Alternative & Complementary Healthcare
A little selection of news items that came across my desk today for you. All very interesting Telegraph 29.11.17 “ONE IN THREE ASTHMA ‘SUFFERERS’ MAY BE MISDIAGNOSED” As many as 30% of people diagnosed with asthma may not have the condition. NICE has urged GPs to carry out “objective tests” such as spirometry & breath …
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Asthma Many people are diagnosed with mild asthma or respiratory problems nowadays. Some have severe problems which can be frightening and frustratingly difficult to treat. There are several options available to help you. Nutritional therapy, hypnotherapy, Bowen therapy, acupuncture, stress control and breathing methods with a non-toxic and anti-allergic lifestyle are the main ones. Nutritional …
Really useful little reminder today of the use of zinc as an anti-inflammatory in asthma. ZINC, OMEGA 3 AND VITAMIN C SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVES CHILDHOOD ASTHMA 1 in 11 children and 1 in 12 adults suffer from asthma in the UK, with on average 3 deaths per day from the disease. It has become much more …
In naturopathic medicine, we often take note of what is termed the ‘Six Phase Table ‘designed by Reckeweg. This basically shows a sort of link between illnesses and gives a clue to what may come later if the initial illnesses are suppressed or ignored. Cradle cap, colic, eczema, hayfever and asthma is one of the …
Here is an opportunity for you if you suffer with asthma. The Heart and Lung centre in London is looking for people to help them evaluate asthma therapies, and they will pay up to £2,800. I don’t know what therapies are involved, so you will need to check it out, but, just in case, here are …
A new study from researchers in Egypt and published in the medical journal Acta Paediatrica has found that a combination supplement containing omega 3, vitamin C and zinc may help to improve symptoms of asthma. The trial was a randomised, double blind, placebo-self-controlled crossover trial, which involved 60 children with an average age of 8 …
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Giving young children Calpol or other paracetamol increases the risk of them developing asthma symptoms. In a study of 200,000 children in 31 countries, children aged 6 and 7 who took paracetamol at least once a month were found to have 3 times the risk of having asthma symptoms than those never given it. Experts said …
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We all know that autoimmune disorders tend to come in multiples, sadly: got one, probably develop another. This is why I am constantly advising people with diagnosed coeliac disease – and non-coeliac gluten sensitivity, which I am convinced for some involves an autoimmune element – to test for the presence of others. Of course, it …
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Leaky Gut/Hyper-Permeability This is a specialism of mine and I wrote the Barrier Plan a few years ago after researching the area fully. (This has now morphed into the Gluten Plan, more on this below..) In essence, leaky gut is a commonly-used term for what is actually intestinal hyper-permeability – do use that term if …
Is It Anaphylaxis? Now, this is not my field. This site is much more about food sensitivity and unusual forms of that than classical IgE allergy. But, it is important you know how to recogniose anaphylaxis so that’s why this page is here. Symptoms to watch out for… Anaphylaxis is not that easy to recognise …