Hectic week, this week – so apologies for lack of posts! Christmas has come upon foodsmatter somewhat early! First there was the launch of our new Christmas Special last week. This is the first of what we hope will be regular ‘specials’ on the site focusing on specific areas of freefrom food, personal/skin care or …
Yoga Nidra – the Way to Meditate
I have been meditating, on and off, for years…. I am convinced that it is a really good thing to do. Reams of research suggest that regular meditation reduces the risk of stroke, heart attack and more or less every other degenerative condition, while my common sense suggests that 20 minutes twice a day of …
How does your eczema or skin problem affect your life?
Just read a post on Micki Rose’s excellent blog alerting her readers to a British Skin Foundation survey – they want to find out how badly skin disease affects people’s everyday lives. It is anonymous so you need not fear that you will be revealing your deepest secrets to the world – and quite short. …
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Wiki 4 CAM
Last month I blogged about the apparent bias of Wikipedia against complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). For those who are interested in the area, CAM supporters have now hit back with a Wiki of their own – Wiki 4 CAM. Wiki4CAM, they say, has been started to provide the Complementary and Alternative Medicine community its …
Grumpy old woman Saturday morning rant… Videos…
If there is one thing that I really hate about the growing sophistication of the internet – it is videos! There are occasions when being able to see something in film format is invaluable – Dr Magda Havas’s explanation of how electromagnetic radiation can affect our blood is a perfect example – but the vast …
Medical self help
Some weeks ago John Scott directed me to two sites about which he was seriously excited – two facets of what he called ‘a new type of site for ‘crowd-source health solutions‘ – leveraging the experience of others to make more informed health decisions for oneself. LOVE it! More power to the patient!’ I have only …