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  1. Never Mind ME - What About 'Blame-the-Patient' Syndrome?

    A group of psychiatrists led by Professor Simon Wesseley, have been able to establish the view that ME is a psychiatric condition which can be successfully treated by Cognitive Beh...more

  2. Never Move From Where You Already Are

    The meditation instructions that I give are very simple. I ask people to relax as much as they can, to be as at ease and as free from tension as possible and at the same time I w...more

  3. Never Well Since...

    Most doctors will admit that life events have an effect on health. It has been proven in studies that rates of illness increase after bereavement, divorce or other negative occur...more

  4. New Cancer / Fungus Theory

    This article offers crucial information about the relationships between cancer and infectious threats that every cancer patient and their family must be aware of. The truth that we ...more

  5. New Hope for Headache Sufferers that is ‘Out of this World’

    A new revolutionary health screening test originally developed by the health department of NASA is now being used in the UK to help identify and address the root causes of individua...more

  6. New Innovations are Catching more Cancers Earlier

    Thanks to a number of innovation schemes being trialed across the UK, we could be one step closer to catching cancer in the earlier stages. Scaling up an innovative scheme to catch ...more

  7. New Perspectives

    In this article the author focuses on how to achieve a positive frame of mind and create more appreciation for what we have. In a crisis - be it anguish, self-pity or despair - she...more

  8. New Perspectives on Back Pain – The Suffering We Share

    Chronic back pain is something many of us now suffer from and one of the most common causes of disability and early retirement. And yet, we still have no adequate explanation as to...more

  9. New Reality Creation:  A Neurobiological & Quantum Field Perspective

    “The truth of the matter is that Joe's work is all about consciousness. He would pray to the God of abundance and allow himself to be taken forward by forces bigger than himself. So...more

  10. New Sources for Potentised Remedies

    The homoeopathic method of preparation, known as potentization, converts unpleasant and dangerous substances into harmless, wholesome remedies.more

  11. NEW: Effectiveness of EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques). Tapping Research – Focus Bands for EEG Neurofeedback.

    To demonstrate that EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) techniques are being taken seriously there is now an EFT International Level 2 Practitioner training for therapists, counsello...more

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  13. Niacin Was, Is, and Always will be Essential to Life and the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, Just for Starters

    Approximately 100 years ago, the niacin deficiency disease pellagra, was at its peak in the southern United States of America. Over 120,000 people would die between 1900 to 1920 due...more

  14. Night Terrors and Atrial Fibrillation - Hypothesis on Cause and Possible Remedy

    Night terrors typically revolve around dreams where the sufferer experiences very realistic looking scenes about various threats e.g. a wild animal attacking them, the experience of...more

  15. Nine Star Ki - Powerful Wisdom for Personal Transformation

    Nine Star Ki (pronounced 'key' – the Japanese word for energy or life-force), may be the oldest form of astrology in the world. It has its origins in China, coming from the 4000 ye...more

  16. Nitrates and Greens

    Nitrate levels are often so high in British lettuce and spinach that our government recently negotiated a relaxation of the EC limits. The EC set limits in order to protect public ...more

  17. NLP

    The number of members of the medical and dental profession with NLP training has noticeably increased over the last few years. When I asked them how it has affected their lives, th...more

  18. NLP and Aphantasia – having no ‘Mind’s Eye’

    If you find it Impossible to Visualize Objects, People’s Faces, a wedding scene in your ‘mind’s eye’, scientists have coined a name for your condition – aphantasia.more

  19. NLP and Confidence Building

    This article points out that lack of confidence comes from negative beliefs which we have often formed in childhood as a result of experiences at home or in school. The author take...more

  20. NLP and Peak Performance

    Motivation and peal performance come from knowing what you want to achieve in life.more

  21. NLP and Pregnancy

    This article illustrates how NLP (neuro-linguistic programming) and related techniques can be used to relieve common problems experienced during pregnancy and, in particular, child...more

  22. NLP and the Future of Healing

    This article explains that NLP offers ways of working with clients based on understanding the basic structure of the brain, and a focus on what is important to the client. The au...more

  23. NLP and Time Management - Getting Time on Your Side

    You don’t use time, it uses you. Whether you race to complete tasks as quickly as possible or you sit at a desk and do nothing at all – time still passes at the same rate and you c...more

