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Osteoarthritis (wear&tear) Why pain killers are NOT the answer.....

Osteoarthritis, or wear and tear is the erosion of the cartilage protecting the bone ends where it forms the joint, this causes more lateral movement and discomfort, and later on causes pain as the muscles tighten to compensate for the excessive movement and pressure is place on the nerve endings in the muscle tissue resulting in pain.

GP's will try and alleviate this with pain tablets or injections, BUT why does the pain keep coming back?

Pain tablets only mask the problem, hence when they wear off the pain will return, prolonged use of these will result in further wear and tear and eventually could mean ALL the cartilage has been eroded and you now require a new artificial joint.

We all have the ability of getting to the end of our days with the joints we are born with IF we know how to control the excessive rate of wear and tear and control the pain NOT have the pain control us.

Cyclonic Circulatory Massage has been invaluable in promoting good oxygenated blood flow to all of the 640 muscles, allowing them to take on all the nutrients from the food we eat which keep the muscles healthy and full of blood taking the pressure off the nerve endings which controls pain in the most natural way (massage therapy has been around for five thousand years), also helping to control the toxins as muscles are been cleaned of these.

As muscles relax and remove pressure on the nerve endings it also relaxes tension in muscle tissue and the tendons surrounding the joints and releases pressure making it more comfortable and improving mobility, it is also slowing down the wear and tear of the cartilage, so the joint will last longer.

We all have a choice in life and for myself to fill my body with chemicals which come with many potential side affects is NOT the answer, we have pain for a reason, to keep masking this is to ignore what the body is telling us, and it is telling us something is wrong.

Instead we need to look at controlling it naturally - NOW while we still have the protective layer of cartilage...............

For more information regarding the benefits of Cyclonic Circulatory Massage Therapy go to

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Benefits of sleeping in the 'Fowler' position

Sleeping in an adjustable bed in the fowler position, {back and legs in a raised position}will improve circulation by allowing more oxygen into the blood stream, which cleans the muscles of toxins and improves deep restful sleep, by  spreading body weight evenly and preventing lots of typical tossing and turning, we sleep better and wake feeling far more alert and refreshed.

For more information take a look at:

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Tis the season of......

Watching our weight and giving up bad habits like smoking and alcohol.

New Years resolutions in the main will have been broken by now (3 week Jan) but I made a resolution ten years ago and have managed to stick to it....

What was it???


** Not to make any more New Year Resoulutions**

Have a great 2013..

Surely good health starts with good food

I don't believe anyone in their right mind would prefer to take tablets, when eating fresh fruit and vegetables would help, have we got it all backwards or have we been programmed to accept that Doctors are licences drug pushers - you decide for yourself.

Curry spice compound could combat type 2 diabetes

A compound commonly found in spicy curry food may help protect againstdiabetes in individuals at high risk of the metabolic condition.


Researchers in Thailand revealed that a daily dose of curcumin, found in turmeric spice, may prevent people with pre-diabetes from progressing to type 2 diabetes.


The finding comes from a study of 240 pre-diabetic Thai adults who were randomly assigned to take a daily dose of either six curcumin capsules, each containing 250 milligrams of "curcuminoids", or a placebo for nine months.


After this period, 19 of the 116 placebo patients were diagnosed with type 2 diabetescompared with none of the 119 patients in the curcumin group.


The researchers said the supplement seemed to protect and improve the function of theinsulin-producing beta cells, which are vital for regulation of blood sugar, and suggest this improvement is due to the anti-inflammatory effects of curcumin.


However, a diabetes expert not involved in the study warned while the results of the study look "promising", further longer-lasting trials need to be carried out before people start stocking up on curcumin supplements .


"This looks promising, but there are still a lot of questions," said Constance Brown-Riggs, a certified diabetes educator and spokesperson for the Chicago-based Academy ofNutrition and Dietetics .


"If I was talking to a patient about this, I'd say concentrate on eating healthy and overalllifestyle," she added.

EDITORIAL Doctors should take responsibility for cutting unnecessary procedures

The best hope for achieving significant savings in medical costs is through the elimination of unnecessary or duplicative procedures, which waste hundreds of billions of dollars a year. Government attempts to set boundaries inevitably run into cries of “death panels” and rationing, along with prideful reactions from many doctors, who assert the right to test patients as they see fit. But so many factors complicate that decision — from patients’ demands to doctors’ financial interests and fear of lawsuits — that a system without limits is untenable. It’s also unhealthy, in the sense that some patients are exposed to unnecessary risks. That’s why it’s welcome that the medical profession — encompassing the people best qualified to set guidelines — is starting to take responsibility. Nine medical specialty groups, including the American College of Cardiology and the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation, recently released a list of 45 tests and procedures that patients usually don’t need. Other medical specialty groups must follow suit, and even then those who’ve already weighed in should dig deeper for workable best-practice guidelines. Then, last week, the Brookline-based Lown Cardiovascular Research Foundation went further, partnering with the New America Foundation on the first major conference to dedicated to “Avoiding Avoidable Care.” The 100 or so doctors in attendance addressed many of the steps necessary to reduce unnecessary treatments. Defensive medicine was something attendees returned to time and again, and with some justification: A neurosurgeon, for example, has an 18 percent chance of being sued each year. Given that a malpractice suit can take five or six years to settle, the specter of litigation is always hanging over that discipline. And yet, overall, defensive medicine amounts to only about $46 billion a year, or about eight days of annual national health care spending, according to Kennedy School economist Amitabh Chandra. That’s not small potatoes, he noted, but neither is it the biggest driver of unnecessary care. Nine medical specialty groups recently released a list of 45 tests and procedures that patients usually don’t need. So what are the larger reasons for over-testing and over-treatment? David Newman, an emergency physician and director of clinical research at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, identified one as “scienciness,” which he described as doctors being very knowledgeable about the array of tests they could order but not the likelihood those tests will actually reveal anything of value. Others said the way doctors are trained puts an emphasis on excessive testing and on acting rather than opting for a wait-and-see approach. “Medical school and graduate education are failing us,” lamented Dr. David Goodman, director of the Center for Health Policy Research at the Dartmouth Institute. From the audience, David Himmelstein, a primary care physician and professor at City University of New York, brought up a topic that had, at least until that point, gotten short shrift. “Virtually everything we talk about as over-utilized is a reflection of a procedure that makes some corporate entity a great deal of money,” Himmelstein said. Why? Well, cardiologists, for example, can make substantial sums by interpreting the imaging work they order, and even bigger amounts if their practice owns the expensive imaging equipment. Himmelstein’s observation hung a little uncomfortably in the air. It was left to Don Berwick, former administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, to frame the challenge and the consequences the medical profession faces. Noting that some $11 trillion will be spent on unnecessary care over nine years, Berwick said that for universal health care to work, waste simply must be wrung from the system. “We need the profession to rise to this,” said Berwick. “It is only the people who give the care who can change the way is delivered.” He’s certainly right about that. If patients are to trust that cost-conscious health-care decisions are in their best interests, the change has to start with, and be explained by, their physicians. That’s why, despite the enormous challenge, it was heartening first step to see a roomful of medical professionals grappling with over-testing and over-treatment in a serious way.