CONNECTIONS to HEALTH Issue 11

I'm addicted to placebos. I'd give them up but it wouldn't make any difference. Hello! and welcome to this issue. We've just got back from holiday and had a great time, but now our little boy, Nathan, is starting school. Where did all the time go? Lower Blood Pressure Naturally We've never been fans of long term hypertensive medication. This article gives you four ways you can lower your blood pressure naturally. Read Article Joints that Go Click in the Night Have you ever wondered about clicky joints and what they signify? Read Article Remedial Massage We have a new therapist at the Ishta Centre. Andy Pyatt is a very experienced remedial masseur. It has been on our wish list since the centre opened to have a good remedial masseur on the team. Andy gives a brief introduction to remedial massage. Read Article When Graphic Artists get bored Another mad question for this month. What happens when graphic artists get bored? Read Article Fees Going Up Chiropractic fees are going up from October 1st. The initial consultation will remain unchanged at £55 while follow up appointments are going up to £32.   How much did that cost? A recent report in American Journal of Medicine, stating the obvious Read Article Double Figures An unexpected side effect of us going into double figures with the issue number last month was that the issue numbers 1 - 9 became numbers 01 - 09.  What this means is that if you have kept the old newsletter notifications then the links to those issues won't work any more.  What you have to do is to put a 0 infront of the issue number to get it to work. Alternatively you can click here, which will take you to the website where all the past issues are kept.   Revenge on telemarketers Allyn's been doing this for ages and gets so much satisfaction from it that he thought he'd share it with all of you. Read Article Stone's Holistic Health Fair Keep this date free in your diary. The Stone Holistic Health Fair is back after a year off. This year it will take place on Saturday 10th November at the Crown Hotel in the high street in Stone. More details closer to the time... watch this space. Recipe of the month Mouth watering yummyness that's good for you too! This month's recipe. Audio program of the month Each month we aim to give you a free audio program which you can download and listen to anywhere you like. They will be in mp3 format but you can simply burn them onto a CD for ease of listening. They are streamed audio which means that it will take a little time for the buffer to download, which depends on the speed of your internet connection. Happy listening. This month's audio. Once you've open the above link, if you want to save the file directly to your hard drive then right-click the link for the audio program and select Save Target As... Humour A little something each month to make you smile. After all laughter is the best medicine... ...unless, of course, you have tuberculosis! This month's effort. A closing thought Something to ponder until next time. Bye for now. 212 The Movie If you have been forwarded this newsletter and would like to subscribe to it yourself then click here.

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