  24. NLP for Optimum Health

    How can NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) help us prevent illness and stay as well and healthy as we possibly can? This article gives a brief description, before suggesting ways i...more

  25. NLP in Education - A Magnificent Opportunity

    Many times when I used to teach mathematics, I would notice that some student would be staring out the window daydreaming. I would wonder what was going on in their mind that they ...more

  26. NLP Sports Techniques - Getting in the Zone

    NLP Sports practitioners use some of the most powerful belief change techniques in the world. It is necessary because if a championship pistol shooter makes a bad shot he needs to ...more

  27. NLP Teaching Social Interaction skills - (Theory of Mind)

    There are serious consequences for a society in which an increasing number of children grow up being able to talk but not to communicate with people.more

  28. NLP Tools for dealing with Addictions

    Not all addictions are drug-fuelled but all blend seamlessly into problems related to impulse control. Whether it’s chocolate, cigarettes, alcohol, sex, gambling or cocaine, they ...more

  29. NLP Tools: Build Rapport to Elicit Strategies

    Rapport comes from showing other people by your behaviour and by your words that you accept the validity of their experience for them.  You are meeting that person in their model of...more

  30. NLP Training In The NHS Workplace

    Four Main Areas for Using NLP in the Workplace. 1. Self-management Skills in Relation to Work. 2. Building better Communication Skills. 3. Modelling Successful Outcomes. 4. Listenin...more

  31. NLP-based Strategies for Maintaining and Improving Eyesight Naturally

    This article explains how, in a world in which more and more people are wearing glasses or contact lenses, we can re-educate our vision naturally and achieve lasting improvements u...more

  32. NLP: Cult or Cure? Neither, Actually

    This authoritative feature is a response to the definition of NLP on the online Wikipedia, which describes neurolinguistic programming as a cult.more

  33. No More Beef - the Argument for Vegetarianism

    The author points out the massive environmental damage caused by raising animals for meat, particularly cattle.more

  34. No More Soup

    This column focuses on the deeper significance of an old folklore on the search for enlightenment and our ego-master who holds many negative emotions in its memory banks and sends ...more

  35. No-Hands Massage

    Gerry Pyves describes how pain in his hands and wrists did not stop him from continuing with his massage practice. Instead, he developed the injury-free No-Hands Massage technique,...more

  36. Noise - Turn Down the Volume of Daily Life

    This article focuses on the true power of silence and how we can tune out all the noise that we are surrounded with on a daily basis. It also looks at why the world has become so...more

  37. Noni: Nature's Health-Enhancing Fruit

    Known as Noni in Hawaii, the plant was brought to Polynesia from the East by migrating settlers and has been used by the people of Polynesia to treat a wide variety of health disor...more

  38. Normal Ignorance and Natural Truth

    For the past few million years human beings evolved into the species that exists today. What we observe is six billion people on a planet who all believe they live a normal life in ...more

  39. Not All Massage Tables Are Created Equal

    This article would be particularly invaluable for a newly qualified, or even more experienced person working in the healing professions using bodywork. It provides a careful, syste...more

  40. Not Just A Load Of Old Bones

    This article focuses on recent research on Vitamin D, which suggests that it could be the key to food intolerances. It has been estimated that at least 30% of all patients who cons...more

  41. Not Simply a Sore throat

    Among the most irritating and distressing of symptoms are those related to the ears, nose and throat (or ENT as they are known in the trade). Julia came to see me after suffering...more

  42. Not Superhuman After All

    In this article the author, a broadcast journalist, shares her personal experience with Glandular Fever, which in her case was caused by seriously overworked adrenal glands due to ...more

  43. Notes on Hope and Hopelessness

    “There is an infinite amount of hope in the universe…but not for us.” ~ Franz Kafka That Kafka quote has pissed me off for about fifty years. Of course, Kafka may have been speak...more

  44. Nothing New Under The Sun

    Dr James Mennel, Head of the Department of Massage at St Thomas’ Hospital (London) early in the last century, first brought out his book on massage in 1934. In this, her first colu...more

