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What are you absorbing today?

Posted on 2nd December 2015 at 07:30

As regular readers may have noticed we cover a wide range of topics in this blog. Our aim is always to get you thinking – whether it’s about a completely new topic or to see a familiar one from a different perspective. In doing this, it can be easy to miss the links between all the various topics and this is what we’re focussing on today.

So if you’re still thinking that this is a very strange question – and choice of picture below (!) – read on, it’ll all make sense in a minute.

While it may not seem like it, it takes a lot of energy to be ill

Posted on 18th November 2015 at 07:30

This week we’d like to give you a completely different perspective on illness. One you’ve probably never considered before. And that is the amount of energy it takes to be ill.

Confused? Then read on and it’ll all become much clearer in a minute.

If you’ve ever been unlucky enough to have Flu, the one thing you’re likely to remember above all others, was how exhausted you felt. As one client so eloquently put it, if someone had offered him a £50 note to get out of bed and run downstairs, he wouldn’t have been able to do it.

So why is that?

Do you know more about how your smartphone works than your body?

Posted on 4th November 2015 at 07:30

It always strikes us as ironic that many people seem to know more about their smartphone – or any other piece of electronic gadgetry they may rely on (!) – than they do about their own body.

Its features. How it works. What it needs to function at its best.

And “yes” we know that the human body is the only piece of complicated equipment that comes without an instruction manual (!) but that really is no excuse (!).

So, this week, we’re going to dispel a few common myths / misunderstandings we’ve come across recently about “your internal geography” or, as one client so beautifully put it, “your giblets”.

Is sitting really the new smoking?

Posted on 21st October 2015 at 07:30

Thanks to our increasingly sedentary lifestyles, sitting looks set to join the list of unhealthy “activities” alongside smoking, drinking, lack of exercise and junk food. But is it just the latest health scare or is there more to sitting than initially appears?

Look at the modern lifestyle and there’s no doubt that we’re less active than our parents, let alone grandparents. Fuelled by the emphasis on labour saving devices and love of the “one eyed monster” in the living room – and many other places too (!) – much of the day is spent sitting.

And this doesn’t just apply to those at work but children at school too, where much of the day is spent sitting in the classroom.

Is dieting really the best way to lose weight?

Posted on 7th October 2015 at 07:30

Dieting is a subject which comes up regularly with clients, usually in the run up to the annual fortnight in the sun – or Christmas / New Year. The conversation tends to follow the same pattern – and one you’ll probably recognise too.

It starts off with them saying that they need to lose some weight. Or have been told that they should, often by a well meaning (!) friend or family member.

And how bad they feel about their body. A long list follows of all the bits they don’t like. Tummy. Thighs. Bum.

Now that they’re completely miserable – and feeling bad about themselves – the focus switches to the diet itself.

The ticking health time bomb, Fluoride

Posted on 24th September 2015 at 07:30

A couple of weeks ago we looked at the water coming out of our taps and how it may not be as clean – or wholesome – as we would like to think.

This week we’re focussing on one common addition to tap water, fluoride – although there are many other ways you may be coming into contact with it in your day to day life. And there are no prizes for guessing fluoride toothpaste either (!). More about this later.

The message we’ve long been told about fluoride is that it helps to build strong teeth and bones. Even better, it prevents tooth decay as well. If this is true, what’s all the fuss about?

Well, like many modern myths, it’s only partly true. Yes, studies have long shown a link between drinking water NATURALLY high in fluoride and strong teeth. However, this is not replicated where fluoride is ARTIFICALLY added to drinking water. Ironically exactly the opposite been found.

Just how safe is your drinking water?

Posted on 9th September 2015 at 07:45

We don’t mind admitting that water is one of our pet topics (!), both with clients and on this blog.

While we usually focus on how much water is being drunk each day – and “no” tea, coffee, fizzy drinks and beer don’t count (!) – there’s another aspect of water which is becoming an increasing concern.

It’s something we’ve all considered when travelling to faraway places. But not when we’re at home in the UK.

And that’s how safe the water coming out of our taps is to drink.

We know this question may invoke a rather indignant response from some – “of course the water’s safe to drink” – but is this still the case?

What exactly is it we do?

Posted on 2nd September 2015 at 07:30

Not surprisingly we’re often asked this question by people. And, to be honest, there isn’t a simple answer.

Certainly not one that neatly fits into a single sentence, as all the marketing people suggest.

The closest we’ve come to this is talking about offering a more natural and holistic approach to health issues. But that still isn’t very helpful.

Listing the therapies we offer – which is much longer than appears on our leaflet and website – isn’t much better. Particularly if it’s the first time someone has considered the complementary approach.

Nor is going to the other extreme and giving a huge amount of detail about each therapy. Unless you want a long conversation, with a great deal of confusion thrown in for good measure!

The problem is that we don’t have a standard, one size fits all, approach. We don’t treat everyone in the same way.

Are you so addicted to your smartphone that you're missing out on your life?

Posted on 19th August 2015 at 07:30

We know that even raising this question may be considered heresy by some – or us luddites by others (!) – but has our modern obsession with communication just gone too far?

Has it transformed from a useful tool – our servant – making life so much easier, to an insatiable monster without us even noticing?

And are we so distracted that we don’t actually live our lives anymore?

Go out and about these days and it won’t take you long to see this modern obsession in action. People crossing the street while hypnotised by their phones. Texting or talking on the phone while driving cars, riding bikes or eating out at the restaurants. Really, doing almost anything you can think of with their phone glued to their hand or ear.

Completely oblivious to what they’re doing – or those around them.

The ticking health time bomb, MSG

Posted on 12th August 2015 at 07:30

It never ceases to amaze us how little many people know – or seem to care – about the food they eat. And how willing they are to take on trust that whatever is on the shelves of their local supermarket is safe to eat and good for them. You wouldn’t believe how often we hear this from clients…

The subject of this week’s blog, MSG, is an excellent example of this. Those three little letters sound so innocuous, but is this really the case?

MSG – or mono sodium glutamate – is a form of salt added to foods during processing. Not only does it help to enhance the flavour of the food, but it also acts as a preservative, so extending its shelf life. Added to this it’s cheap to produce from fermented sugar beet.

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