There are three different types of muscle in the body. The cell composition of all muscle enables it to convert energy from chemical reactions into mechanical energy, which facilitates its major function of contraction. This contraction produces movement or force.
The three types of muscle in the body are:
Skeletal: voluntary muscle… Continue reading
This following test has been suggested as a simple way to check for candida over-proliferation.
You spit into a glass of clean water and then leave it for six hours. It is considered to be indicative of candida over-proliferation if strings seem to hang down from the spit into the water.
According to FISA, the World Rowing Federation or Fédération Internationale des Sociétés d’Aviron, the most common injuries for rowers are back and shoulder problems, rib stress fractures, and tendinitis.
Back and shoulder problems have increased with the introduction of new materials for the equipment. Wooden boats and oars have been replaced with carbon fibre.… Continue reading
In the run-up to the recent general election, I read an interesting interview with Dr Jillian Creasy, the Health & Social Care Spokesperson for the Green Party.
The Green Party’s 2015 election manifesto called for “complementary medicines that are cost effective and have been shown to work to be made available on the NHS”. As… Continue reading
Following the devastation and suffering caused by the earthquakes in Nepal, two US-based non-profit organisations are leading the response of the worldwide acupuncture community.
Acupuncture Relief Projects and Acupuncturists Without Borders both now have members working in Nepal to help the survivors with their physical and emotional needs.
“Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot, others transform a yellow spot into the sun.”
Pablo Picasso
The American Academy of Otolayngology’s new clinical practice guideline for treating allergic rhinitis recommends acupuncture for those patients interested in nonpharmacological therapy.
A panel of 20 members, including experts in otolarygology, allergy, immunology, nursing, complementary medicine, and consumer advocacy developed 14 guideline recommendations. They recognised increased awareness of acupuncture as a treatment option for allergic… Continue reading
Candida is a yeast that is present on all the mucous membranes of the body. It is only when it over-proliferates that candida causes problems. The most common causes of over-proliferation are:
The immune system being weakened by stress, severe illness, or anti-biotic use
Candida growth is encouraged by cortisone-type drugs, oral contraceptives, and chemotherapy… Continue reading
Oscar-winning actress, Julianne Moore, so devastatingly good in her recent performance of a sufferer of early-onset Alzheimer’s, has spoken of the benefits she receives from acupuncture:
“I had a period after my mother died where I couldn’t sleep… I was just a wreck. I had some really intense acupuncture treatments, and it reset my nervous system.”
The name of this therapy is somewhat misleading, as it is a treatment system that encompasses the whole body, not just the head. It is based upon manipulation of the Involuntary Mechanism or Cranial Rhythmic Impulse (CRI), a wave-like fluctuation felt in a cycle of 6 – 14 times a minute anywhere in the body.… Continue reading