  45. Notice How People Make Decisions

    The author, a Performance Enhancement Trainer, opines that one of the most useful skills you can develop is that of noticing how people make their decisions. She states that if you ...more

  46. Nourishing Women through Menopause and Beyond

    The Wise Woman tradition of healing is not new, and is based on nourishing and tonifying women through the menopause rather than aiming to fix them, balance them, affect their horm...more

  47. Novel Breakthrough: Sound Conditioning for Hearing Loss and Tinnitus

    Low-level stimulation therapies have been researched and practised for quite some time. With more and more evidence, applications, and use cases, low-level stimulation therapies ar...more

  48. Nursing at the Royal London Homoeopathic Hospital NHS Trust

    The Royal London Homoeopathic Hospital (RLHH) is unique as it provides the only service in Europe which is dedicated to complementary medicine as an integral part of the National H...more

  49. Nutraceuticals: Future Foods or Immanent?

    This will be a time when food from a plant, rather than made on a plant will be preferred, as raw food retains more nutrition and balanced with appropriate levels of water hydratio...more

  50. Nutrition

    I would like to introduce the next speaker, Dr David Smallbone who is a GP, homoeopath and nutritional physician and who also specialises in the treatment of menopausal problems, in...more

  51. Nutrition and Age-Related Hearing Loss

    Age-related hearing loss is the leading cause of deafness in the world, with 40% of elderly people affected. Linda Lazarides poses the question: is the loss of functions an inevita...more

  52. Nutrition and Fertility

    This article provides detailed information about appropriate nutrition for maximising fertility, for both women and men.more

  53. Nutrition and Herbal Matters: Food Addiction

    The author discusses how certain foods can taste so good to an individual that they have to have it everyday. This is a food addiction and occurs for a number of reasons. Some peop...more

  54. Nutrition and Herbal Medicine to Survive Long-Haul Flights

    Whether for business or holidays, we can either experience long-haul travel as an exciting adventure, or as a price we pay for our sins. In this article Stephen Terrass explores s...more

  55. Nutrition and Life-style Guidelines for People with Cancer

    The significance of nutritional and life-style guidelines for people with cancer is examined in this consensus document.more

  56. Nutrition and Naturopathy: Stress Management

    The author goes into some detail about the physiology of stress and the wide range of negative physical and emotional consequences which can develop.  She suggests that as stress...more

  57. Nutrition and Stress

    In her column this month June Butlin looks at stress. In the first half of the article she reviews the mechanisms of the "fight or flight" response. In the second half she looks at...more

  58. Nutrition and the Brain

    Most people have heard about nutritional deficiencies, that is, not having enough of a specific nutrient or nutrients in your diet, but are not always sure what this really means, ...more

  59. Nutrition for Asthma

    Asthma is on the increase, and yet many doctors do not recognize the benefits of Nutritional Therapy in its treatment. Penny Crowther highlights the negative side effects of conven...more

  60. Nutrition for Children and Young Adults

    Quality nutrition is very important for children's health, as it is likely to result in good eating patterns in later life, and is essential for optimum growth and development. R...more

  61. Nutrition for the Brain / Vitamins for the Brain?

    The crucial role that a good diet and nutrition play in long-term cognitive health is frequently overlooked. Our brain requires the right nutrition throughout all stages of life, t...more

  62. Nutrition For The Prevention Of Osteoporosis - Part Two

    The author continues her nutritional advice for the prevention of osteoporosis, and offers a suggestion for a recent treatment, as well as a recently developed test which can indic...more

  63. Nutrition for the Prevention of Osteoporosis: Part One

    In the first of this column on the treatment of Osteoporosis the author focuses on bone building nutrients (such as magnesium, calcium, and their various forms; Boron and Vitamin D...more

  64. Nutrition in Health Versus Healing

    In this column on nutritional requirements for health and healing, the author looks at what is needed for maintaining health and promoting healing, and how nutrition is distributed...more

  65. Nutrition the Daoist Way

    We are constantly bombarded with dietary advice including a vast array of often ‘faddy’ diets that guarantee weight loss, good health, an increase in energy and everlasting happines...more

  66. Nutrition, Evolution and Environment

    The dangerous fallacy - of "the all-sufficiency of natural selection’’ to which the scientific and cultural world has adhered since the late 19th  century has now been exposed as i...more

