Article Update 3rd Aug 2006
To include an american website with very interesting programmes for ‘curing’ fibromyalgia and fatigue, which includes treating the Thyroid gland and why ‘normal’ diagnosis of the gland isn’t always the true analysis. Click on the ‘Read more?’ and see the links at base of this article.

Also a 5th question to ask your GP:
5. If my symptoms present a thryoid condition, and my test appears normal, why isn’t the test more thoroughly explored for slight discrepancies; that if dealt with may improve my symptoms?

Day 23 See this article Coffee withdrawn This is Day 23 of giving up cofee, decaffeinated coffee. Coffee pangs are almost neligible and when I do succumb I don’t want it. I take two sips of my freshly brewed decaff cup of coffee and throw the rest away. Can’t say that I have noticed any […]

This is Day 12 of giving up decaffeinated coffee. It is 07:41 in the morning and I want a cup of coffee. Last week, after only 7 days I thought it would be alright to have a cup and I took one sip and thought: Yuck too bitter!” and threw it away! So even though […]

A letter in response to an article on Suncreams, UVA and prickly heat. The article is advocating the use of suncreams with UVB and UVA filters/protection to avoid prickly heat. According to the article prickly heat is not caused by the ingredients in suncreams when in the sun but by the reaction of UVA from […]

As a follow on to the previous article Natural Antiseptic I use grapeseed extract in the following manner if I am unwell, which could mean flu-like symptoms or stomach upsets or sore throats or high temperature. 12 – 15 drops of grapeseed extract (I use Citricidal ) in water, 3 times a day for at […]

Barbados 2006 Gorgeous place. Gorgeous beaches. Very friendly people as long as they are not in ‘official’ mode. Then they have forgotten how to smile while busily and importantly and loudly thumping and stamping every piece of paper then can find. Otherwise they hold on to your bags for you while you stand wobbling along […]

When one dead skin cell leaves the surface of the skin, another skin cell grows. If you can remove many dead skin cells, new skin cells appear. So the skin looks fresher, plumper, revitalised. However, dead skin cells provide protection to the deeper skin layers so is it a good idea to exfoliate? Exfoliation sloughs […]