Alternative & Complementary Healthcare
Yep. For those of you who have been following my posts and progress on Primal Trust to help lower my food and chemical sensitivity, mast cell activation etc, you'll know I rate it highly. Read my Limbic Retraining factsheet here for more on how it works. And I have just managed to get a 10% …
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We are constantly told how important a sense of purpose is to us in life. Without one, we can become depressed and, sort-of, rudderless. I totally agree with that. But how do you find a sense of purpose, and what if you just lose it? I think there can be lots of factors in this …
That's a very common question, isn't it? Very often, when we take some steps to heal ourselves, especially if it's from something chronic, we can feel worse rather than better. Why is that? There are several reasons and I'll go over some of them maybe in a series of posts, but the main one I …
I don't know about you, but I am fed up of hearing bad news. After Brexit, Covid, all the political shenanigans, I've really had enough, you know. I follow my own advice that I often give to patients, and have taken a very long 'news fast' for the last year or so. I don't watch, …
Do you remember when I was writing the Healing Plan how many times I mentioned the amygdala in blog posts? I felt like I was saying it constantly! Essentially, the amygdala is a part of our 'old' brain that helps control our emotional responses, especially fear ones. I was saying that, if we experience trauma …
That's the title of a great article in The Guardian about the vagus nerve. The vagus nerve is a two-way communication channel, linking the brain with the heart, lungs and a number of other vital organs. This pathway helps to control involuntary processes, such as breathing, digestion and immune response. Over 200 years ago, scientists …
Part of the way I approach any chronic illness nowadays is psychological - mind-body-healing and vagus nerve work mainly - as well as the biochemical/nutrition/functional medicine side. When someone experiences a traumatic event, the sympathetic nervous system activates the fight or flight response to respond to danger. For some people, the nervous system gets stuck …
I really enjoyed this piece recently where the author talks about our use of words, both in how we talk to ourselves and with others. They can make a real difference. Do your words harm you or heal you, do you think? How can we learn to rephrase things so it helps us and others …
Many of us are 'empaths' people who feel pain and emotions strongly and particularly pick up on others'. I am, and I notice that many people who suffer chronic illness are too. It's often perceived negatively - the number of times I have been told or tell myself I am 'too sensitive' are too many …
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Just to say I have added the new Sensate wearable device to the Vagus Nerve Factsheet as an easy way to improve your vagal tone. Why a picture of a cat? Keep reading... For those of you who have the factsheet already, here's the added bit. For those of you who don't - you are …