Pills

    We live in a perpetual healthcare hurricane, a marketing storm whipped up continuously with tidings of pharmacological breakthroughs and admonitions to submit to preventive screenin...more

  82. Poisoned - Side Effects of Mercury Amalgam Fillings

    The author relates his personal experience of the effects that mercury amalgam fillings have had on his life – of his resulting ill health and subsequent recovery.more

  83. Polarity Therapy

    Polarity Therapy was developed by Dr Randolph Stone in the USA from 1945 to 1973. He integrated his knowledge of osteopathy, chiropractic and naturopathy with an understanding of e...more

  84. Polarity Therapy - Part II

    In Part II of a two part series the author talks about fascia and the energy flows. more

  85. Polarity Therapy - Touch with Awareness

    This article will be of interest to clients seeking healing through touch, and to practitioners who may wish to enhance their work with healing through Therapeutic Touch, Reiki, Sh...more

  86. Polarity Therapy: Linking Ancient Knowledge and Modern Physics

    What is Polarity Therapy? Polarity therapy is a system of holistic healthcare based on an understanding of the flow of life energy. Life energy must flow correctly to maintain opti...more

  87. Polycystic Ovaries: Conception following Nutritional Programme

    Despite the remarkable breakthrough that IVF (in-vitro fertilization) has made in the treatment of infertility, Penny Crowther points out that there are other more natural and less...more

  88. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

    Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is a complex condition that affects about one in 10 women in the UK. Symptoms include irregular or absent periods, ovulation problems and inferti...more

  89. Polymyalgia Rheumatica - Is it a Dental Problem?

    It was interesting to come across a patient who had been diagnosed with Polymyalgia Rheumatica. This is a self-completed list of the symptoms that the patient presented with:more

  90. Polymyalgia rheumatica succumbs again!

    Susan came to me eight months ago, more or less in despair. She had been diagnosed as suffering from polymyalgia rheumatica eighteen months beforehand. Her story started three ye...more

  91. Poor Little Rich Thief

    With so many financial scandals effecting peoples health is may be time for us to put things in prospective before our health suffers.more

  92. Portrait of Natural Health Clinic

    In this article on the portrait of Natural Health Clinic, the author provides a summary of this clinic which he runs, and also shares his views on when people do seek alternative t...more

  93. Positive Effects of Theragem Treatment

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  94. Positive Emotions - The Secret to Positive Health?

    Traditional stress management techniques usually deal with stress after the fact, hours after your body has been subjected to heavy tides of adrenaline and pulses of cortisol. ...<...more

  95. Positive Health of Mind and Body

    The author illustrates what she calls the “universal natural law that whatever we do in this life will eventually come back in exactly the same proportions” by relating the story o...more

  96. Post Treatment Re-Action following the Application of Alternative Medicine

    Many 'alternative' therapies engender a re-action as a result of administering their remedies first time round for a given ailment. These re-actions usually do not exceed beyond the...more

  97. Post Viral Syndrome / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

    In my early twenties I suffered with a nasty virus that left me feeling so debilitated that I was unable to work for a while. I recall falling asleep during a conversation taking p...more

  98. Posture And Balance

    Both of the terms posture and balance seem to speak of stillness, but it is rather that they are continually with us, most noticed when the flurry of activity ceases.  And every mov...more

  99. Potential of Mushroom Supplementation to Inhibit Progression of Alzheimer´s Disease

    The World Health Organization reports that 47.5 million people are affected by dementia worldwide. With aging populations and 7.7 million new cases each year, the burden of illness ...more

  100. Power Assisted Micro-Manipulation

    Power Assisted Micro-Manipulation by Irene Phillips the first osteopath to be using Power-Assisted Micro-Manipulation. The treatment is carried out working on all levels of the spi...more

  101. Power Plants and Runes

    The word rune means 'a mystery' and it is also believed to come from a root, meaning 'to whisper' and 'a secret'. This is how the runes were passed on. The knowledge was a secret, ...more

  102. Practical Advice for Reflexologists and Complementary Therapists

    In this article the author offers advice on how Reflexologists and Complementary Therapists can improve the quality of their service to keep and attract more clients.more

  103. Practical Ayurveda - Sattvic Qualities for a Healthy Mind and Body

    Ayurveda, the Indian traditional medicine and 'science of life' is becoming more widely known outside of India and recognized as a truly holistic means of health care.more

  104. Practical Meditation

    Meditation has been used for thousands of years, in many different ways and in cultures across the globe. It is thought primarily to be an Eastern practice as a means to finding sp...more

