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"In forty years of medical practice, I have found only two types of non-pharmaceutical ‘therapy’ to be vitally important for patients with chronic neurological diseases: music and gardens." I know I’ve done a couple of quite heavy hormoney posts for you recently, so here’s a lighter one for you. The quote above is from Oliver …
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 …
Do we underestimate how much our environment and surroundings affect our health and mood? I recently stayed at a friend's house for a week. She's a maximalist and loves nothing more than colour and ornaments everywhere. They all mean something to her and they give her joy. I like some colour and a few bits …
Great article for you from Nutri Advanced today explaining how hormone change can affect mood because of the effect they have on our neurotransmitters . It also goes over how the balance shifts through the stages of female hormone change ie. when is oestrogen likely to be high, low, progesterone changes etc - and some …
Another very useful post from colleague Karen, this time on remedies that might help if your child is feeling anxious. It's always useful to have a good homeopath in your contacts book, especially if you have children, as homeopathic remedies are amongst the safest and most effective therapies you can use for them in my …
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 …
Useful research for you today on two interventions that specifically helped patients with anxiety levels and poor sleep. As a perimenopausal woman, I am coming to know insomnia pretty well unfortunately - it's very common in times of hormone change! Happily, I've decided it gives me extra thinking and writing time so I'm not letting …
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First, some clinic news... TESTING: REGENERUS PRICE INCREASE. Sadly, with inflation rising, many suppliers are having to increase their prices. Regenerus has just announced they will be increasing prices from 1st Sep so if you are planning to have of their tests done (eg. DUTCH, Mycotoxins etc), get 'em ordered before then and save some …
Clinic News to start with... TECH TRIALS: ORAL HEALTH, MIGRAINE. Remember I said I was going to try some new health tech - a water flosser, sonic toothbrush and the Cefaly Dual for migraine? Well, it didn't go that well, unfortunately. I had to send both the toothbrush and flosser back. The toothbrush was great, …
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 …