Many people overload themselves by trying to anticipate problems in advance. Their basic aim in doing this is usually to avoid being emotionally hurt or disappointed if plans don’t come out the way they want them to. Sometimes the people who habitually do this have deep fears and insecurity, perhaps arising from early childhood experiences. [...]

More millions of people suffer from “osteoarthritis” than any other classification. We already know, from the last chapter, that the word “arthritis” means “inflammation of the joint.” The word “osteo” comes from the Greek word “osteon,” meaning “bone.” Compounded, therefore, osteoarthritis can be defined as “inflammation of the bony part of the joint.” Your joints [...]

Naturopaths not only advise on nutrition but look at their patients’ whole lifestyle, including their working life and any anxieties causing particular stress, and will work with patients to deal with the problems underlying insomnia. Many naturopaths are also trained in osteopathy (described in the next section), which helps to relieve structural and muscular tensions [...]

Although only recently introduced to Britain, Natural Reconnective Therapy is believed to have its origins in Ancient Egypt. It is a method of using gentle pressure on different points of the body with the main focus on the connective tissue, which feels like a deep and very relaxing massage. Practitioners also use their thumbs to [...]

The working-through process Recovery is not as simple as we would like it to be. In the beginning, it feels as though we take one step forward then two steps backwards. This is why so many people feel they are never going to recover. It is also part of the reason why so many people [...]

As we’ve seen, sleeping through the night is not as simple or common as we might assume. ? Arousals during the night are normal and need not cause problems. ? Sleep problems can arise when a child cannot put himself back to sleep after the arousals. ?    It may be harder for children to sleep undisturbed [...]

There is a close relationship between the skin and the nervous system. In the early development of the fertilized human ovum into the embryo, adjacent cells are split off so that some will ultimately develop into the skin and others into the nerve cells of the central nervous system. When our skin is gently stroked [...]