  105. Practical NLP: Negotiating Being Fat

    The author gives an account of her personal history of having been told by her doctor to lose ten pounds, when she was fourteen, and weighed eight stone nine pounds. She did this s...more

  106. Practical NLP: Separation and Separateness

    The author offers some keys to healthier relationships, particularly with our partners.   She also explains the difference between separation and separateness, and how men and wo...more

  107. Practical Protection for Practitioners

    This column is aimed to help practitioners practise in a professional manner which protects them and their clients. The author shares her views on what a Professional Practice is...more

  108. Practical Uses of NLP, and What Is It About Wheelchairs?

    Just a quick refresher about metaprogrammes, first!more

  109. Practical Ways You can help Someone with a Cancer Diagnosis

    A cancer diagnosis touches everyone, friends, family, colleagues and of course the person who has cancer. It’s is not often recognized that those surrounding a cancer patient have...more

  110. Practitioners Must State The Case For Complementary and Alternative Medicine

    This is an urgent call to all practitioners to state the case for complementary and alternative medicine.  The view accepted and promoted by the media is that because CAM lacks the...more

  111. Prana and Wellbeing

    The concept that everything in nature is permeated by energy, was fundamental to the philosophies of ancient civilisations such as China, Japan and India, and remains so today. The...more

  112. Prana for Health - No Touch Energy Healing

    In this article the authors discuss the benefits of pranic healing, a no drug, no touch therapy, which is easy to learn and open to everyone. It resulted from over thirty years of ...more

  113. Pratima - Female Spiritual Teacher

    Pratima was born as Michele Mumford in Liverpool in 1952 to two University Professors. She was brought up in England and received her B.A. Hons. in Philosophy and Comparative Relig...more

  114. Preeclampsia - Nutritional Factors

    I wrote these thoughts on preeclampsia for a South African doctor; this information should be public knowledge.more

  115. Premature Menopause

    Clinical nutritionist Kate Neil presents a case study of a 25-year-old woman, who appeared to be suffering from premature menopause, having not had a period for five years.more

  116. Prenatal and Birth Therapy - Healing our Earliest Wounds from Conception to Birth

    Prenatal and birth therapy was developed by Dr Raymond Castellino as a powerful method of working with babies and their families in order to resolve traumatic imprinting that origi...more

  117. Preparing for the cold season

    Primary prevention of infection can be assisted by taking certain herbs and spices. To enhance our immunity, the author suggests including spices such as ginger, cinnamon, cardam...more

  118. Prescribing on a Keynote

    Choosing a homeopathic medicine on the basis of a single keynote symptom is neither recommended nor reliable. However, there are instances when a keynote symptom can be an importan...more

  119. Pressure Plate Analysis of Rothbarts Foot and the PreClinical Clubfoot Deformity

    Standing barefooted, surface area (X) and media pressure (Y) readings were recorded on 11 PreClinical Clubfoot Patients and 6 Rothbarts Foot subjects using the Podolab 2000 pressure...more

  120. Preventing Coronary Heart Disease and Strokes

    Are you at risk of coronary heart disease or strokes? It is possible to minimize that risk by your own actions? In the author's experience, when people really understand what is go...more

  121. Preventing Female Heart Disease

    In the thick of the covid pandemic, there has been a lot of attention on supporting the immune system.  Whilst this is a good idea, it’s only part of the picture. In this article, I...more

  122. Preventing Plane Pain - Looking After your Joints when Travelling

    When you’re off relaxing or enjoying yourself at the beach or in the countryside, surely you’re looking after your health by taking time out? Whilst this is certainly true for easi...more

  123. Preventing Prostate Cancer Through Diet

    Prostate gland problems affects 30% of men aged 20-40, 50% of men by 60, rising to 80% by 80, and prostate cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death in men in the UK. ...more

  124. Prevention Of Ageing With Ayurveda

    This is a very detailed account of the Ayurvedic approach to ageing, including recommendations about nutrition, life-style and attitudes, and specific Ayurvedic remedies.more

  125. Prevention of Atopic Asthma

    House dust mites are found in most houses. Their numbers have increased dramatically in recent years, and there is evidence that this has led to a corresponding rise in the number ...more

  126. Prevention of Back Pain

    It is staggering to think that back pain will affect so many adults. Back pain in its various forms will affect 80% of people at some stage during their adult lives. This is the gr...more

  127. Prevention of Injury Through Strength Training

    Anyone who is active will tell you that the most annoying barrier to continuing his or her sport or activity of choice is injury. It comes without warning, it is always inconvenient...more

