British charity Healing Hands is sending a troop of complementary therapists to help victims suffering from trauma in the aftermath of the Bosnian civil war. Therapist Brian Roberts from Wirral is currently preparing to fly out for a two-week tour of duty in Sarajevo. From here he will treat war victims from either the charity’s read more »

Developing arthritis at 22-years of age was something semi-professional basketball player Claran Burns never even considered. The high-level basket ball player had played sport competitively since he was 10 years old, so when he was diagnosed with arthritis and unable to continue his career playing for the Republic of Ireland, he was devastated. Burns’ plight read more »

Would you take your pet to see an acupuncturist? Acupuncture is continuing to gain popularity and medical esteem as research continues to emerge to suggest it really is an effective treatment for many ailments. Well it seems that veterinarians have also caught on, because many of them are now offering this treatment to help heal read more »

Around 10 million people in the UK suffer with chronic pain. Living with constant pain is debilitating and depressing. Not only does it effect the physical and psychological health of those suffering, it also puts extra strain on the economy through employee absence. The NHS often neglects to provide sufficient care and support for people read more »

What is Transcendental Meditation? Transcendental Meditation is different to that of normal meditation, in that instead of focusing on your breathing it uses what is known as a Sanskrit word. A Sanskrit word is essentially a mantra – a phrase or a word that you repeat in your head. The idea of a mantra is read more »

A pioneering project has been launched by the Scottish government to help survivors of childhood abuse overcome traumatic nightmares and flashbacks. Light therapy has been described as ‘physiotherapy for the brain’ and works by merging two forms of therapy: Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) Emotional freedom technique (EMT) EDMR requires patients to focus on read more »

It’s been estimated that women rub about 515 different chemicals on their body everyday. There are chemicals in our shampoos, conditioners, eye-shadows, fake-tans, foundations, lipsticks, hand-soaps and our moisturisers – all substances we slather all over our bodies without really thinking about what they are. Look on the back of any one of these bottles read more »

After thousands of years of use in traditional medicine as painkillers and sexual stimulants, venoms from deadly spiders and scorpions are now being researched as possible treatments for cancer and Alzheimer’s disease. The ‘death stalker scorpion’ may sound like something from Star Wars, but it is in fact a real, living creature – and it read more »

Feeling on edge? Like you can’t sit still? Like something terrible is going to happen? Modern life offers plenty for us to feel anxious about, from job cuts and recession, to soaring divorce rates and a childhood obesity pandemic. Whatever it is making you feel anxious – whether its a looming work presentation, an impossible read more »

You don’t have to be a wise old yogi to benefit from the astounding effects of yoga. In fact, experts reckon it takes little more than 12 sessions to drastically improve the mobility of elderly people. In a 12 week study conducted by the University of California, LA, researchers found that the  yoga sessions increased read more »