Certain foods are thought to have natural pain relieving properties. And foods don’t have the unpleasant side effects that many pain medications may have. Here are some foods that may help with pain management. Cherries Cherries contain powerful antioxidants known as anthocyanins which have been reported to reduce inflammation and inhibit pain enzymes just like […]
Chronic pain is one of the major health concerns in the UK. According to the National Pain Audit, published in 2011, over 7.8 million people in the UK say that they live with significant pain that does not go way, compared to seven million people who suffer from cardiovascular disease and around four million sufferers […]
Many years ago, I had a herniated lumber disc in my back which was excruciating painful. I was a school teacher living in Holland at the time. I used to enjoy playing golf and I was at a driving range practising my swing. Suddenly, there was a slight bulge in my back and I was […]
In an age where medicine can do more than ever before to delay dying, is death sometimes now seen as failure in the medical profession? Failure to diagnose soon enough, failure to prescribe the correct treatment, failure to discover a radical new therapy? Or is death seen by some as a treatment choice? An ‘opt-out’ […]
In the UK it is estimated there are around three million cannabis users and about one million of those use cannabis for medical reasons. At the moment all those individuals are using it illegally. This article debates the pros and cons of making cannabis a legally prescribable drug for medical reasons. The Pros First, there […]
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Fear is a basic human emotion which causes a pyschological and physiological response in the body known as ‘fight or flight.’ It occurs as a result of a sense of impending danger, evil or pain. Fear is a necessary defensive stragegy against things that may cause us harm because it serves as a motivation to […]
Globalisation and the ever-shrinking world means that we now have access to the medical wisdom and traditions from all over our planet. What we can learn is that there are many ways to heal and nourish body and spirit. Many herbal remedies can produce outstanding results and effects not found in conventional medicine. Many styles of healing, including acupuncture, will […]