  67. Nutritional and Complementary Cancer Care

    The author sets out the nutritional guidelines she uses for women with cancer preparing for surgery, going through chemotherapy or radiotherapy, using hormone therapy or dealing wi...more

  68. Nutritional and Environmental Approaches to Infertility

    As a practitioner with a special interest in pre-conceptual care, I know that, given the right information, infertile men and women, or couples who experience birth defect, stillbi...more

  69. Nutritional Approaches to Liver Detoxification

    The liver is the most hard-working organ in the human body. It performs many functions that are vital to life. It plays an important role in digestion (breaking nutrients down) and...more

  70. Nutritional Aspects of Adrenal Fatigue

    This column focuses on adrenal fatigue, an increasingly prevalent condition closely associated with sluggish thyroid function that affects virtually all bodily processes to some de...more

  71. Nutritional Aspects of Perspectives and Perceptions (Part II of II)

    The author continues to develop the theme of finding out who we truly are.  She encourages us to become aware of and examine (and, ultimately, release) the past events and decisio...more

  72. Nutritional Benefits of Whole Grain Wheat

    The author is a nutritionist, linguist and professional cook. She started experimenting with whole grain wheat about three years ago when she was helping a group of women to stor...more

  73. Nutritional Care Of Peptic Ulcer

    This is a detailed medical account of what a peptic ulcer is, the physiological processes involved, factors which cause it and can cause further damage, and how basic nutritional n...more

  74. Nutritional help for Chronic Fatigue Sufferers

    Patients who suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) are often so exhausted that they are unable to undertake half of their daily normal activities.more

  75. Nutritional Mercury Detoxification Protocol

    Around ten years ago I decided that there was sufficient evidence available to confirm my decision to become a mercury free dentist. This article does not concern itself with the o...more

  76. Nutritional Support for Children with Autism

    Regular contributor, Kate Neil, looks at the link between autism in children and nutrition. Autism rates in Britain have risen dramatically over the last 20 years, and 1 in 500 chi...more

  77. Nutritional Therapists: Food Police or Food Educators?

    The representation of nutritionists as 'food police' is an obstacle that the author highlights we must overcome. Another obstacle when following diets can be a low mood, stemming f...more

  78. Nutritional Value of Organic Food

    Of all the claims made for the benefits of organically grown food, the most controversial is the claim that it is healthier than food grown conventionally. To proponents, the vit...more

  79. Nutrium - Software for Nutritional Professionals

    "I'm setting up my own nutrition business!" If you have ever considered this here's what you need to know. The first thing that comes to your mind is that you need to set up a websi...more

  80. Nuts – A Simple Hack to Boost your Brain & Help your Heart in Menopause

    If there was a simple addition you could make to your diet in menopause that would boost your brain, help your heart and watch your waistline, would you do it?more

  81. Nux vomica and Bowel Symptoms

    Evelyn was referred to me by her general practitioner, who described, in his letter, a history of abdominal symptoms dating back over fifteen years. Furthermore, Evelyn and many me...more

  82. Oases of Calm

    This article focuses on the importance of quiet time, especially in today’s environment where the levels of stress we experience create problems such as headaches, skin irritations...more

  83. Obesity - A Modern, Mismanaged & Misunderstood Malady

    Obesity is a growing and serious health concern that has, by now, reached epidemic proportions, mostly in the Westernised world. Increased consumption of unhealthy food, coupled wit...more

  84. Obesity - The Global Epidemic

    In this column, the author looks at how far the obesity epidemic has progressed, and what steps the UK government has taken to address this growing concern in the country.more

  85. Obesity – A Survey of Factors and Practical Responses

    Our fatness is totally obvious and has increased relentlessly over several generations, a global pandemic (WHO, now 13% adults obese, x3 since 1975) as many poorer catch up with and...more

  86. Obesity and Eating Issues

    The headlines, backed by government statistics, say it all - Britain is in the grip of an obesity crisis. There has been a marked increase in obesity rates over the past eight year...more

  87. Obesity and the Link between Metabolic Disorders

    The weight loss industry has been booming for decades, with over $20 billion spent annually on diets and weight loss products in America alone. I distinguish between weight loss and...more

