Conditions

Although surgical methods are an option to reduce incontinence in dangerously obese women...

Bruce Thomson, massage therapist and Pilates instructor of Invercargill, was in Christchurch last week being interviewed by CTV. He spoke about the benefits of seated exercise and gentle, smooth movement with body alignment.

You'll remember from my last article there are 5 factors that make a big difference to helping a stroke afflicted brain to reach its recovery potential.

A game hits all the 5 key criteria that we understand as being important for helping the brain re-organise itself after an injury. Plus rehab should be FUN.

Whether or not we believe this, we are good at making excuses. We're too old, too unwell, too tired, too weak, too overweight or too busy. But it's never too late to start caring for ourselves.

It all started some years ago when an Otaki woman, concerned about her husband's severe arthritis, made something to see if it would help. It did that and much more too!

How are you sleeping? Many patients I see in my clinic have a sleeping issue; in fact I would say it would be a third to a half of all people.

The most common symptoms of metabolic syndrome include high cortisol levels, high blood pressure, high blood sugar, fatigue, and a "spare tyre" of weight around the middle.

In this instalment we will look at the main presenting differences between adrenal fatigue and metabolic syndrome, and how metabolic syndrome can be reversed.

Do you get that awful feeling in your stomach? How do you know if you have this bug? How do you treat this bug? Find out from Eric right here.