Pregnancy is a special time for parents planning ahead for the new life and family to come. And the moment we meet that little person, we realise we would do pretty much anything to protect them and give them the best start to life possible. But did you know...
The amount of information that can be found on the Internet these days is crazy and can quite often leave you feeling stressed and even more confused. I hope that by the time you finish reading this, you will get a clearer picture of the connection between...
Caring for ourselves today determines how we feel and live freely tomorrow.Self-care is subjective; how do you take care of yourself in the world today? Holistic Health suggestions from Resident Aromatherapist and Acupuncturist, Hayley D’Arcy.It could...
Written by Rehana Kapadia – Cranial Osteopath at Shine on the Green.There has been a spate of literature, published in recent years, from doctors writing of their quest for deeper philosophical insights within healthcare and the value of regaining the...
‘IT’ can start creeping slowly into our lives, can increase steadily after experiencing a common cold, or can knock us for six from one day to the next. You may be aware of other niggling, non-specific friends coming along with ‘IT’:...
How do you prepare for sport or exercise?Pre-sport exercises (this includes you runners out there!) take up a very short amount of time and can save you money when you need to see people like me!So…. why don’t people do them?For most people I...
As a human being and a male, I am given from time to time to consider various eternal questions. Why are we here? What is the point of existence? Which Stoke Newington Church street establishment has the best coffee and cake? Etcetera...
I still see more women than men in my practice, but I am finding that more men are now seeking help with their health. However, there is still a tendency for men to ignore health issues, which in some cases means that they become more difficult to...
Many often think of aromatherapy as being a girlie floral thing.And yet men have played key roles in ‘aroma’ long before it became a ‘therapy’.The ancient Egyptians used plant oils and perfumes constantly for their effects on both men...
Life has the ability to allow us to forget to be with ourselves. We are constantly running from place to place, stressed, overworked and overwhelmed.We don’t have time to exercise or to cook a wholesome meal, we end up rushing through a million...
I may have tempted fate, because as soon as I said “my skin hasn’t looked this flawless in a long time” and that “it’s been ages since I was sick”, it all went down hill from there. The combination of having a difficult...
In my last blog I touched on the benefit of massage and how it had helped to calm and support me during the first 10 weeks leading up to surgery.Forever, I have been an advocate of complementary health care, for some, it is hard to believe or to prove...