I suffered a hernia when in my 50s. Having only Culpeper to hand, I crawled into the garden and ate horsetail (high in silica). I stayed sitting for most of three weeks. My son bought me some New Era Silica 450 tablets. I took the acute dose until...
The drugs don't work, as one rock group moaned - so bring back the leeches and maggots. These creepy-crawlies have made a successful comeback as a healing therapy.
Neck pain is a common problem, and one that tends to affect more women than men. But how are you going to treat it? The three most popular options are: your family doctor (a ‘wait-and-see’ approach with advice on ergonomics, possibly...
Instead of a potentially toxic drug for you and your children, try:
Strained tendons of the wrist Q I strained the tendons in my left wrist a year ago and my doctor diagnosed de Quervain’s stenosing tenovaginitis. I wear one of those elastic wrist supports with a metal strip to keep it rigid but, as I live alone, I...
I am one of the thousands of casualties of the gym. There was never a point where I felt the moment of injury - just a sudden realisation last February, while walking our dog Ollie on the common, that I was no longer able to walk without limping. An...
At Easter, I was diagnosed with polymyalgia and took steroids for three weeks to ease the pain. I started with six capsules a day and gradually eased off.
The British press has been filling its pages in recent days with news that acupuncture actually works, which comes as a surprise to nobody - except the British press, clearly. The news that pushed coverage of a boring election campaign from page 492...
Then, we have the mother-to-be who is looking forward to the big day but somewhat anxious about the pain involved. What natural forms of pain relief can she use to help her through the labour? Water births seem to get a big thumbs-up, judging by the...
For many thousands of years, the Chinese have espoused the efficacy of acupuncture for pain relief. Surprisingly, an astonishing wealth of recently published investigations into all aspects of ac ...
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