Age Old Remedies

Colour is something we see everyday, from the clothes we pick out to wear in the morning to the magazines we read in an evening - but can colours really be the answer when it comes to healing? It seems that in ancient Indian medicine,…

Meditation is a practice which people have enjoyed for centuries, thanks to the many benefits it can offer you. A new study suggests that, alongside the health benefits it offers you such as reduced stress, it can also help people to become…

A few hundred years ago, it would have been normal for you to strip off and roll around naked in the nettles to alleviate rheumatic pains. These days, we prefer Western, modern medicine to complementary wellness therapies, but practitioners…

Acupuncture may be an effective way of treating diabetes. A study has revealed that the ancient Chinese practice can lower blood glucose levels that are linked to diabetes and also to obesity. This is the second recent study that has…

The ancient Chinese remedy of acupuncture, practised for thousands of years in Asia, is increasingly gaining in importance in its use in modern medicine. The therapy involves inserting needles into the skin at certain points on the body to…

The government has made a statement claiming that homeopathy's governing bodies need to make it clearer to parents that alternative methods being used as measles treatments won't act as protection. A large number of children aren't…

Self care may sound complex, but there could be an easy way to ensure optimum health simply by taking these five natural supplements! Healing yourself and taking care of what you put into your body is vital in order to stay healthy for as…

For thousands of years, the Chinese have used acupuncture as the go-to remedy for virtually every ailment, believing the insertion of fine needles into certain points of the body can relieve pain by resorting the flow of energy in the body.…

You wouldn’t think that something called Devil’s Claw is beneficial to your wellbeing, but the complementary wellness therapy has long been used in native African medicine. Its fruit is covered with sharp curved spines, hence the name, and…

Do you want to live longer? Deep amongst the Aegean Sea sits the small, remote island known as Ikaria – a place where “people forget to die.” It almost sounds as legendary as Zeus turning into a shower of gold or Helios rampaging through…

Did you know that herbal tea could help to protect you against getting the flu? You may think that this advice does not apply to you as you have had the flu vaccination and have no need for complementary medicine. This is not quite true:…

If you are shopping for complementary remedies, how do you know which ones will be the most beneficial for your wellness and wellbeing? There is such a plethora of products out there, especially when it comes to skin care and beauty…

From chicken soup to starving a fever, everyone has a favourite remedy for curing the cold and flu. But how do you separate the old wives’ tales from the reality? Here are 5 myths debunked and facts confirmed. Feed a cold and starve a…

When we talk about ancient Chinese principles, we’re really talking ancient. For 2000 years, the Chinese have had exercising and relaxation techniques that serve the very foundation of your wellbeing, and there must be something to it, as…

Though classic Chinese medicine texts and licensed acupuncturists have been extolling the virtues of tea drinking for many years now, here in the West it has rarely been seen as anything more than a complementary wellness measure. However,…

The reishi mushroom has been hailed as the “medicine of kings” for centuries in Japan, China and Korea. Now this humble fungi is being linked with amazing health benefits by the rest of the world, including boosting the immune system,…

If you want to improve your chances of getting pregnant, it’s important to look after your wellness and wellbeing. As well as all the traditional, mainstream ways, you should look to gain an all-natural boost from the plethora of treatments…

When you’re going through IVF treatment, it can seem like your overall wellness and wellbeing are taking a huge hit in the quest for successful reproduction. The stress of these types of treatment, alongside all the hormones used, can be…

A medical cure for cancer remains elusive but research continues to unlock the key to treating this most deadly of diseases. Patients diagnosed with the disease may, however, consider alternative, holistic therapies that claim to have some…

Depression affects the wellness and wellbeing of millions of people around the globe, many of whom turn to anti-depressants for relief. New research, however, is showing that acupuncture may be a safe and extremely effective alternative to…

Acupuncture is a form of complementary wellness that involves placing needles in meridian lines around the body to help improve health, wellbeing and specific medical problems. Now, new research appears to indicate that acupuncture could…

Acupuncture is one of the most common types of complementary therapy, and is integrated in modern medicine more than any other. It can help to boost your wellness and wellbeing in a number of ways. It works on the theory of an ‘energy flow’…

Everybody knows that hitting the gym or pounding the pavements can be great for your wellness and wellbeing; it improves fitness, tones muscles and helps to shed fat. The darker side to this, however, is that many people injure themselves…

When the holidays arrive, your wellness and wellbeing goals often go straight out of the window. You’re so busy running around attending parties, preparing food or buying gifts that you feel you simply do not have enough time to focus on…

The seven Chakra system has come to be very familiar to those with even a passing interest in New Age culture. Most people believe that the Chakra philosophy is derived from ancient Hindu culture, but it is likely that the Chakras were…

Little do most of us know that we are surrounded by herbal remedies growing wild all around us. Fields, hedgerows and even back-gardens are packed with wild herbal remedies. Nature is full of all the things we need to heal ourselves if only…