Beating anxiety can be hard, but these easy to adopt habits should help to reduce symptoms. Not being able to sleep, a racing heart and that sinking feeling in the pit of you stomach are all symptoms of anxiety. Introducing a few easy habits every day will go a long way to reducing these feelings read more »

Online network Therapy Directory recently asked the public if complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) should be made free on the NHS. The overall response was that yes – free CAM should be made widespread to prevent illness, speed up NHS waiting times and step in when orthodox medicine comes up short. The proper mix of read more »

It’s January – the festivities of Christmas are long gone, payday is somehow still not here, we’re all feeling the anti-climax and we’re not even close to the end of all this bad weather. Is it time to treat ourselves to a day off work for a little recuperation time? Unfortunately, taking a day off read more »

Nearly 10 million people suffer chronic pain (pain lasting more than 12 weeks) in the UK. However, according to the Pain Proposal launched last year, it takes an average of three years to wait for a diagnosis, and an additional three years for adequate pain management. These statistics are all the more concerning for the read more »

We all know how relaxing an hour or so of soothing massage can be – especially when the therapist throws therapeutic aromatherapy oils into the mix…but what about aromatherapy for dogs? That’s what one aromatherapy practitioner from Minnesota, US, set out to discover. After working in an animal rescue home and seeing first-hand the levels read more »

We are a nation of pill poppers, with the NHS spending £15.3 million on sleeping pill prescriptions last year alone. But whilst sleep medication does indeed have a place, is it time to stop relying on pills to get us our shuteye and instead seek out alternatives? According to figures pulled together by the Economic read more »

According to Geraldine Howard, co-founder of Aromatherapy Associates – a skincare brand formed around essential oils – understanding how aromatherapy works is the first step towards unlocking its true power. Smell is one of the strongest of the five senses, and it is connected to one of the deepest parts of the brain in which read more »

Nowadays, the most common solution for our aches and pains is to reach for the painkillers, but what if there was another way that was entirely natural and required no medication? Massage is extremely effective for easing pain and tension, and the good news is that everyone can learn how to do it. Aromatherapist and read more »

Hot flushes, night sweats, troubled sleep … 8 out of 10 women going through menopause suffer from disruptive symptoms and 45% of these find them difficult to deal with. The most effective treatment for symptoms of menopause is hormone replacement therapy; however, that doesn’t come without its risks, including blood clots, stroke, heart attack and 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 »