Keeping you up to date with complementary health news, views, advice and support
Preparing your body and mind for winter
Morning mists, a chill and damp in the air, leaves mellowing red and yellow… autumn is upon us. And with the mists rolls in a different kind of energy. After the expansive energy of summer the colder months offer an opportunity to restore, reflect and re-nourish ourselves. Our polarity therapist Jane Seaman offers her thoughts on (…)
Maca energy balls to give yourself a boost
These delicious crunchy cacao and maca energy balls that Rhi Hepple, our naturopathic nutritionist, made for Hannah’s yoga retreat last weekend went down a treat with the yogis. So we persuaded her to share the recipe. The energy balls contain maca root powder which is a wonderful adaptogenic tonic that supports our adrenals and is (…)
The 5Rs to a healthy bowel
Autumn is a natural time to take stock. The perfect time to do a mind/body MOT and set yourself a goal to get yourself in better shape physically or mentally – or both. And probably the single thing you can do to make the biggest difference to your health is getting your bowels in good (…)
Finding peace in the eye of the storm
Polarity therapist Jane Seaman offers wise words on keeping calm when you’re feeling all discombobulated and scattered, finding peace in the eye of the storm. It’s all about the art of sometimes just being rather than always doing… Like many people I feel there is a lot going on, recently more than usual. I put (…)
Boost children’s immunity for start of term
Here comes the start of a new school year – and home come all those sniffles and snot! To ensure your children have the right kickstart back to school, free from illness, dose them up on OptiBac’s high-quality, well-researched probiotics For Babies and Children. They are clinically proven to boost children’s immunity to the extent (…)
Sonja goes for world record for gong playing!
On Sunday around 170 gong players will gather at Olympia to go for the Guinness World Record for the world’s largest gong ensemble. And of course our sound therapist Sonja Gundry will be there gonging with the best of them! The event, which will be an amazing spectacle and sound extravaganza at Olympia, London, is (…)
Treat coughs with honey
Funny how granny always knew best… honey and over-the-counter remedies should be the go-to treatment for coughs rather than antibiotics, health officials have announced today. The advice, from Public Health England and the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE), is part of a growing government effort to tackle antibiotic resistance. In most cases (…)
NHS pulls the plug on homeopathy
Sad news is that homeopathy is now no longer available on the NHS. When I finished training as a homeopath 15 years ago there were eight homeopathic hospitals. Now the last bastion of NHS homeopathy in the country, in Bristol, which has provided ground-breaking research and has some top academic brains in homeopathy, is to (…)
Our micro biome link to planet Earth
It is now widely recognised that our gut flora – the bacteria, fungi, viruses and archaea living in our guts (known as our micro biome) – help to determine how stressed or relaxed we are, how happy or how depressed we feel, how our bodies develop and how well we fight disease. Given that these (…)
Sound is a natural painkiller
No one would dispute that many sounds bring pleasure. There’s nothing quite so soothing as harmonious music: the trill of the flute in Mozart’s Flute Concerto maybe, or the soulful singing of Aretha Franklin. Bird song and the lapping of waves on the shore bring a smile to the face. But did you know that (…)
Reflexology: a whole lot more than just foot massage!
People always come out totally chilled out after reflexology with Tracey or Rhi. Clearly one of the most relaxing therapies we offer at The Hub, it’s actually a whole lot more than just foot massage… Check out on the reflexology chart where areas of the body correspond to areas of the feet and you can (…)
Choosing the right probiotic strains
One acidophilus is not equal to another acidophilus. Increasing evidence proves that choosing the right probiotic is all about finding the right STRAIN of friendly bacteria rather than a generic type of probiotic. Here’s the lowdown on how to choose the right probiotic strains. The only probiotics worth taking are those that contain live bacteria. The range (…)
Blow a raspberry to stress
Ever put your tongue in neutral? It’s a simple way to blow a raspberry to stress – literally disengaging your head from your brain chatter. Practise it any time to reduce stress I learned this technique in a training session when I was doing my diploma in coaching and I have shared it with hundreds of people (…)
Take the drama out of your relationships
Hubbie gets in from work, dinner’s overdone and he lets rip to his wife. She’s ‘always’ burning food, he shouts. She retaliates with a ‘yeah but’ – can’t he see their son’s upset and needing some help with a fall-out with a friend at school? He comes back with something like ‘You’re for ever pandering to (…)
Yogic relaxation: de-stress blend of breath work, chanting & yoga nidra
For this monthly yogic relaxation class you will be using a mixture of yogic breath work, chanting and yoga nidra to de-stress and revitalise your mind, body and soul. The class is led by yoga instructor Hannah Bimpson, to allow you to surrender to the practice without having to worry about what to do next. (…)
Water bottles with crystals to infuse water
Bewater bottles… be inspired! be empowered! be revitalised! Your body needs water to survive and thrive. Drinking the right amount is essential for good health, with every cell, tissue, and organ in your body needing water to work properly. Good hydration boosts your energy and immunity, strengthens your skin and hair, flushes toxins from your (…)
Travel sickness and diarrhoea
It’s not what anybody wants to think about really before they fly off for two weeks’ relaxation. But sickness and diarrhoea can be a holiday wrecker. So here are a few homeopathic remedies for travel sickness and diarrhoea – they take up a minuscule space in your suitcase, yet pack immense relief if food poisoning, (…)
Probiotic for travelling abroad
Off on holiday somewhere you think you might have a spot of bother with your stomach? We advise that you go armed with our probiotic for travelling abroad. When eating and drinking differently in unfamiliar environments it’s all too common to experience stomach upsets, often caused by an upset of the body’s natural gut flora. (…)
Mindfulness meditation for sleep
So you’re having difficulty sleeping? Trouble is, if that goes on night after night, then bedtime becomes a ‘try harder’ trial: you lie there awake and when sleep doesn’t happen you get in a tiz. Forget counting sheep. Your head gets cluttered with those gibbering thoughts… It’s happening again; if I don’t fall asleep soon (…)
How much to drink in this heatwave?
Do you know how much to drink when it’s hot? A lot more than most of us think, it turns out. A leading surgeon at Southampton General Hospital recommends that in this heatwave people ought to be downing three litres of water a day – yet he’s found hardly anyone drinks that amount. He says (…)