Usually, one will first come to yoga for the physical benefits of the practice. In itself that is a good enough reason, yet there is also a more enduring purpose. Hatha yoga can become a moving meditation practice by bringing the attention inward and moving...
Hailed the new ‘rockstar’ pregnancy nutrient in the US and recently labeled the ‘superstar’ pregnancy nutrient by Cosmopolitan Pregnancy magazine, choline (a lessen known member of the B vitamin family) is receiving significant and much warranted, media attention in...
If you follow health news in the media it is almost a surprise that anyone is left alive. The dangers of smoking, drinking and overeating are somehow getting worse. The obesity crisis is overwhelming us and cancer is running rampant. This bad news is generally...
Are you struggling with overweight or obesity? Infertility? Skin issues like acne and excessive hair growth? These are common problems associated with a condition called Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, also known as PCOS. PCOS is a common health condition, effecting more...
The question, which we must always ask with medication, is whether the benefit outweighs the risk. This question applies to each drug and each individual person. Despite the wishes of academics and governments there is no protocol to fit all. Sadly doctors and...
Sometimes, one reads a statement so obvious that one needs to ask, “Why didn’t I think of that?” So it was that I read on the blog of Dr David Healy a most obvious observation about medications. “Drugs can have a hundred effects … but we only test for one”. In medical...
