CONNECTIONS to HEALTH Issue 31

If you think you’re completely healthy you’ve just not had enough tests yet! Hello! and welcome to this issue. Thank you for all your kind comments we've received about our newsletter and the presents we've been sending out. It's good to know you're enjoying receiving them as much as we enjoy sending them. A double month issue this time as we're swanning off to Croatia for a few weeks in our new folding caravan! Wellness Article Our opening lines this issue are as a result of me reading even more articles about the medicalisation of normal life processes.  It reminded me of an article by Phillip Day.  We thought you might like to read it. Read Article The St. Louis Flu With all the brouhaha going on about swine flu I thought we would look at way to stop you catching it to begin with. Read Article The Healing Power of Sunlight After last month's article on sunshine we had some requests for more information. Read Article Dear Richard Have you ever been frustrated about a product or service you have received and wanted to complain about it?  The problem is to whom? Here's a blue-print for getting your message accross to the person at the top.  This is probably the funniest letter of complaint ever to be sent to Richard Branson. Read Article Eight tips for getting rid of headaches Here are some ways for getting rid of headaches without reaching for the paracetamol. Read Article Do Schools Kill Creativity? An intriguing question answered by Sir Ken Robinson.  A must for anyone with family members at school. Read Article Therapy Rooms Available A couple of the therapists at the Ishta Centre have moved on so now there is some room space available to rent. If you are a dynamic alternative health practitioner who would like to start a new practice in Stone, and you feel that you would fit in with the rest of the team here at the Ishta Centre, then we'd love to hear from you. Although any suitable practitioners, practising any therapy would be welcome, we are particularly keen to add a homoeopath, and a masseur to our team. E-mail Allyn or Sue or telephone 01785 616010 Lose weight with this month's recommendation Last month we told you about a cutting edge weight-loss diet we were embarking on.  This month here are the results.  There's quite a bit less of us! This month's choice. Book of the month Each month we'll give you a suggestion for a book that can make a big improvement to your wellbeing. This month's book. 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. Closing Thought If you have been forwarded this newsletter and would like to subscribe to it yourself then click here.

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