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I’m sure you’ve had one of those moments when you really have to have something. Whether it’s a new car, new phone, new TV or new jacket there always seems to be something that we can desire and must have. It doesn’t feel like a want, it feels like a need. I need it! What we are talking about here is retail therapy.

Sick people need our help and empathy, not to be stigmatised for their illness, but unfortunately for centuries people with contagious or serious illness have had to pay the penalty of society’s judgement. Slowly over the years it has begun to change but still it is not common to talk about our panic attacks (one in four people suffer these at some stage of their lives) or our depression (how would it affect your promotion at work) or the grief you are feeling simply because your wonderful dog died. We have become to some extent a society that ‘soldiers on’ and in doing that we bury our feelings and illnesses and surround ourselves with shame instead of understanding and healing.

Many of my clients come to me with small cysts in various parts of their body. They can be anywhere but mostly I get clients with cysts in the breasts, kidneys or in the reproductive organs. Anything growing inside our bodies that we feel should not be there is of concern and of course our first reaction may be to get it out of there. Often the removal can be also detrimental to our health. It is important to be educated and empowered enough to make correct assessments of what we want to do without being swayed by fear.

As we near the end of 2012 our minds start to wander to the new year and what it will bring. It’s a time of year when people start to think about the year they have just had and what changes they’d like to make in the new year.

Hypnosis has been used with great success for years for pain relief, to lose weight, quit smoking…for all sorts of things. Theoretically it is an exercise in getting your mind to work with you instead of your subconscious sabotaging your efforts to help you change. A trained hypnotherapist can help you change those bad habits quickly and to gain a much healthier lifestyle without you having to really put in too much effort.

Many people want to change various aspects of their lives, yet change is something people often avoid if possible. Why? Because change can be hard and often involves being out of your comfort zone and having to learn something new or to do things differently.

In my profession as well as in my life, I have come to a realisation that health is not just something we fix when it is broken, it is something we nurture and maintain constantly. Holistic dentists focus on the three aspects of health- biochemical, biophysical and emotional (spiritual) health. They treat teeth, gums and jaws, but look out for possible signs of other problems and work closely with other professionals to help improve overall health, not just dental health. Writing this post, I got a brief introduction into holistic dentistry and changed a few of my own pre-concieved ideas.

A number of sleep studies done all over the world show just how essential sleep is and corroborate the fact that many of us get way too little of it. Latest studies also show that sleeping extra one day does not necessarily make up for the sleep you missed the day before and that even after a short time your health begins to suffer.

There is a bit of confusion amongst the general public as to what is needed to keep our digestion healthy. We hear a lot about probiotics and prebiotics and digestive supplements but many of my clients are not to sure what they should be taking and why.

Men are staying fitter and sexier way into their old age these days. They are taking more pride in their appearance and the greying hair and bald head is looking sophisticated and distinguished on top of fitter, trimmer bodies.

Is your dentist ‘greening’ on you?Dentists all over the world are putting their heads together in an effort to make dentistry and its related industries (like materials and equipment manufacture and supply chains) more accountable and environmentally responsible.There are some very simple measures almost every practice can now put in place to become ‘greener’ now, but a lot more can be done in the future to make each dental practice as well as all the materials and equipment, truly eco-friendly.

Seems there is a world epidemic of multiple sclerosis and systemic lupus, and they did not understand what toxin was causing this to be rampant across the United States. This is what prompted this investigation mentioned above in the first place.