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Gastrointestinal Distress

Gastrointestinal Distress

As a health practitioner I started practice in the early 90s. I was amazed at the number of people who I encountered that complained of having constipation, bouts of diarrhoea, increased gas, bloating after eating, bouts of fatigue and the many other symptoms of gastrointestinal distress.

Vapour & Steam Treatment - Back to Basics

Vapour & Steam Treatment - Back to Basics

Why Prepare a Decongestant Vapour? A decongestant is useful for decongesting the lungs from the irritants that aggravate chest colds and flus, causing breathing difficulties. A decongestant vapour relieves the restriction and tightness caused by chest complaints and is the ideal treatment for conditions like bronchitis, pneumonia, asthma right through to the sniffles with runny mucous.

Candida’s Favourite Tucker - Glucose

Candida’s Favourite Tucker - Glucose

If you suffer from recurrent bouts of vaginal or urinary Candida (yeast) infections, yet are frustrated because you already avoid refined sugars, a closer look at your diet might help you find the cause.

Working on those Blood Clots

Working on those Blood Clots

There are many areas to look at when one has been diagnosed, or suspect they have blood clotting and/or a thickening of the blood viscosity.

Bright Yellow Bowel Motions

Bright Yellow Bowel Motions

Q - I am a 55 year-old vegetarian, married with four adult children. Eighteen months ago, I developed definite symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome – diarrhoea, frequent motions, bloating, wind, distension and sometimes undigested foods in my motions.

Constipation

Constipation

Rather than being labelled a disease, constipation is a far too common health condition, which is experienced when evacuation of waste material from the colon is sluggish and stools have become hard and difficult to pass, thus making elimination of the bowel matter difficult and uncomfortable.

Do you Always Feel Tired?

Do you Always Feel Tired?

Every day at least half of my clients say that they are feeling fatigued. I often hear people state: “I’m so tired, but I have to push myself to keep going”

The Meningococcal Issue

The Meningococcal Issue

Falsified meningococcal data distributed. The Ombudsman intervened to ensure that the Ministry of Health standard 2004 annual meningococcal disease report prepared by the ESR was released.

Cataracts

Cataracts

I frequently experience tinnitus and have the beginning of eye cataracts. Is there anything I can do? Annette. Christchurch.