February 15th, 2018
Digital marketing and PR assistant, Lauren tells us her thoughts on self-care.
There comes a time when the hustle and bustle of life becomes a subconscious priority, which means we may leave ourselves behind. It might be that you’re a parent, or you work full-time. Whatever it may be, it’s not selfish to take time out for you.
Yesterday someone asked me, “Lauren, what do you want to achieve as summer approaches?”. This got me thinking about the many ways I could invest in myself.
When I think of self-care, I think of ‘me time’, time for me to do what makes me happy. And taking time to do what makes me happy is me investing in myself.
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February 5th, 2018
Therapy Directory co-founder Aimi shares how physiotherapy helped improve her back pain.
In 2015 I bent down to lift my daughter and, on the way up, I collapsed under a back spasm. I have suffered with my back for as long as l can remember, but this particular incident was both unexpected and excruciating.
After several months avoiding lifting heaving items (and children), it started to feel better, but then I did exactly the same thing again! This time I realised it wasn’t just going to fix itself, so I went to the doctor.
But my doctor was actually very unhelpful. She said it was normal that, after two children, I would have back problems and that I should join a pilates class – thanks very much!
I decided I would find a private physiotherapist as my doctor...
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February 1st, 2018
Therapy Directory contributor, Ali, shares how reflexology helped improve her general sense of well-being when trying to conceive.
When we decided we were ready to have a baby (well, as ready as we would ever be!), it didn’t occur to me that we would struggle. I thought I would fall pregnant quickly, as all my friends had.
So, when I didn’t, I was quite frankly shocked and disheartened. Whilst we had only been trying for around six months, I couldn’t help but feel a bit sad and disappointed.
It was when I was chatting with a close friend that she suggested reflexology. She had tried it and thoroughly recommended it. I was a little sceptical I’ll admit and wasn’t convinced it would work, but I took the attitude of “what have I got to lose?”
I found a therapist local to me who happened to specialise in reflexology for...
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January 15th, 2018
Therapy Directory contributor Vivienne shares how reflexology helped her to balance her hormones.
I’ve had hormone issues for many years; symptoms such as irregular cycles, pain and mood swings were common for me. But, when I started getting brain fog and night panics, I decided to visit the doctor.
After lots of investigations, it was confirmed that I had gone into perimenopause. At the time I was 41. I was quite young for this to happen, so it was a lot to get my head around.
My doctor said that I should have hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Because of my age, she told me that I would put myself at risk of osteoporosis if I didn’t do something to regulate my hormones...
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February 5th, 2013
The cold and flu season has been in full swing for a couple of months now, with many people across the UK suffering from the symptoms – 15 million a year in fact. I don’t know about you but I’m none too keen on being bed ridden and am always looking for an alternative treatment.
Everyone’s worst nightmare on a cold winter morning is to wake up with a sore throat, a blocked nose and a sore head. It means you are faced with the conundrum of either phoning the office to explain why you won’t be making it in today, or to drag yourself to work and inflict a variety of germs onto your co-workers.
While products such as aspirin and lemsip can be very useful in your dire state of need, there could be a helping hand from the humble elderberry. Extract from the black elderberry is the main, key ingredient in a product called sambucol that is designed to alleviate cold and flu symptoms. Sambucol also contains Betacarotene, Vitamin C, Vitamin D,...
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