There has recently been much press coverage regarding the use of herbal remedy St Johns Wort for the treatment of mild depression, which scientists recently deemed as ‘ineffective’ in a recent study. However, Professor George Lewith, head of health research at the University of Southampton, has worked in complementary medicine for many years and has read more »

Bacterial infections, food poisoning or simply over indulging can result in extremely unpleasant side effects such as acute diarrhoea, nausea and vomiting all of which are symptoms that can be treated effectively at home with the use of homeopathic remedies. All remedies mentioned can be found at chemists such as Boot’s and are very easy read more »

According to research conducted at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, showing cancer patients idyllic scenes and playing relaxing sounds at a patients bedside can help to reduce their level of pain. The tests involved participants who were undergoing bone marrow aspiration biopsy (BMAB), a procedure which is know to be particularly painful for the read more »

A team from Oregon Health & Science University have investigated the effects of yoga on individuals suffering with Fibromyalgia (FM), a disorder which causes musculoskeletal pain and fatigue, currently effecting around two million adults in the UK. Because 80 per cent of FM patients are women, the scientists conducted an all women study which involved read more »

With conventional medicine often not providing individuals with any answers, many are now looking to complementary and alternative medicine to provide relief with acupuncture sitting at the forefront. If you are considering the non traditional route then listed below are examples of areas in which acupuncture has been found to be successful in a numerous read more »

U.S scientists have found that passion flower can help to ease anxiety. The team from mental health charity, Global Neuroscience Initiative Foundation has looked at 24 different studies into supplements which are commonly used for stress reduction purposes. They found that the popular remedy St John’s Wart does little to help ease stresses and strains read more »