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How to eat your way to a warm winter

It’s not only the scarf, coat and gloves that will keep you feeling cosy this winter. The food that you eat can be just as important, yet how many of us give such matters a moment’s thought?This guide will explain exactly which foods are warming...

Winter posture alert!

Did you know that the weather can affect your posture?As we head into the colder season, it is worth thinking about the subtle changes we all tend to make to our posture as the temperature drops. These changes may be subtle but they make a profound impact on...

The 9 secrets of a healthy, long life

With the right lifestyle, the experts tell us, the chances are that you could live up to a decade longer. But what’s the best prescription for long health? Is there a stand-out combination of diet and supplements that enhances lifespan and quality of...

The healing power of herbal medicine and naturopathy

Natural health treatments offer powerful solutions to many of the problems that confront us as we age. They can help women through the menopause, replenish your increasingly dehydrated skin, soothe the negative effects of stress or anger and help to prevent...

Understanding Fertility Acupuncture

Fertility Acupuncture at Shine, with Marian Fixler and Valeria Frank. The fertile ground of acupuncture: For many couples the process of trying to conceive can be a long, complex and emotional one.  The reasons that many struggle with fertility issues...

The benefits of eating ‘good’ meat

Many people don’t eat meat for ethical or environmental reasons, but the ‘right’ kind of meat can be an excellent source of   nutrition, supplying vitamins B3, B6, B12, iron, zinc and selenium.However, the nutritional value varies...

A naturopathic approach to stress, anxiety and depression

A well-balanced emotional state is vital to good health, but symptoms of stress, anxiety, and depression commonly feature in health problems or illness.

Postnatal support

Pregnancy and childbirth is a time of huge physical and emotional change, an amazing journey which can never the less be quite challenging. Most women look after themselves really well during their pregnancies, eat healthily, practice yoga or exercise...

Seven natural ways to a healthy heart

Cardiovascular disease remains the number one killer in the UK, the effects of poor diet, lack of exercise and stress impacting terribly on the nation’s arteries, causing them to thicken and harden. The good news is that the disease is preventable,...

Acupuncture & Menopause

The menopause is a natural physiological event and marks a time of transition from one stage of life to another. Typical symptoms associated with the menopause include hot flushes, vaginal dryness, sleep disturbance and weight gain. These are all a response...

Acupuncture for pregnancy

Even though pregnancy is a normal physiological condition, women can find their daily lives hampered by a range of symptoms including nausea & vomiting, back and pelvic pain, heartburn and anxiety. If the baby is in breech position or lying posterior...

Birth, Pregnancy and Health – The Cranial Osteopathy Approach

Cranial Osteopathy is very much concerned about the balance of the body and this means attention to the spine, certainly, but also extends from the head to the pelvis, limbs and includes the internal organs. During pregnancy, the early surges of hormones can...