Alternative & Complementary Healthcare
Great review here showing the effect that a simple 10 minute daily massage using specific essential oils on the first 3 days of your period can have on pain and flow. Menses Pain and Excessive Bleeding Treated with Essential Oil Massage In this study, I like the second 'blend' including clary sage which is a …
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I had a fascinating talk with one of you the other day (thank you Lesley!) about the lack of diagnostic and treatment help for adrenal and thyroid conditions on the NHS. Lesley told me about a brave couple of women who have put a petition before the Scottish parliament to help doctors identify and treat …
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Useful reminder piece from Nutri on three useful treatment approaches to prostate health for you this morning. Supporting men & their prostate: the bigger picture Needing to urinate more frequently. Getting up several times in the night to relieve oneself. Difficulty starting or stopping urinary flow or emptying the bladder completely. These are all signs …
More on men's health for you this morning - I am aware I don't do quite enough so am trying to rectify that a bit! Statins Lower Testosterone Have you ever wondered why your libido, energy, muscle mass etc might be low when you are on statins, men? Well, if you are on statins to …
As I was writing your Adrenal Plan, I noted the massive link between brain neurotransmitters, adrenals and hormones. You can measure all of those separately, but I have found a way of doing them all together for you. The test will assess your hormonal status, adrenal function and neurotransmitter balance. The difference with this test that I haven't …
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I must talk about magnesium in some way or another most days. Quite often, it is to explain that magnesium is actually far more important to us than calcium when people are worrying about their calcium levels and taking shed-loads of it, but that is a whole other blog post! (See here, for example). So, …
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 Could it be PMDD or Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder? Most women have some degree of PMS around menstruation but it is reckoned that about 5% have symptoms practically the whole month. That used to be me actually when I was in my twenties. Ugh.  You basically get one week clear in the month but the rest …
USE HERBS INSTEAD OF HRT TO STOP HOT FLUSH, WOMEN TOLD A review in “The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist” journal said that women should be offered herbal medicines as an alternative to HRT. The review of current research says complementary therapies can help treat hot flushes, which nearly 2 in 3 women will suffer. 1 in …
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Broccoli combats even the most aggressive breast cancer, say scientists  22 October 2012 Compounds from vegetables such as broccoli and Brussels sprouts can combat even the most aggressive types of breast cancer, scientists have revealed this week. An ingredient called diindolylmethane (DIM), which is found in the vegetables, is the active ingredient that can …
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I know many of you suffer from this month after month. I've been there and worn that T shirt, having really severe cramping right through life as a result of having polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Lucky me. Thankfully, it is under control most of the time now unless I am having a food reaction to …
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