Your body is made up of about 70 percent water. Every one of your 100 trillion cells is filled with water. And every other chemical in your body, from the stomach acid you need to digest food, to the blood that carries oxygen and nutrients to the cells of all your organs, either contain water … Read more
15 Tips to help fight ‘Swine Flu’. The human body is a wonderful and remarkable machine that is designed to function and survive in a world full of ‘body invaders’. All around us every day, every hour, every minute, the human body is exposed to and attacked by ‘body invaders’. They can be infectious organisms … Read more
Stress affects the balance of certain hormones and the factors that contribute are our emotions, lifestyle, diet, exercise, injury and environment. Whether the stress is physical or emotional, the body only knows one way of responding. It will trigger the ‘fight or flight’ response, which is nature’s way of preparing us to run away or … Read more
“It must have been something I ate” – Around 45% of the UK may suffer adverse reactions to what they eat at some time. Could you be one of them?
The human body is a wonderful thing, launching its immune system into battle when faced with a nasty virus or harmful bacteria. However, by regularly eating food that you’re intolerant to, you could be subjecting it to stress and discomfort on a daily basis. The reactions caused by your body being unable to deal with … Read more
Repetitive strain injury (RSI) is a name given to a group of injuries affecting tendons and nerves primarily of the neck and upper limbs. It is an umbrella term for Work Related Upper Limb Disorders (WRULD). There are two types of RSI: * Specific conditions – including tenosynovitis and tendonitis, (inflammation of a tendon), bursitis … Read more
Now that one in three people develop cancer it is vital that we realise that the 21st Century environment and lifestyle could be responsible, and make the necessary changes. The four main causes of chronic disease are: Poisons Radiation Lack of vitamins and minerals Fears and emotions Poisons These are chemicals in our food, the … Read more