Archive for April, 2009

SCIENTIFIC EXPLANATIONS: STRESS ADDICTION?

It’s interesting to note the similarities that exist between the allergy addiction state and being hooked on a stressful lifestyle. Phase 2 (adaptation phase) of the allergy addiction state is similar to the stressed state of the adrenally competent person. The allergy-addicted person feels fine so long as she/he makes regular contact with the substance [...]

SCIENTIFIC EXPLANATIONS: FOOD COMBINING

It’s not so much the food we eat that determines our health, it’s the food we manage to digest and absorb that counts. If food is not successfully absorbed from the digestive tract into the body proper it passes out of the body with the bowel movements of the following day. Stress is the great [...]

THE ANTI- CANDIDA PROGRAM: HUNGER AND WEIGHT LOSS

If you are over-weight and don’t over-eat you will find you will lose some weight on the Anti-Candida Program. Your weight loss will be accompanied by increased energy, greater mental activity, clear skin and good muscle tone. You won’t feel hungry. You will feel and look better than before. If you are losing weight and [...]

THE METABOLISM- BALANCING PROGRAM: VITAMINS

Just before the evening (main) meal have 3 x Formula Six multivitamin and mineral tablets, that is, 1 tablet from each jar. Wash them down with sips from a 230 ml (8 oz) glass of juice (any variety) or water with 1 teaspoon of vitamin C powder in it (calcium or sodium ascorbate) and, twice [...]

STREES: ATTITUDE AND EXERCISE

Many hard-chargers are committed to a life mode that has arriving as its prime objective. They are so busy rushing towards their goal they never get to enjoy the journey. Having achieved their goal they are usually unfulfilled, for being in a rush mode, when they arrive they feel disorientated and have to quickly find [...]

EXERCISE: WHICH SPORT? WALKING

No sport is good or bad in itself; what counts is how you go about it. But for anyone with back trouble (past or present) seek medical advice particularly if you plan to play a contact sport Walking-Both walking and running can be valuable in helping to prevent obesity and are both natural activities which, [...]

UNDERSTANDING BACK TROUBLE: PREVENTING A RECURRENCE-FELDENKRAIS METHOD

The Feldenkrais Method is concerned with creating a greater awareness of patterns of movement. The Feldenkrais Method believes that in our society, where human movement is generally not used to its fullest potential, habitual patterns can develop in such a way that the structural integrity of our backs is being weakened and damaged by the [...]

CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT: CORSETS AND OTHER SUPPORTS

For supporting the different levels of the spine there exist various devices, such as corsets, belts and collars. Even though these supports are restrictive and cumbersome, many people with back trouble are ready to put up with them, for the sake of the benefits they bring. They slow down all activity, and restrain many small [...]

UNDERSTANDING BACK TROUBLE OTHER BACK PROBLEMS-RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

Although this disease predominantly affects the joints of the limbs, the spine may also be affected. It is a crippling disease of the synovial joints in any part of the body, affecting the synovium, the membrane which lines the joints. Its cause is not completely understood, but it is now believed that it may involve [...]

HOW THE DAMAGE IS DONE

The various structures of the human back together form a complex piece of engineering. The backbone at one end is balanced on a tilting pelvis, and the other holds up a heavy head; at the same time it provides support for the movement of the arms and legs. The skeletal system forms a mechanism which, [...]

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