Sleep is just as important as diet and exercise but for some people it can be easier to exercise or follow a healthy diet than it is to fall asleep. If you are lacking adequate sleep, you’re not only tired, the ability of your body to heal and regenerate operates on a sub optimal level. If you are like some of my patients, who have tried several sleeping aids but nothing seems to work, keep reading and you will find out that there is a way of improving you sleep. First of all, lack of Continue Reading
Using Osteopathy to Support the Body’s Immune Response
It’s inevitable that all of us will experience some sickness during our lives. This can be inevitable and sometime necessary to develop immunity. On a much deeper level, I believe that feeling unwell is part of our human experience and that illness is an invitation to change our relationship with ourselves for the better. Usually, when we feel unwell, we re-assess our lives, our relationships and priorities and begin to slow down and listen to our body a bit more. Osteopathy can help to Continue Reading
Menopause. From feeling low to embracing a better life
Going through the menopause can, for some women, be a true life changing phase of their life. No one likes being out of balance, especially when symptoms of menopause leave us feeling like a totally different person, sometimes disempowered and unsecure. I am a strong believer that changes are great opportunities and this is especially true when it comes to the menopause. The heightened emotional sensitivity that women can develop during this time of their lives or the physical changes that Continue Reading
Colic in babies. Benefits of osteopathic treatment.
As parents know only too well, the baby with colic typically has excessive crying or irritability that does not respond to soothing, usually has abdominal distension, excessive gas and apparent abdominal pain. The bouts of screaming are commonly concentrated in the late afternoon and evening and are prolonged, unpredictable and spontaneous. I quite often hear parents of colicky baby saying that at time they feel helpless, tired and confused about what to do. Fortunately, it doesn’t have Continue Reading
The benefits of cruciferous vegetables
We often think of food in terms of calories, fats, carbs, and protein, but it is actually much more than this. You can think of food as information that directly communicates with your genes. This communication is definitely positive or negative, in that it either signals your genes to activate disease mechanisms, inflammation, and premature aging, or it enhances health, prevents disease, and promotes longevity. This is also why my treatment approach factors in several inputs, not just Continue Reading
Feeling sluggish and in pain. Benefits of Osteopathic treatment.
Muscles tension, aches and pain are becoming more apparent to many of us, having spent the last 3 months not being able to move as used to. Do you also feel that your body is sluggish and tense? Sedentary behavior has been proven in countless studies to be bad for the body. Not moving enough can lead to several imbalances, from generalized stiffness to joints pain, digestive issues, decreased metabolism leading to some weight gain, low mood to name a few. Today I’m going to focus on the Continue Reading
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