It all started with rushes of intense fatigue and slowly started feeling like I had a severe flu coming on. Then the abdominal pain started. Again. I know this series of events all to well after dealing with diverticulitis since 2011, so I went to see a doc, who rushed me to the ER in […]
Daily Archives: November 16, 2019
Magnesium
The mineral Magnesium plays an important role in the body. This mineral is rightfully a centipede. It works upon: the bone production, maintaining strong bones, is important for strong teeth. It provides support in reducing fatigue. It is partly responsible for the proper functioning of the nerves. It has a good influence on the cell […]
Yoga
In the stress common thread, I now would like to address yoga as a possibility to reduce stress and burn-out. There are different types of yoga. In this blog I will give three. The traditional form of Hatha yoga consists essentially of body exercises (the so called asana’s), breathing training and relaxation. Body and mind […]
The laughter of recognition
Therapy is no laughing matter. Of course, there are moments of humour, sometimes bittersweet, sometimes self-deprecating or black as the night. So when one of my colleagues elicited round after round of delighted peals of laughter from her clients, I became curious, and cornered her to find out more about this laughing therapy. In 2010, […]
Rhythm
The common thread of this year is stress and how you could deal with it. According to Chinese medicine, health is based on the 5 vital substances: breathing, liquids, nutrition, movement and rhythms. So, one of the ways to destress, is becoming (more) aware of the rhythms and surrender to them. Is surrender a scary […]
Osteopathy
Some time ago, Myoki asked if I would be willing to write a guestblog on the subject of osteopathy. Of course! I love to share about my wonderful profession. I often relate nature to my treatment, to clarify why it works what I do. The idea behind osteopathy is that the complaint that someone experiences […]
When life gives you lemons, make limonade!
There is a reason, actually there are many reasons, for saying that! Starting your day with a glas of warm water with lemon. Why would you even consider this minor lifestyle change? *Lemon reduces chronic inflammation* Chronic inflammation plays a part in (rheumatic) arthritis of osteoarthritis. Chronic inflammation is caused by, amongst other things, unhealthu […]