Low Back Pain Newcastle Chronic low back pain, that constant ache that ebbs and flows between being an excruciating pain that takes your breath away to that low grade constant ache that keeps you awake at night gradually wearing you down. Those who have not experienced this type of pain struggle to understand how much [...]
Depression Ever said any of the following to someone looking gloomy?: “I hear you’re feeling a bit low, dear?” “Chin up, it’s not all bad…” “You just need to change your attitude…” “I don’t have time to be depressed…” “Try to be more positive…” Even if the other person is just ‘a bit low’, it [...]
Banging your head against a wall seems in any situation like a bad idea. However if you know anything about migraines or chronic headaches you understand the madness that can overcome you. You are willing to do almost anything for a moments respite from the pounding, nausea and a brain that only speaks in [...]
Tired of knee pain from osteoarthritis? Trying to get on with your life when suffering with knee pain associated with osteoarthritis can be tough. In much of our day to day using our legs is part of the gig so avoiding aggravation of the problem can be somewhat challenging. The pain from osteoarthritis can range [...]
Anxiety Newcastle We appear to have a need for newness in our lives. Have you noticed? And this constant change for 'new' can create anxiety. But with that, it also creates the surge of adrenalin we have come to love. This addiction to the adrenalin rush is also the cause many illnesses - some illnesses [...]
Are vitamin supplements harming your health? Do you know what vitamin supplements you really need? Or are you guessing? Many are guessing - particularly after reading articles about how certain diseases are caused by low levels of certain nutrients. These articles often follow with a call to start taking (or increase) particular vitamin supplements. The question is: [...]
Are you a Mr or Ms Snuffleupagus? In other words, are you bewitched, bothered and bewildered by sinus congestion and hay fever? I know it’s not spring yet, but it is amazing how just a change in any season can make a Snuffleupagus out of many a poor sod. However, there is no need to [...]
MEDITATION FOR THE AVERAGE BEAR The word ‘meditation’ can conjure a whole bunch of images. Orange-robed bald guys (well, mainly guys…though bald female monks are growing by the day). The long-haired, pungent, tie-dyed version – sitting in a variety of extremely uncomfortable positions. Then there’s the formal type, deeply steeped in religious tradition, mostly in [...]
Sciatica Newcastle Sciatica, it’s that ache that never seems to go away whether you sit, stand or lie down. It can range from an ache to an acute sharp jolt that stops you in your tracks. In some cases it can even affect the ability to move the leg foot or toes. Sciatica is a [...]
Insomnia Newcastle You open your eyes and the light of day streams in through the bedroom window. It feels like you have just closed your eyes and opened them again but 8 hours have passed and you didn’t stir. One of the most powerful and pleasurable things in life is a solid nights sleep. The [...]
