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Irritable Bowel Syndrome (commonly called IBS) is a condition that affects the entire gastrointestinal tract. It alters intestinal modality resulting in phases of diarrhoea alternating with constipation and sometimes accompanied by pain. Women are affected three times more often than men, starting from the teenage years onwards.

Under the Alexander technique, one learns that within the visual system resides an entire map of the human body in all its parts, and that the eyes themselves link to corresponding structures in the brain. Thus the visual system contains links to our immune nervous system - the reptilian brain, our emotions -the limbic system and our ability to think and reason, also known as the neocortex.

The mechanics of blood type’s influence have to do with the way the genes influence one another. This mechanism explains why your blood type can have an impact on such a diverse number of bodily systems and from digestive enzymes to neuro-chemicals.

Yoga is ‘union’ and there is no greater path to union than that of the relationship between parent and child. Where else do you have the challenge and opportunity to be your most mindful at each moment?.Children respond either consciously or unconsciously to each moment and this can be highlighted for us in the gaps of our awareness.

This is part of a trio of articles on detox. The article outlines the main reasons why toxins can make you fat and why herbal detoxification can trigger weight loss.

There are different types of B vitamins, which are generally found together as they work in conjunction with one another. B vitamins are water soluble with limited storage capacity, which means that you need most of them on a daily basis.

One of the most contentious and widely used synthetic preservatives is para-hydroxybenzoic acid alkyl ester, commonly known as paraben.

Osteoporosis is an intriguing and largely misunderstood health condition. Intriguing because it turns out that it is not exclusively the domain of older women, it can strike woman as young as those in their mid 30’s. Osteoporosis is misunderstood because there are specific preventative measure that can be implemented to significantly minimise the damage this condition can inflict.