Why I take my family to Global Health Clinics
How a natural health programme can improve family health John Coombs, Global Health Clinics director, interviews Tania Nevill, a mother and highly-successful business woman. Tania Nevill, and her family have suffered from a variety of health issues including allergies and leaky gut syndrome. She found it hard to get a link between medical professionals and […]
Heart coherence, stress and health
What is stress? Stress is a term to describe the wear and tear the body experiences in reaction to everyday pressures and tensions. While we often attribute how we feel to the causes, such as illness, injury, changes, social challenges etc, it is how we respond to them that can have long-term effects. How does […]
Multiple Brain Therapies on GreenPlanetFM
A discussion on Radio GreenPlanetFM, between John Coombs and Vivienne Berry on Holistic Health and the new work Vivienne is doing on multiple brain therapies. They discuss simple and practical solutions to help people through life, to manage relationships well and to have more effective input into the community and workspace. If we are to […]
Cellphones blamed for poor sleep
Are you aware that taking your cellphone into the bedroom and into bed with you may be costing you a good night’s sleep? There have been numerous studies that illustrate that we are greatly affected by not only the stimulation from the screen, but the effects of the Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs) on our immune system […]
The first step to reduce stress – take action
A small group of practitioners are holding a one day workshop at the Taitamariki Hall in Takapuna on Saturday November 23rd. This is a practical workshop using evidence-based tools that are being practised in health centres and corporate environments worldwide. We will look at: The three stages for managing stress – before, after and during […]
Bottling your emotions can shorten your life
Expressing your emotions effectively is very good for your health. People who bottle up their feelings are at least a third more likely to die young than those who regularly express what they’re feeling and thinking. The good news is that you can be proactive and not only reverse the trend but also completely rewire […]
Prolotherapy solutions for joint pain and sports injuries
Joint pain that won’t resolve with soft tissue or drug therapy may be suitably remedied with prolotherapy injections. This pertains to old injuries as well as recent ones. Injections of dextrose strengthen the grip of ligaments and tendons to their bony attachments thus removing the primary cause of many joint problems.The cartilage can also be […]
Health, Science and Holism
Your Health, Your Life You are primarily the master of your own destiny. Understanding this is an essential aspect of your health journey and a key to a holistic lifestyle. Your mental and emotional nature operates as a field which influences your physical particles and cells, in numerous subtle ways. Dr Masaru Emoto shows positive […]
How to Make Breakfast Granola
As we all know it is so vital to make sure you have something to eat in the morning to give your body that vital energy! Here is a quick and easy recipe for granola – we like to make our weekly batch on a rainy Sunday afternoon while listening to our favorite music and […]
The Power of Placebo
Placebo has had an elusive and ambiguous existence in the history of medicine. The word was originally used to mean an inert dummy treatment given to placate (hence ‘placebo’) the patient (Wolf, 1959); and it has come to mean the effect of a supposedly ‘ineffective’ treatment that is apparently therapeutic (Shapiro & Shapiro, 1997). […]