Category: Symptoms

Dentists will tell you that root canal treatments are perfectly normal and safe procedures; however the evidence suggests that they are actually dangerous...

Here's what you need to know about treating fibromyalgia, which is finally securing its place in public awareness as a genuine condition...

The majority of us succumb to the dreaded brain fog occasionally, but for some it is a way of life. The reasons for it could be less obvious than you think...

The human eye is an unfathomably sophisticated design, and it is surely one of the most important tools we have for processing the world around us. When your vision starts to degenerate, getting glasses seems like the next logical step, but much like pharmaceutical medicines, they are sticking plasters for symptoms...

Grounding, also known as earthing, is a very natural thing to do. We are (in a way) separated from the Earth since the invention of shoes and the practice of covering the ground in concrete for our roads and pathways. Yet connecting to the earth in this way has been shown to provide many health …

Cystitis is a very compromising condition indeed; it is one that cannot be ignored, is persistent and sometimes causes incredible discomfort. There are many ‘quick fix’ remedies that may go some way toward reducing the inflammation, but when cystitis is not just a one-off infection (or sometimes, even if it is), there is an underlying …

Cystitis is a very compromising condition indeed; it is one that cannot be ignored, is persistent and sometimes causes incredible discomfort. There are many ‘quick fix’ remedies that may go some way toward reducing the inflammation, but when cystitis is not just a one-off infection (or sometimes, even if it is), there is an underlying …

Whether ADHD even exists or not is hard to verify. The medical industry are know for having a ‘syndrome’ for anything remotely unusual and it’s not hard to work out why. How much they know about the link between these syndromes is debatable; what seems clear is that the unimaginably huge profits are maximized further …

Colon cleansing is a relatively modern - and popular - detox method that gained traction with the growing trend toward natural health. However there is now much unverified hype floating around the internet, and some of it is dangerous. It is easy to assume that ‘waste’ should be assisted in exiting our precious bodies, but …

The H word. Herpes. Not many people are comfortable talking about it; it’s one of those conditions that although incredibly common, still seems relatively taboo. This is probably because the symptoms that manifest can as unsightly as they are painful and contagious, and anyone who has ever experienced one of the forms of the herpes …

We are pleasure-seeking beings, there is no doubt about that. In the modern Western world, we have a set number of activities that we indulge in not primarily because they are in our best interests, but because we gain some kind of ‘reward’ in terms of sensation. Drinking alcohol is one, sex is one, consuming …

Tendonitis (also known as tendonitis) is inflammation of the tendons; the fibrous strings that keep yours muscles connected to your bones. You probably don’t give much thought to tendon health, until they start to hurt. The pain of tendonitis can be quite debilitating, and is mostly caused by certain sports, like tennis, golf, running, cycling, …

When we think of bacteria, we think of our biological selves. It is not usually the case that we attribute mood changes and mental states to proliferation of bacteria. More evidence is amounting that this is a mistake, however. Gut bacteria can communicate with the brain in various ways. The good news is that there …

Leaky gut syndrome: The name makes many people cringe when they hear it. It just sounds wrong, doesn’t it? Hippocrates was onto something when he told us that ‘all disease begins in the gut.’ Indeed it does, and there are many things that could go wrong there when we are not armed with knowledge and …