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
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
Pre-menstrual symptoms and period pain. The benefits of Osteopathic treatment
If you have been suffering with menstrual pain and pre menstrual symptoms (PMS) and nothing seems to help, then you are like many of the women I have been helping over the years, to recover from symptoms of hormonal imbalance. Throughout my practising years as an osteopath I often notice that women having come for osteopathic treatment for various health reasons, often suffer from severe pre-menstrual symptoms headaches, mood swings, bloating, and other hormonal related problems that they Continue Reading