Water is good for you, everyone knows it and would agree. You are probably thinking to yourself this is rather obvious and doesn’t need stating. However, research is revealing a different picture, I might be stating the obvious but most people are ignoring this simple fact. You seriously need to think about your fluid [...]
These are important aspects that accelerate the aging process and speed up degeneration in general, contributing to a poor quality of life with more suffering than necessary, especially in most forms of arthritis.
1) Inflammation can be triggered by a number of things, what you eat and drink has a huge impact on your inflammatory [...]
These 14 essential oils have been chosen for their
- pain relieving abilities
- versatility all the oils can be used for other ailments too
- and affordability, all the oils are very reasonable in price that people can afford them
Essential oils are absorbed directly into the blood stream, by-passing the digestive system. They have been used [...]
02.07Arthritis sufferers often find their liver is struggling due to overload. Is yours questionnaire?
One very important aspect to ancient systems of healing like acupuncture from China or the Ayurvedic system from India, and indeed other systems throughout the world, is the build-up of toxins in the body, affecting systems or structures in the body. In arthritis-type conditions the liver function is implicated, and many systems look to [...]
So why would improving your calcium absorption help relieve arthritis? The body would be less likely to dump calcium in inappropriate places like the joint or muscle tissue causing stiffness and pain for some people. For others it could mean gall stones or kidney stones. It’s not just about consuming calcium as [...]
Sonia Jones from the Haven Spa, Health Clinic and Fitness Center
Cayenne contains a plant chemical called capsaicin, it has the ability to block chemical messages in our bodies called substance P, that transmit the sensation of pain. The herb’s pain relieving properties can be preserved in an oil or body cream, and is applied externally, [...]
For acute injury – remember this
If you have just injured yourself (acute) like a strain from doing sport or walking the dog,
DO NOT use heat on the injury for the first 24 to 48 hours, or any heating herbs and spices.
The R.I.C.E method must be used.
R - [...]
By supporting the organic movement, we help to minimize chemical damage which poses a real threat to the future of humanity. We need to think hard before choosing an intensively produced product over an organic product simply because of the small extra cost.
Organic food is free from insecticides, pesticides, growth hormones, antibiotics, fertilisers [...]
Sonia Jones ND from the Haven Spa and Health Clinic
1) Hair follicles can be affected by some drugs. Check with your doctor or research for yourself the side-effects for your medication. Some cancer treatments, immune suppressants, some arthritis treatments can affect hair growth.
Solution - talk to your doctor.
2) Bold patches could be caused by ring [...]
Sonia Jones ND from the Haven Spa and Health Clinic
When we think of inflammation we might think of pain and the inflammatory conditions like arthritis or gout. However, inflammation and the destruction it causes can be silent, painless and go un-noticed. Inflammation is so widely linked to heart disease, diabetes, cancer and accelerated [...]