Archive for the ‘Naturopathy’ Category

Naturopathy for cancer

Wednesday, June 5th, 2013

Cancer claims over a million lives every year, making it one of the most feared diseases in the world. When modern treatments prove ineffective, people tend to look at alternatives for relief. There is no one-size-fits-all treatment for cancer. For every individual case, there is a different treatment. Over the years the use of alternative read more »

Planting seeds for the future- garden therapy helps children develop

Monday, March 19th, 2012

Children with a special needs are taking to the outdoors to help boost physical and mental well-being. Horticulture might not seem like the ideal hobby for a teenage boy, but for 16-year-old Angus Boyd-Smith, gardening has become more of a life-saver than a hobby. The Berkshire-based gardening sessions are run weekly by charity ‘Thrive’ and read more »

Feeling stressed? Can’t afford a massage? Try an ‘air bath’ instead

Monday, January 30th, 2012

In light of recent calls from Australian health professionals for Universities to stop teaching alternative therapy courses, the Telegraph has published an article distinguishing the ‘real remedies’ from the old wives’ tales. On the face of it, an ‘air bath’ sounds rather absurd. It is considered a healing technique by naturopathy experts and involves, quite read more »

Hayfever Hell

Thursday, June 24th, 2010

The Telegraph recently published an interesting Q&A session with a number of health experts on the subject of hayfever. If the antihistimines from the chemist still leave you runny nosed and watery eyed then why not try some of the alternative remedies as suggested by the experts? The Ayurvedic Herbalist – Sebastian Pole Around three read more »