  88. Obesity and the Young: Pilates for Kids

    The author takes a look at problems associated with childhood obesity, some of which include: low self-esteem, depression, Type 2 diabetes, orthopaedic complications, etc. Sedentar...more

  89. Obstacles to Weight Loss

    Research shows that the population is getting fatter, and yet at the same time dieting has reached epidemic proportions. Nutritionist Penny Crowther sheds light on why this might b...more

  90. Occupational Stress - Key Contributing Factors

    As a nation, we are permanently switched on. Social media ensures we are immediately kept up to date with the latest news. A plethora of television stations guarantee we never miss...more

  91. Oestrogen Dominance

    This column focuses on the dominance of oestrogen in females which, the author explains, in relation to progesterone in a woman’s cycle overall is too high. Conditions associated w...more

  92. Oestrogen, Progesterone, Synthetics, etc. Explained

    Hormones that are made from plants are called Phytohormones. Phytoestrogens refer to plant compounds with oestrogen like activity. Phytoprogesterones are plants with progesterone-...more

  93. Oestrogens and Phytoestrogens

    Valerie Marriott explains the differences between natural and synthetic pesticides in plants, and the reasons for increased use of synthetic pesticides, which are often toxic, ev...more

  94. Of Blue Jeans and Back Genes

    Jeans are out, genes are in. Culture and commercial pressures have decided on the fate of these two homophones. It was in the papers a few months ago – wearing jeans, once so popul...more

  95. Of Body, Brain and Placebo Effect

    While most theories on human nature were based on conscious experience, the cascading impact of new scientific thought has pigeonholed them as pre-scientific hearsay, or folk psycho...more

  96. Of Discs, Soaps and Camemberts

    Last month, I explained why the intervertebral disc (ID) is not like a bar of soap that can slip in and out of its position. Being from Normandy, I prefer, strange as it may seem, ...more

  97. Of Refined Wisdom and Positive Change

    It is an oft-repeated cliché as also the timeless truth - that we represent our personality, with no facsimile or prototype. In other words, each of us is as unique as our signature...more

  98. Of Snakes and Men

    Have you ever wondered how snakes move? The ease with which they achieve their limbless locomotion has puzzled many observers since the beginning of man (in this column the word em...more

  99. Of True Success and Happiness

    We are in the grip of a new, inundating wave. Success. The idea is to pursue and realize the ‘achievement badge,’ pronto. The less the wait, the better it is at the al­tar of accomp...more

  100. Offering a Quality Service?

    What makes the service you offer to your patients good quality? What is quality? By what standard do you want your work evaluated? Do you believe that what you offer is beyond comp...more

  101. Offering Hope to Others whilst Fighting his own Neuromuscular Condition

    Ron E West, now 76 years ‘young’, is on a mission to tell his story to others and share his experience and knowledge, in coping with and even reversing many of the chronic, debilita...more

  102. OH Cards: The Game of Inner Vision

    OH cards can be used in a variety of ways. Their power lies in the ability to tap into the unconscious and perhaps bring to the surface buried feelings and emotions. They can be ...more

  103. Oils to the Rescue in Egypt

    There was an accident just waiting to happen. Sloppy tour guides abandoning us in temperatures of over 40 degrees and dodgy coaches. Thank goodness I'd brought my essential oils!more

  104. Olive Leaf Extract

    Nature's multi-functional force against infections and cardiovascular disease?more

  105. Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Depressive Disorders

    This article focuses on the effectiveness of omega-3 fatty acids and fish consumption on depressive disorder, based on studies carried out in the UK and US. Studies done on depre...more

  106. Omega-3 Home Test to Predict Cognitive Ability and Dementia Risk

    A new "do it at home" pinprick blood test for omega-3 can predict your cognitive ability, dementia risk, brain size and intelligence.more

  107. Omega-6 Is Good for the Skin

    Omega-3 fatty acids are constantly in the news. Omega-6 fatty acids are equally important according to David Taylor in keeping us healthy. The key one is linoleic acid (LA), the ...more

  108. On Being Alone

    In this column the author discusses solitude as she wonders whether all the noise and chatter that most people create around them is to help them feel connected and ‘un-alone’. S...more