  128. Prevention or Cure: Are all Fish Oils Equal? Part II

    In the second part of David Taylor's Expert Column about fish oils, he looks at how we should take fish oils, whether they contain any contaminants and finally how well they work...more

  129. Prevention or Cure: What's the Problem with Milk?

    The author looks at milk and why, like other white dietary products – salt, sugar, white flour, white rice, and white pasta – it should be excluded from our diet. He explains that ...more

  130. Primary Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

    Kate Neil looks at the causes, symptoms and nutritional treatment of primary polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), a common hormonal problem affecting menstruating women, using the s...more

  131. Primordial Sound Meditation

    Primordial Sound Meditation is a mantra meditation that was developed by Dr Deepak Chopra from an ancient tradition.more

  132. Probiotic Power: Are you Getting the Right Bugs?

    This article focuses on probiotics, the beneficial lactic acid producing bacteria which inhabit our intestines. Milk, for one provides a good example, 'coz when soured it turns int...more

  133. Probiotics - What they are and what they do

    The term "probiotic" covers microbial food supplements whose primary aim is to improve the health and well being of the consumer.more

  134. Probiotics and Sleep Support

    Sleep disorders are a major public health concern in the world, affecting millions of individuals and contributing to a wide range of health problems. Sleep is crucial for physical ...more

  135. Probiotics and the Immune System

    Probiotics are live microorganisms that confer health benefits when consumed in adequate amounts. They are found in various foods and dietary supplements, including yogurt, kefir, a...more

  136. Probiotics:The missing link between health and disease

    Intestinal dysbiosis – unbalanced intestinal bacterial flora – may be the link between food and lifestyle and its impact upon health and disease.more

  137. Problems Affecting Muscles and Joints

    Mary Martin demonstrates how Reflexology can be used to treat problems affecting muscles and joints.more

  138. Procrastination: An NLP Strategy for ‘Doing it Now!’

    When you find simple strategies for doing things that work well, do you collect and incorporate them into your everyday life or simply forget them? Learn how you can collect other ...more

  139. Professional Acronyms Alphabet Soup

    ...he came in for a session and while discussing the course material he thanked me for taking the time during the class to continually explain the multitude of acronyms...A few thou...more

  140. Professional Advice for Complementary Practitioners

    In the light of increasing scrutiny of alternative and complementary medicine by the general public, the legal and medical professions, and the media, this article offers practical...more

  141. Profound Effect of Macrobiotic Diet upon Psoriasis and Stress-Related Skin Conditions

    This Case Study by Philippa Brook shows how following a macrobiotic diet can have dramatic effects on the body, both internally and externally.more

  142. Progressive Yoga: Practice Tailored to the Individual.

    The point of yoga, according to the author, is to work with one's own body, with the awareness that you are an individual with different needs from the next person....and that ev...more

  143. Prolapse, Ptosis And Posture

    Francoise Mezieres was fond of saying "what is beautiful functions well". Good shape is not only a beauty asset; it is also an important factor of health.more

  144. Promising Cancer Treatments that Target Our Immune System - Part 1

    The ‘War on Cancer’ commonly includes radical surgery, radiation and chemotherapy, procedures which often lead to the death of patients. Advances in out-of-the-box medical procedure...more

  145. Promoting Healthy Posture for Wheelchair Users

    The provision of an appropriate and supportive wheelchair will enable good posture with head, spinal and trunk support and pelvic alignment. This is essential for regular or permane...more

  146. Properties and Uses of Carrier Oils

    The importance of carrier oils beyond their role as dilutants is often overlooked, maintains Doreen Wallace. Many of them, she says, are full of valuable nutrients.more

  147. Properties of Good Quality Essential Oils

    The author offers useful advice on how to choose a good quality, unadulterated oil by examining the Latin names given, specific components listed, country of origin, part of the pl...more

  148. Proprioception - Our Body Position Sense

    In medical schools and textbooks, proprioception is defined as 'body position sense' - the ability to know where our body is at all times. The ultimate purpose of proprioception i...more

  149. Prostate Cancer - Natural Prevention Strategies and Information for Females

    Men tend to ignore health problems until it is too late. Women are far more likely to visit a doctor when they are sick, whilst men wait and hope that their symptoms disappear. Thi...more

  150. Prostate Problems and Elevated Oestrogen

    This article looks at prostate problems and the release of the hormone oestrogen, which is produced in small quantities in men, as a by-product of the testosterone conversion proce...more

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