Research is still in its infancy, but there is evidence that massage works for a wide variety of everyday ailments. Lisa Buckingham investigates… Massage has been around for thousands of years, but it is only recently Read More …
The digestive tract forms the largest of our human “barrier” surfaces and is in direct communication with our external environment, controlling intake of vital nutrients as well as neutralising toxins and pathogens. Its structural integrity is crucial to our healthy Read More …
Mental health is made up of many parts (see: The Story of Health 1, 2, & 3). However none is more important than sleep. Sleep is such a wonderful gift to the body and mind, but do we Read More …
Ideally a person should sleep during the hours of darkness and wake up naturally when the sun rises. The further you move into the Northern hemisphere the more difficult this plan becomes. Many studies have shown that sleeping before Read More …
Vitamin B12 for Depression: New research shows that those who suffer from depression respond better to their treatment if they have high levels of vitamin B12 in their blood. Researchers hypothesise that vitamin B12 helps manufacture compounds called monoamines in Read More …
Tai Chi Improves Quality Of Life Researchers at Harvard Medical School found that men and women with chronic heart failure who practiced tai chi for 1 hour, twice a week, for 12 weeks, in addition to their Read More …
Udo Erasmus is an internationally recognized authority on the subject of fats and oils. His academic credentials include post graduate studies in genetics and biochemistry and a Ph.D. in Nutrition. He has pioneered technology for pressing and packaging healing oils Read More …
This is not meant to be in any way a definitive list, however it is a useful guide which we hope you will go on to develop as you take a more active interest in nurturing your most prized possession Read More …
Jill Bolte Taylor Ph.D is a neuro-anatomist who specializes in the postmortem investigation of the human brain. Her own personal experience of a massive stroke, experienced in 1996 at age 37, and her subsequent eight-year recovery, has informed her work Read More …
The immune system is not well understood by the medical profession, most of whom are far more familiar with adaptive immunity. Many doctors still do not recognise, for example, that it is the innate rather than the acquired Read More …
