Back-Pain Acupuncture ‘Effective In Bristol Pain Clinic
Back pain is the largest single reported cause of absence from work and leading cause of disability. Sickness absence due to back and neck pain alone accounts for a loss of 5 million working days, at a cost of ? 5bn a year in UK.
Acupuncture for low back pain is cost-effective and works, according to [...]
Overcome the Threats of Stress
Today, we lead an increasingly stressful life. Some experts are of the opinion that a little stress can be good for you. A small dose of stress pushes the limits of an individual both physically and mentally and is sometimes crucial for achieving optimum performance. Stress induces a ?fight or flight? response in our body, [...]
Understanding The Symptoms Of Vertigo
Have you been a little lightheaded lately? If you happen to set your eyes on an object and you see it spinning, then your dizziness may lead to something serious. If your wooziness is coupled with a whirling sensation, chances are you may be experiencing vertigo. Vertigo is a medical term for dizziness that can [...]
7 Surefire Ways To Shed 7 Pounds In 14 Days
The search for ways to speed up your weight loss is over. With these seven tips, you can be seven pounds lighter in the next two weeks. Be ready to make some changes, but your thinner self will thank you.
Make water your best friend
While it should come as no surprise that water is your best [...]
Ostomy Supplies and Products
Finding the right ostomy system is crucial for your health, confidence and product wear-time. You can spend months in research and still remain uncertain about the choices you made. Ostomy Software offers a trusted solution you can rely on. It helps you find the most suitable ostomy products by taking into consideration your stoma size [...]
A Sweet Treat With Honey For The Skin
For the ultimate natural all round healing potion, try Honey. Thanks to Cleopatra?s milk and honey baths, Honey has become a favourite with one and all to be used in beauty regime. Beside Cleopatra, there were other beauties from the past, who swear by honey being an indispensable ingredient in beauty treatments.
Pollution, dirt, and other [...]
Tips to Cure Insomnia – A List of Effective Insomnia-busting Tips
Have you been relying on tips to cure insomnia that left you even more agitated than before you started counting sheep? Why would you fall asleep to the sight of bleating woolly creatures jumping over a fence anyway? But before you go reaching for that sleeping pill, read on for these proven tips to cure [...]
Gastric Bypass Surgery – What Are The Risks?
Although all of the risks involved in gastric bypass surgery aren’t fully known, there are many that are. These include possible infection, clotting of the blood, and the development of gallstones, a bleeding ulcer and even pneumonia. It certainly isn’t a simple procedure and complications may occur as with all invasive medical procedures.
Before the surgery [...]
Losing Weight Without Being Hungry
Many people associate weight loss with being hungry all the time. They’re afraid to start a weight loss plan because they want to avoid the frustrations of hunger.
And yes, a lot of times for many people it’s better to be overweight than to starve. I’m no exception. I really [...]
Adult ADD: Are You A “Fire” Fighter?
In business, we refer to the word “fires,” a lot of times. These are ?fires that happen,? not literal fires, but things that need to be taken care of. A fire could anything that someone else thinks is really important and they come to you, and try to throw it on you as your problem [...]
How To BOOST Your Energy
How to BOOST your energy
Do you constantly feel lethargic? Are you dependent on a strong cup of coffee to get you going in the morning? If this sounds like you, It is very likely that your energy is low and low energy is often an indication that your general health is suffering.
Here are some simple [...]
Weight Loss and How To Snack Cleverly
Copyright 2006 Eva Moffat
Weight Loss and Snacking – can they go together?
Snacking in itself is not bad for you, but it?s your choice of what food you eat to tide you over until your next meal that can be the baddie.
If you snack on junk food, that is usually full of unhealthy fat, you will [...]
Adjustable Beds – Not Just For the Elderly!
In an ever increasing market for the ultimate Sleep System, most people still believe that the Adjustable Bed which was originally used in Hospitals and Homes for the Elderly are still that. A bed that can help the elderly in and out of bed! Although they are extremely helpful in these situations, they can also [...]
Effective Asthma Treatments
Despite the fact that asthma treatment has progressed significantly over the last few decades, according to the resources online more than half a million people are year and about 4000 others die because of asthma. In fact asthma can be quite debilitating for people who are not properly managed medically, and especially for children. Asthma [...]
Understanding Preeclampsia
What is preeclampsia?
Once known as toxemia, it is caused by a defect in the placenta which causes a pregnant woman’s blood pressure to rise, endangering mother and baby. Affecting about 7% all pregnancies, it is the most common of the serious complications of pregnancy. About one in 50 women are afflicted by severe preeclampsia.
In severe [...]
NotOneOunce — The Run-up To Thanksgiving
Not One Ounce. The 8-Week Campaign to Survive the Holidays
– by Will Clower, Ph.D., www.fatfallacy.com
November 12th
Eating preparations in the run up to Thanksgiving.
The turkey tsunami hits on the 3rd Thursday in November. It comes complete and replete with piles of potatoes, pies, sauces, stuffing, and all the rest. When you survey that [...]
Dandelions! This Common Weed is a Wonderful Spring Tonic
Those Glorious Dandelions!
Dandelions Taraxacum officinale (composite family)
Spring is coming! Starting about this time every year I find myself craving bitter flavors. My body is longing to cleanse itself of toxins accumulated over a long winter of holiday indulgence, rich foods and various colds & flus. I am aware of an overall stagnation of energy [...]
Coping With Stress, Its Effects On Your Skin And Health, And Turning Back The Clock
Stress comes in many forms, workplace stress, family stress, grief over loss of a loved one, etc… Some can be avoided, but as we know, many cannot. Some people handle stress better than others, and some even thrive onit.Regardless, stress takes its toll.
Stress has been proven to rid your body of many essential vitamins [...]
Your ADHD Child May Just Be Tired
Children who have symptoms of Attention Deficit/Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) actually may be sleep-deprived, according to researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology Sleep Laboratory.
Doctors should consider that possibility before prescribing Ritalin and other ADHD drugs, they suggest.
An estimated 8 percent of US children suffer from ADHD, according to the US Centers for Disease Control, [...]
Stop Acne Now!
Acne is a terrible scurge, afflicting people in every age group. Acne primarily affects teens and adolescents and can cause long lasting physical and emotional scars. For years we have either learned to deal with our acne, or spent thousands of dollars with dermatologists or on useless as seen on tv products we have seen [...]