SEIZURES-MOOD AND OTHER ILLNESSES

Mothers of young children with epilepsy can sometimes tell from their child’s mood and behaviour that they are ‘building up to a fit’. Adults with epilepsy may experience a peculiar feeling of heaviness or depression on the morning of the days of their seizures. Occasionally elation rather than depression is reported. It [...]

One of the most common reasons for staying up later than usual is to go to a party, where alcohol may be drunk. The social use of alcohol depends largely on its ability to remove inhibiting factors in our personalities and conversation, thereby making us perhaps more interesting and amusing. A similar removal of inhibition [...]

The natural detoxification processes performed by our body can be greatly accelerated with your conscious help, thereby providing the basis for spectacular recovery and healing of your body.

Notice, that many toxins accumulate in your body over your entire lifespan, and it may take a considerable amount of time to purify your body. However, when you [...]

As posture greatly influences how well your back works, it’s not so surprising that many sufferers have found relief from their symptoms through the Alexander Technique, a training programme whose prime purpose is to overcome poor habits of posture and movement, but which also has the additional aim of reducing reaction to stress by lessening [...]

Experience with St John’s Wort based on people entering research protocols and seeking help from psychiatrists tells us only about the way the herbal remedy is being used and is working for relatively severe clinical problems. But the large majority of people who have turned to the herb would probably not fit into research protocols [...]

The information supported by honest clinical observations, indicates without any doubt the ultimate reason for all diseases : poisoning of the body beyond its capacity of poison neutralisation.

Everything else, no matter how complicated, involving other living creatures (bacteria, parasites etc.) or not, is just a consequence.

We have also found, that the poisoning of our body [...]

The purpose of looking at norms is not to say that all children have the same needs and can be neatly categorized. Because you are reading this book, it is safe to assume that your child does not fit the pattern outlined. It is also safe to say that you are not pleased and you [...]

Considering the buzz surrounding the new herbal anti-depressant, it is likely that many people will choose to try and switch from the conventional anti-depressant they are already taking to the herbal remedy. Let me repeat a few suggested guidelines if you should choose to do so. I would recommend first that you involve your doctor [...]

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 because a child [...]

These small and painful sores in the mouth can result from injury to the inside cheeks, lips or gums. Abrasions caused by ill-fitting dentures or by rough brushing of the teeth are often responsible for the development of ulcers, aided by acidity in the mouth.

When mouth ulcers occur for no obvious external reason, they can [...]