I have heard many times over the years when discussing with people about changing their eating habits, that it is impossible to be healthy on a tight budget. This is a misconception. Convenience foods are generally not healthy and more expensive for what they are. Here are 20 tips that might help you save...
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Sonia Jones ND from The Haven Spa and Health Clinic According to surveys there are many reasons or excuses people have why they can’t change their diet to help relieve their suffering. 1 Taste According to the research taste is the number one reason. We are such creatures of habit very reluctant to try new...
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Medicinally, herbs (spices) are any plants or plant parts that are used in a therapeutic way. Herbal medicine is the art and science of using plants for promoting health and preventing and/or treating illness. It has endured over the centuries as the world’s primary form of medicine (today 75% of the population), since the...
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Is is so depressing not being able to sleep properly for anyone, but much much worse if your pain is preventing you from sleep properly. Many arthritis sufferers send hours lying awake at night and its hard not to focus on the pain. How much worse everything looks and feels when you are tired...
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Sonia Jones ND from the Haven Spa and Health Clinic Arthritis sufferers are being told they must exercise – and this can be a daunting thought when you are in so much pain, and full of stiffness and so tired from the lack of sleep, because the pain and discomfort keeps you awake half the...
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Sonia Jones ND from the Haven Spa and Health Clinic Yoga has stood the test of time having been used for 3000 years as a system of meditation and exercise in the East. In the last two or three decade it has become extremely popular all round the world. It’s a great way to...
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It is important to bear in mind there is no one supplement or treatment that will cure you of arthritis, it takes a collection of things, time and dedication. The 3 point strategy (number one is paramount) 1) change your diet dramatically (tinkering with it will not be enough) 2) consider having treatments to...
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More emphasis these day is on self-help, more on health and certain being as active as possible for as long as possible. Many baby boomers are turning to exercise classes like yoga, Callanetics and Pilates. As we age we begin to give up jogging, or high impact sports, or aerobic classes for the low...
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To encourage joint lubrication, cartilage repair, strengthen muscles, and generally encourage better circulation to the area. Remember go easy. Pilates can easily be tailored to your individual needs, contracting muscles without moving joints can be useful when joints are inflamed. Then there is the movement of both muscles and joints helping to build strength and...
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Both Pilates and Yoga will help manage the various forms of arthritis, Pilates or Yoga. Pilates and Yoga are similar and at the same time very different, like Pilates from the West and Yoga from the East. Yoga is centuries old, its roots are in Eastern philosophy, and ancient healing with almost meditative states of exercise....
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