  109. On One's Head

    Head carrying has been studied by some scientists, such as Norman Heglund, a physiologist at the University of Louvain. He wanted to understand how Luo women could carry on their h...more

  110. On the Precipice of Transformation

    Everyone has their personal edge. As we approach that edge, our mind will do everything in its power to convince you to retreat. At that point there is often an internal battle betw...more

  111. On The Warriors Path - A Revolution in Personal Development

    I was born into an environment of male inadequacy. It had existed before I was born and by the time I arrived the atmosphere was thick with a rage and hate that was to permeate ever...more

  112. On Togetherness and Being Separate, in the Week of the Royal Wedding

    Counselling couples in difficulty, I never discuss who said what to who, or whose fault anything is (too often, one or both members of the pair believes that things can only be reso...more

  113. On-Site Seated Acupressure Massage

    That which has generically become known in the Western world as 'On-Site Massage' has its roots in the Orient, as indeed do many other therapies.more

  114. One Hundred Years of Sigmund Freud

    As 1999 transforms into the year 2000, it is a good time to look back on the contribution of Sigmund Freud to the field of psychology. It was 100 years ago that Freud's first maj...more

  115. One Hundred Years of Treating Asthma

    Jennifer Worth, a retired nurse and midwife who has written extensively about allergic diseases, has a long family history of living and coping with asthma, and shares some effecti...more

  116. One Indian's View of Diet – How Food Habits Can Make or Break a Person

    The author begins with a declaration based on Indian lore: a fellow eating once a day is a Yogi, twice a day is a Bogi, three times a day is a Drohi. He then explains that a yogi l...more

  117. One Mind, Peace of Mind - Calm in the Face of Adversity

    Peace is an Attitude of Mind. If you don’t believe me, picture the scene when you last felt totally at peace… lying in the sun on the beach; curled up by the fire with a good book; ...more

  118. One Step Beyond: A Lifestyle Management Strategy to Support Your Health and Wellness Goals

    It is beyond our wildest dreams that we need to go in order to sustain the idea that we can achieve them.more

  119. One Surprising Thing You can Do to Tackle Mid-Life Fat Around The Middle!

    Reducing fat around the stomach is a major health goal for many women in mid-life. “Middle age spread”, that unwelcome roll of fat around the middle is an unfortunate effect of chan...more

  120. Only A Visitor

    According to Michael Levy, ‘the human brain has sophisticated itself far away from authentic happiness and contentment.’  If we recognise that we are just passing through, it giv...more

  121. Opioids For Chronic Pain - Chronic Pain: First Do No Harm

    In the US we have about 4.6% of the world’s population and consume about 80% of the opioid medication produced in the world. Over 50 million people suffer with severe chronic pain a...more

  122. Optimal Immunity and Nutritional Support

    The human immune system is a complex structure made up of many separate parts that come together with the common goal of protecting us from disease and ill-health. Ill-health can co...more

  123. Optimal Wellbeing: Is an Absence of Disease Enough?

    To be in a state of good wellbeing the elements of mind, body and spirit must be fully integrated, in balance and functioning optimally. With good wellbeing the individual is happ...more

  124. Optimizing Breathing Chemistry: Foundation for Healing

    This feature looks at the impact of dysfunctional breathing on our health. The author states that such breathing methods can upset the body's chemistry and lead to symptoms such as...more

  125. Optimizing the Healing Potential

    This column discusses the placebo effect which, the author says, can override psychological and physical conditions, and is the strongest, most comprehensive and most proven medici...more

  126. Optimum Exercise and Fitness Regimes to Enhance Weight Loss

    The old adage of calories in versus calories out although true in principle, has been refined somewhat in recent years. It’s true of course that your energy intake (EI) in relation ...more

  127. Optimum Nutrition for Babies

    I believe that optimum nutrition is essential in maintaining optimum health. It is vital to our lives as our bodies have been completely built and maintained by the foods that we...more

  128. Options For Treating Astigmatism

    Astigmatism is a common eye condition that affects millions of people worldwide. If you have ever experienced blurry or distorted vision, headaches, or eye strain, you might be deal...more

