Ever thought about regular massage to help regulate sleep? Insomnia, linked to low levels of serotonin, also known as 5-hydroxytryptamine is a hormone in the pineal gland, the digestive tract, the central nervous system, and in blood platelets. Serotonin plays an important part in the regulation of learning, mood, sleep and vasoconstriction (constriction of blood [...]
Stress is an inevitable part of today’s modern lifestyle. Whether it is a result of work pressures, relationship problems, financial worries or other aspects of your life, one thing is clear – if it builds up excessively it affects both your emotional and physical well-being. How Stress Affects The Body Stress has long been the [...]
Like the rest of us, you probably feel a little bit sluggish and bloated after over-indulging through the Christmas/New Year period. You might have stacked on a few kilos or you could be surviving on caffeine to get you through the day. It might be time for a bit of a Detox to recharge the [...]
The Western diet has changed a lot in the last 20 to 50 years, not only with the choices we make about what to eat, but how the food is grown and manufactured. Increasingly our soils are being depleted of essential minerals and our food is heavily processed which robs it even more. The animals [...]
Phytolacca Decandra is otherwise known as Poke Weed or Poke. Like all homeopathics Phytolacca Decandra suitable for treating a variety of different symptoms and is particularly good for benefiting the glandular system, some skin conditions, mental and emotional needs and offers general pain relief. In relation to the benefits for the glandular system, as Photolacca [...]
As a Kundalini Yoga teacher, and a transpersonal counsellor who uses meditation as a therapeutic intervention, I am continually amazed by how profoundly this range of interventions can bring about deep, lasting change. I find it exciting that Western science has caught up with what yogic texts have been teaching for thousands of years. I [...]
Stress Stress Stress Not all stress is created equal. Stress is necessary for life. Stress you experience when a truck is hurtling towards you at 80kms helps you get out of the way fast! This instinctive response occurs in an area of the brain that is primarily concerned with our survival and without it the [...]