Health Advice

Reiki is a complementary therapy and one of the many facets of alternative medicine.  It is a method of natural healing which is centred upon universal like energy, it is considered to have an almost divine quality and as such includes everything in a world where problems and disorders are deemed to be due to the feeling of detachment from the world. There is no division of reiki energy into positive and negative forms but when a person undergoes a session of therapy they allow the energy to be taken into themselves with beneficial effects.  Body organs such as the kin and protective systems such as the immune system are improved providing the individual is prepared regularly to undertake reiki and in the first place to undergo an atonement or initiation into reiki energy.

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A diet rich in antioxidants from fruit and vegetables protect us against getting ill whilst away. In the build up aim for two portions at each meal - one of these portions should be blackcurrants. These berries are loaded with antioxidants and as an added bonus have phytonutrients that protect your skin against the sun.

Taking Probiotic at least two weeks before your holiday and during and immediately afters does a lot to beat bugs. Probiotic encourage the friendly bacteria in the gut helping digestive health. People think that Probiotic are only for stomach upsets but research shows that improving the gut flora protects against colds and flu too.

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If you want to give your body an energy boost it’s not just what you eat but when you eat it that counts.

By the morning your body has been without food for several hours so start the day with a good breakfast to refuel, either a big bowl of cereal (that’s high in fibre but low in fat, salt and sugar) plus a glass of fruit juice, or if you never seem to have time to eat a big breakfast try a banana smoothis instead.  By eating properly at this time of the day you will help stop your stores of energy (blood sugar level) from dipping in the morning.

Eating regular small meals throughout the day will also help keep sugar levels steady and help keep your metabolic rate up, each time you eat your metabolic rate increases approximately 10 per cent.

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An irregular heartbeat often associated with heightened emotions can cause palpitations. Also due to heart disease or may be felt during pregnancy. Some heart conditions are very serious and require immediate hospitalisation e.g. cardiac arrest (when the heart stops) and coronary thrombosis a coronary artery blockage causing severe chest pain, vomiting, nausea and breathing difficulties. The affected hear muscle dies - condition known as myocardial infarction. However massage of the appreciate reflexes may help particularly in less serious cases. These should include the heart and circulation, lungs, endocrine system and the brain. Each will have some beneficial effect in relieving stress and congestion.

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Veins that have become stretched, twisted and distended and this often happens to the superficial veins in the legs are called varicose veins. The possible causes include pregnancy, defective valves, obesity and thrombophebitis (the inflammation of the wall of a vein with secondary thrombosis).  Phlebitis is inflammation of a vein and occurs primarily as a complication of varicose veins. Both these conditions can be treated by massaging the circulatory reflexes and also the leg and liver reflexes. In both cases resting with the legs in an elevated position is beneficial.

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Asthma is one of the major problems of the respiratory system.  The condition is caused by narrowing of the airways in the lungs. It usually begins in early childhood and may be brought on by the exposure to allergens exercise or stress.  The adrenal glands are found one to each kidney situated on the upper surface of that organ.  These are important endocrine glands because they produce hormones such as adrenaline and cortisone. Adrenaline is important in controlling the rate of respiration and it is used medically in the treatment of bronchial asthma because it relaxes the airways. It is clear therefore that the adrenal is an important reflex and it is located in the middle of each sole and palm.  Infections of the respiratory tract can lead to coughs and colds.

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The pancreas is an important gland with both endocrine and exocrine functions. It is located behind the stomach, between the duodenum and the spleen. The exocrine function involves secretion of pancreatic juice via ducts into the intestine. The endocrine function is vital in balancing blood sugar levels through the secretion of two hormones, insulin and glucagons. Insulin controls the uptake of glucose by body cells and a lack of hormone results in the sugar derived from food being excreted in the urine, the condition known as diabetes mellitus. Glucagons work in the opposite sense to insulin and increases the supply of bloody sugar through the breakdown of glycogen in the liver to produce glucose.

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