  129. Oral Anticoagulants - Natural Versus Conventional Treatment

    Natural health products ranks number one among the ten most common complementary health approaches used by American adults.[1] These dietary supplements include for example fish oil...more

  130. Oral Health - How to Reduce Risks of Periodonitis

    This article focuses on oral health and oral diseases and their effect upon one's physical wellbeing. Oral conditions, in particular periodontal diseases, share many risk factors w...more

  131. Organ Remedies, Complex Homeopathy and Infertility

    Regular contributor Neil Slade looks at the ongoing argument between 'classical homeopathy' (prescribing one remedy) and 'complex homeopathy' (prescribing more than one remedy). Th...more

  132. Organic Food and Cancer Risk

    Can we reduce our risk of cancer by eating organic food? For many people, it is common sense that organic food is healthier than conventionally grown food. But a review of the scie...more

  133. Organic Food and Health: The Evidence

    Shane Heaton, a clinical nutritionist, has spent two years reviewing over 400 scientific papers and gathering scientific evidence that supports the view that organic food is better...more

  134. Organic Food: Nutritional Value and Safety

    The article explains the harmful effects of artificial fertilizers, which leach into and contaminate our water sources, and pesticides, some of which (e.g. lindane) have been found...more

  135. Organic Production of Essential Oils in the UK

    Agriculture, our most important global industry, provides the world's population with food from plants and animals. Farmers grow plants and animals to harvest as foodstuffs and are...more

  136. Organophosphate Poisoning

    Six cases of organophosphate (OP) poisoning have come my way since August. During the very hot spell many people were spraying their pets and furniture against fleas. Most of them ...more

  137. Orthodontic Tips to Keep Your Teeth Healthy

    Orthodontic problems can have a negative effect on your oral health if left alone which makes it all the more important for you to identify the early symptoms of orthodontic problem...more

  138. Orthodontics And Health - A Scary State of Affairs

    Regular readers of this website and thousands of former and present patients are aware of the intimate relationship of cranio dental and skeletal symmetry to health. Any asymmetry e...more

  139. Osteoarthritis - a happy result!

    I was going to write about Irritable Bowel Syndrome this time. However, that will now have to wait. Instead, I feel that I must share my delight with you regarding a case which I f...more

  140. Osteopathic Approach to the Treatment of Facial-Maxillary Sinus Headache

    Anterior facial pain/headache caused by swollen sinuses usually results from infection both bacterial / viral or an allergic reaction, resulting in blockage to the drainage channels...more

  141. Osteopathic Approach to the Treatment of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

    The author discusses osteopathic approaches to the treatment of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, the most common cause being compression of the brachial plexus/subclavian artery.more

  142. Osteopathy - It's Only a Model

    For this column I am going to wax philosophical. Before training as an Osteopath I completed a series of courses as part of my Open University degree in sciences and psychology.more

  143. Osteopathy and Voice: A Symbiosis

    Osteopathic treatment is a method of working with and changing patterns in the body which have both a physical and a psychological origin. Voice work completes the framework within...more

  144. Osteopathy, Movement and Water: Perfect Union for the Well-being of the Cervical Region

    The cervical part of the vertebral column is like a pillar that supports our head. The seven vertebrae, the muscles of the cervical region and the joints they serve make up the Sto...more

  145. Otto Warburg and Cancer

    “But nobody today can say that one does not know what cancer and its prime cause be. On the contrary, there is no disease whose prime cause is better known, so that today ignorance...more

  146. Ouch! I Think I’ve Slipped a Disc...

    A herniated or ‘slipped’ disc is amongst the most debilitating of back pain problems - sometimes with added symptoms such as the grinding leg pain of sciatica. There are many levels...more

  147. Our Approach to Healing Sick Houses

    This article describes how Roy and Ann Procter, both spiritual healers, discovered the concept of health affected by subtle environment twenty years ago and developed dowsing skill...more

  148. Our Best Drug

    This article points up the difference between old and new methods of psychiatric drug research. Most important is the way new methods emphasize the importance of placebos, followin...more

  149. Our Innate Ability to Heal Ourselves

    To many people, illness is something that comes from 'out there', brought about by external factors – environment (pollution, pesticides, germs, etc.), lifestyle (smoking, diet, al...more

  150. Our Inner Fire

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