If you're not optimally healthy, could candida be at fault? In this interview, British osteopath and naturopath, Dr....
Leon Chaitow
The Importance of Dosage in Manual Therapy
Originally published in Massage Today. Research is slowly beginning to reveal the importance of optimal dosage in...
Positional Release Techniques: What are the Mechanisms?
Originally published in Massage Today, January, 2016, Vol. 16, Issue 01 At its simplest, positional release techniques...
Is yeast (candida) really your problem?
Sometime in the early 1980s I became aware of patients with problems that could be associated with yeast overgrowth (candida) in their intestinal tracts.These were people who often suffered from a variety of apparently unrelated symptoms, including chronic fatigue,...
A tale of three Dachshunds named Dumbo
These photo show Dumbo with Sasha, with me in Corfu Town (Liston), and on his own in our meadow under the olive trees.When I was very young - well around 11 - my Mother, Irene, acquired a pet miniature dachshund.A brief explanation is called for here. My brother and I...
Humming my way back home
Last weekend I was in Dublin, at the National Training Center where I periodically teach on an advanced Neuromuscular Therapy training course.I love Dublin for many reasons, and Guiness is one of them. No matter what anyone says, the local brew, in its' native land,...
Autism & Vaccination : historic ruling in USA supports direct connection
Photograph: Hannah & her parents Jon & Terry (from: Atlanta Journal Constitution)In November 2006 a secret (at that time) decision by the US Courts of Federal Claims conceded that vaccination was the cause of autism in a specific case. The ruling was made by US...
Apple: Futuristic technology and design— but a Stone-age business model gives me the pip!
I went to the Regent Street Apple store today to buy a new MacBookAir laptop computer (see picture). This slimline, aesthetically magnificent machine, weighing in at well under a kilo, and with a number of scintillating features, is due to be a replacement for my...
Wet sock treatment for the common cold
This image is taken from Google ImagesIf additional credit is required please contact meTo understand the relevance of this image to my cold....read onI have a cold...or rather I had one Earlier this week I started with the usual (for me) scratchy throat, followed by...
Naturopathic Physical Medicine: An Interview with Leon Chaitow, ND, DO
Leon Chaitow, ND, DO, a regular contributor to Naturopathy Digest, is just about to see the culmination of three years of his work, in the form of a new textbook, Naturopathic Physical Medicine: Theory and Practice for Manual Therapists and Naturopaths. He took some...
Is the new evidence about antidepressants depressing or liberating?
Hypericum - St.John's Wort This is a brief posting as time pressures are reducing my opportunities to detox via this superb medium.I am writing this because this morning's news from the BBC regarding antidepressant use was really upbeat, from my perspective, since it...
From Fiddler-on-the-Roof to Westminster University – a nostalgic history
Photographs in this posting show:Bernarr Macfaddden (aged 65)Stanley LiefBoris Chaitow (giving NMT treatment)My Grandfathers General Store in Pilgrim's Rest (1915) - now a museum town,where this building remains as a restaurant.Those shown in the photo are (L to...
Synchronicity again + Steiner and Healthy Skin
Rudolph Steiner In a previous posting the topic of synchronicity was mentioned, and yesterday one of these cosmic wrinkles demonstrated itself again in a subtle linking of thoughts and activities. I have previously urged visitors to this peripatetic blog to have a...
New edition of Clinical Applications of Neuromuscular Techniques – and a cunning Valentine’s day plan goes wrong!
It may not be obvious to you, when buying a new edition of a book, just how much effort goes into the process. New material that has emerged via research and clinical work needs to be refined and melded with existing text, which itself needs to be trimmed of...
Bodywork High: The Cannabinoid Connection
Originally published in Massage Today February, 2008, Vol. 08, Issue 02 Have you ever wondered why your clients/patients feel so good after receiving bodywork: massage, manipulation and mobilization? Is it the simple effect of feeling more relaxed, with an altered...