Free the Nose
Free the Nose! Human beings are the worst breathers in the animal kingdom. Respiratory diseases, a group that includes asthma, COPD, bronchitis, emphysema and pneumonia, are collectively the third biggest killer in the UK, behind only cancer and heart disease. On top of this some forty percent of us suffer from chronic nasal obstruction, with …
Calming the Storm
Calming the Storm Despite what you may have heard lately, the human immune system is a truly wondrous thing. One part of this highly complex defence mechanism are the white blood cells or leukocytes. There are many different types of these but one of the most common are the macrophages, with an estimated 200,000,000,000 of …
What’s in a name?
What’s in a name? “If names be not correct, language is not in accordance with the truth of things.” Analects of Confucius Did you know that there are two Matthew Fellows in Glastonbury? An unremarkable fact but one that has caused a fair bit of confusion over the years, particularly as we randomly …
New World Dis-Order
New World Dis-Order The winter solstice that just passed marked the peak of Yin energy within the Northern Hemisphere. It is at this point when Yin is at its most full, that Yang energy is born. From here onwards we start heading towards mid-summer, where Yang energy reaches its peak and this eternal cycle can …
Scientific Questioning
Scientific Questioning Have you ever had a psychic experience? Have you ever had a premonition of some kind? Have you ever had an experience that is beyond current scientific reasoning? If not, what would it take for you to accept such things are possible? According to various surveys and polls somewhere between 25% and …
Everything Crash
“Everything Crash…Yeah!” If like me you are slightly obsessed with 1970’s Jamaican reggae, then you will surely recognise this classic ‘Everything Crash’, by The Ethiopians. It’s a chirpy little song considering the gravity of the subject matter of economic collapse, poverty and civil unrest. In fact I think that’s what I like the most …
My Loneliness is Killing me…
“My loneliness is killing me….” These were the words of the great Daoist sage Britney Spears and it turns out she may not have been quite so off her rocker as we all thought! Research shows that loneliness and social isolation are harmful to our health. In fact a lack of social connections is …
The Marvelous Fungus and the Secrets of the Divine Immortals
Hopefully I’ve caught your attention with such a fantastical sounding title, as quite frankly I’m sick of all the shit that is growing out this corona-virus situation. So I’ve decided to write about something else, something that often grows directly out of shit itself….mushrooms. There are over 50,000 known different species of mushroom, including moulds …
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Acupuncture is really Nice. (Really!)
Acupuncture is really Nice! At the start of August the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published a clinical guidance stating that a number of commonly used drug treatments for chronic pain don’t actually work and shouldn’t be prescribed. These include over the counter drugs such as paracetamol and ibuprofen, as well …
Con-spiritual Theories
Con-spiritual Theories I recently read a piece in The Guardian by the journalist Brigit Delaney entitled, ‘Evil Forces. How Covid-19 paranoia united the wellness industry and right-wing conspiracy theorists.’ In it she puts forward the idea that there is an increasing trend within alternative and complimentary health practitioners to adhere to the same ‘conspiracy’ theories …