Stress is what our minds and bodies experience as we attempt to deal with the changing environment that affects our lives. We often think of pressure at work, queuing for services or rush hour traffic as stress. While these events may well be triggers, st...

How many different kinds of Animals are in existence? The figure may be thirty million with 1.5 million new animals being identfied every year. Scientists use a classification system to organise these animals into groups; each type of animal is then given...

Hypnotherapy has its origins in the Greek word, hypnos which means sleep. In western europe the word hypnosis was first used by a scottish doctor called James Braid. Over in India James Esdaile used it as an alternative to anaesthetic for the operations h...

Like all living things animals undergo changes as each new generation succeeds the one that existed before. These changes are usually so small that they are difficult to see but over millions of years they can completely alter the way that animals look an...

How many species of animals have been identified to date? The answer is close to two million and they are the most varied living thing on planet Earth. They have struggled to overcome tremendous obstacles, adapting their lifestyles in order to survive. T...

Walking at a moderate pace of 5 kilometres per hour will provide you with enough energy to met the definition of 'moderate physical exercise'. Furthermore walking is able to provide the kind of preventative benefits that are usually seen with the more st...

Herbalism is sometimes criticised as a collection of home made remedies that are applied in a placebo fashion to one or more symptoms. This is only done of course if the ailment is not serious and that there is a conventional drug available to deal with ...

Kinesiology is a method of maintaining health by ensuring that all the muscles of the body are functioning correctly. It is believed that each of the muscles is connected with a specific part of the body such as the digestive system, circulation of the b...

The society that we live in today stands as a monument to the scientific and technological triumphs of the last century. There is no denying that this advancement of science has made our lives a great deal easier, longer and more comfortable and we wonde...

"Select a clean spot, neither too high nor too low, and seat your- self firmly on a cloth, a deerskin, or kusha grass. Then, once seated, strive to still your thoughts. Make your mind one-pointed in meditation and your heart will be purified...............

Reiki is a complementary therapy that is a method of natural healing. It is centred upon universal life energy which is the meaning of the Japanese word reiki. This therapy is named after a Japanese theologist called Dr Mikao Usui who discovered the art...

Reflexology is thought to have originated in China a few thousand years ago and it was also used by the ancient Egyptians. It was brought to Western society by an American Doctor called William Fitzgerald. What he did was to apply ten zones to the surf...