Have you ever thought ‘what if I could remove any unwanted stress or negative emotions’? Well there is a unique technique that really does work!

How this technique works – by the use of Tapping Meridian Points; You don't need to know precisely how Tapping works. When you try it watch your body and mind carefully to see what happens, you will realise that it does change.

EFT not only stimulates the energy meridians and improves energy flow in the body, it helps to fully connect you to your physical body or ‘ground’ your body’s energy (electrical) system. You just…

People with hay fever and skin allergies are more likely to develop irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), one of the most common gastrointestinal disorders. Researchers at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago found that IBS is twice as likely to affect those with hay fever, and four times as likely to appear in people with allergic skin conditions.

I’m not surprised. Allergies can cause all sorts of digestive, gut and bowel problems, which, aside from causing great discomfort and distress, can also lead to significant nutrient deficiencies.

On the other hand, gut problems can lead to allergies. For instance,…

Have you ever noticed tapping of the foot, continual picking at the body, finger nail biting, fiddling with things, pacing up and down, starting something, then moving onto another project before the first is finished. Or cleaning something then going back to clean it again? Not you, someone you know or have experienced in others?

Well, this is anxiety!

Anxiety represents a constant flow of hot blood that disturbs the mind, starving it of rest and depriving it of valuable peace. Anxiety begins in the mind as a reaction to a fear. This fear (False Evidence Appearing Real) is a…

For practical purposes, everyone bruxes. Therefore it is not a question of whether or not you brux but what to do about it.

The term bruxism is defined as: “to grind the teeth, clenching of the teeth associated with forceful jaw movements, resulting in rubbing, gritting or grinding of the teeth, usually during sleep”. Bruxism is caused by the activation of the reflex chewing activity, a complex neuromuscular activity that is controlled by reflex nerve pathways, with higher control by the brain.

Bruxism is one of the most common sleep disorders. During sleep, the reflex is active while the…

Are you are one of those people who has at some point decided to make a change to your life that you knew was good for you and then abandoned it once it got too hard or it didn’t work? Don’t worry, we all do it and whether we are aware of it or not most of us have experienced a healing crisis at some point in our lives. So just what is a healing crisis and how do we get through it? Well, understanding what to expect is the first hurdle to helping us implement and maintain changes to…

Contractibility is one of the natural functions of muscle tissue. Individual muscle fibres are designed to contract, causing the entire muscle to tense. Without this tension there could be no activity, no movement of the joints and limbs. The problem arises when the muscle fibres fail to relax again, resulting in a pattern of excess tension. This tension pattern may have either an emotional origin or a mechanical one or a combination of both. Also it may be acute or chronic. Acute, mechanical tension can usually be dealt with immediately by direct application of massage. If there is an emotional…

Researchers discovered that women and men respond very differently to working long hours. When stressed, women tend to eat more unhealthy snacks, drink more caffeine, smoke more and exercise less. The researchers emphasized the importance of adhering to a balanced diet. However, they did not have solutions for women who use food to help them deal with stress. A simple acupressure technique may be that solution.

Women have been using Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) to address the effects of stress, and to curb emotional eating for more than a decade. It involves fingertip tapping on select acupressure points while focusing…

Back in the 1930's Physician and Endocrinologist Hans Selye first identified the 'flight or fight' response to stress. Peter Levine added to this with the 'freeze' response (His work can be viewed in his book on trauma 'waking the tiger') When we are overwhelmed by an experience, that is we cannot flee or run away from it and we cannot fight it, or do not have the resources to deal with it then we become overwhelmed and freeze. This can be shown with theOpossum that senses a Wild dog too close to run from and it is too small to…

The word Stress originates from the French – Estrece, meaning Narrow, Constricting or Limiting. Think about the last time you were very stressed. Probably the thing you wanted to do most was just remove yourself from the situation. Your thinking is limited and your capacity to make logical decisions is diminished. That is why the stressed out student or parent or business executive is not as successful as that person has a right to expect. Signs that stress may be reaching damaging levels are; Outbursts of aggression, tendency towards mistakes, irritability, feeling consistently glum, hostility, problems with concentration and easily…

Remember the days you felt carefree & full of vitality? Are your days now filled deadlines, traffic jams and overwhelming commitments? Enjoy 5 Wellness Tips which could make all the difference in decreasing your stress & boosting your vitality.

1. First of all….Remember to Breath! Remembering to breathe when you are stressed helps to turn your mind ‘off’ (so don’t do it when you are driving!). Taking a few deep breaths and focusing on your breath will help take you out of an anxious state and bring you back to earth. It can help put things into perspective.

2. Get enough…

Much has been said about the effects that stress has on the human body. We are all aware of the obvious results, such as depression, hyper-anxiety, sleeplessness, road rage etc, and the often self destructive ways of managing stress, like drinking a little too much, or self medicating with food, comfort food being the preferred soporific for our ragged nerves. Few people realise that adrenal burnout can be the result of prolonged low-grade stress. Dramatic life-upheavals tend to gain more sympathy and attention than the misery of a hated job, a difficult family situation, or some other long term but…

1) Exercise: Doing any type of aerobic activity: Swimming, yoga, pilates, running, power walking, squash etc, will assist you to feel good about your body and release energy and revitalize you. Getting physical is great for the heart, it opens you up in so many levels and recharges your mind, body, spirit. Your body needs physical release and it is recommended you do this 4-5 times a week for minimum 30-40 mins.

2) Deep belly laughing: How good do you feel after watching a comedy? , this too is a great energizer emotionally and it releases built up emotion,…

Stress can motivate us, help us to meet our deadlines and save our lives, but when stress is in our lives everyday our body forgets how to turn off the fight or flight responses, making us feel like we have stress all the time.
Back in the cave times stress worked to our advantage, picture yourself in the jungle looking for food; you walk around the corner and there is a Sabre Tooth Tiger. Straight away your brain takes in this information and a stress response begins, this is called your fight or flight response. Adrenalin & cortisol are produced…

The more stress you have, the more you should adopt calming activities.

You've battled the morning traffic and downed the standard cup of brewed coffee. Compounding matters, a couple of colleagues have called in sick. With the computer system temporarily down your heart skips a beat; you've got a big presentation in an hour, and you've hardly had a chance to prepare. As you frantically scribble notes for the presentation, your heart races, your palms sweat and your head pounds. Physical reactions you experience when you're stressed are programmed in the primitive part of the brain. They are fight-or-flight defence…

We all contain the propensity to become anxious or depressed for perfectly normal and healthy reasons. If we’re not anxious before performing on stage or under threat then there is something wrong with our fight or flight mechanism. If a loved one dies or a relationship ends then it’s natural to feel sad and depressed for a time for which counselling and a supportive environment are probably the best treatments. However, if these emotions continue for a prolonged period of time or were not precipitated by any event ie. you feel sad or anxious for no particular reason, then there…