At the time of writing this most of us are in lockdown except for those who are an essential worker. This in itself means we will all have to take extra measures to ensure we can keep up with a certain amount of physical activity whilst being restricted to one outside activity, ie. a walk, […]
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Sadly, there is no ‘easy way’ to quit smoking, despite all the ‘hype’ that you see and hear. However, it is true that research shows that hypnotherapy appears to be the most successful way * to stop smoking. In fact, research indicates that you are almost twice as likely to quit smoking with hypnotherapy as you […]
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With the recent National Bed Month, I thought now was an ideal opportunity to revisit the subject of sleep. As a practising Osteopath one of the most frequent questions I am asked is whether a new mattress is needed. The Importance of Good Bed/Mattress A good mattress will support your body in one of the […]
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In our busy modern lives, through
stress, overly sedentary jobs or
chronic respiratory illnesses our
lovely deep breathing mechanics
can get dramatically altered. We
can find ourselves: shallow, rapid breathing; mouth breathing;
upper rib breathing; holding
our breath somewhere in the cycle; or over-breathing (hyperventilating) leading to many health consequences. We talk a lot about […]
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Yes, your back can suffer from stress too! With Christmas fast approaching, being for some people one of the most stressful times of the year, I thought this is a good time to discuss why our back may be put under stress and what you can do to avoid it. This advice can be equally […]
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