I was reading an article by Miriam Stoppard on the Mirror blog and it asks some interesting questions about the availability of meditation on the NHS. It considers a therapy called mindful meditation which combines meditation, yoga and cognitive behavioural therapy. The therapy was actually approved by NICE over 5… Read more
There was a recent story in the Lake Cowichan Gazette where a woman who was diagnosed with mesothelioma and given six months to live used pawpaw to treat herself. As she was too weak for conventional treatment she decided to look for alternative remedies and used an extract of the… Read more
Meditation is something that many people use to help them deal with the stress in their lives however a recent study shows that there could be other benefits related to meditation. A group or researchers from the University of Wisconsin looked at how meditation can improve concentration and make it… Read more
I was reading an article recently which looks at how a woman from the UK used mistletoe to cure her of cancer. The woman named Joan van Holsteijn was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and had a tumour the size of an egg in her leg. She took the decision not… Read more
This article is part of a series giving information about herbs and their medicinal properties. We are going to look at lemon balm in this article. You will find out what this herb is, how you can use it and the conditions that could be helped by lemon balm. … Read more
Massage is something that many of us have had at some time or another however do we really know what the benefits of it are on our stress levels. In this article we will look at the history of massage, what stress is and how massage can help with stress… Read more
This is the latest article in our yoga central series and today we will be looking at a pose known as extended puppy pose or Uttana Shishosana. We will look at how to properly carry out the pose, the benefits you can get from it and anything that you need… Read more
Aromatherapy is something that is used widely across the world for various different reasons but do we really know how much it can help us? In this article we will give a brief introduction to aromatherapy and look at ways in which it can help your emotional wellbeing. //… Read more
