Cenacle Treatment Centre

You and your homeopath

You are unique. Your symptoms are unique to you. Your constitutional type is what a homeopath uses to locate the most appropriate homeopathic remedy to match your symptom picture not just on a physical level but also a mental and emotional level, that is, like for like. I will assess you as a constitution. This means I will not only look at your physical complaint and how you are experiencing it but I will assess your family history of disease, vaccination history, your personality traits and character, your preferred diet, dreams, fears and phobias. This is an important part of understanding the fuller picture of your health and well being and is required to assess your case correctly. I will consider this information fully before prescribing. We will discuss your treatment plan and how we can best work together.

What is homeopathy?

Homeopathy is based on the principle of 'like cures like' for example in cases of insomnia, a drug would be prescribed to induce an artificial sleep, sometimes causing unwanted side effects such as daytime somnolence or addiction. In homeopathy a minute dose of a substance, such as coffee may be prescribed, which in large doses causes insomnia in a healthy person. Homeopathically this substance has been known to alleviate the symptoms of insomnia for example in cases of jetlag.

Benefits of vitamin C on diabetes risk

Recent research shows that a high level of vitamin C can significantly reduce the risk of developing diabetes….by up to sixty two percent. Beneficial levels can only be achieved by eating a diet rich in fruit and vegetables and supplementing with 1gram vitamin C each day. Vitamin C is an antioxidant which helps protect blood vessels from the damaging effects of oxidation to which we are all exposed. Oxidative stress can also disturb blood sugar levels and lead to hyperglycaemia (high blood sugar levels). It is also found to be higher in people with diabetes. The diet should include foods such as broccoli, strawberries, peppers, kiwi fruit and citrus fruit. Choose fresh or frozen vegetables and eat within a short time of purchase as levels of this protective vitamin decrease rapidly with time. Also, to preserve the vitamin, cook for a minimum amount of time and use cooking water for sauces, gravies. Other factors important in lowering diabetes risk include keeping weight within normal limits, obtaining plenty of exercise and limiting intake of high fat and sugar foods.

Sound healing

Sound healing is the therapeutic application of sound frequencies to the body/mind of a person with the intention of bringing them into a state of harmony and health.

Sound Healing can be transmitted to a person in a number of ways:-

1) Through using their own voice
2) Through using their voice with other voices
3) Through using their own voice while listening to music

4) Through listening to another person's voice or a number of voices
5) Through listening to an instrument or instruments
6) Through listening to certain music or sounds through a loudspeaker or through headphones.

what is ayurveda

Ayurveda is the traditional Indian medical approach to well-being and illness and has a completely different way of viewing health, to the west. The approach includes practices familiar to westerner such as yoga.
Ayurveda also includes looking at lifestyle and diet in a particular way, the use of herbs and most interesting to you as a massage practitioner, the very special therapies for detoxification of the human body.

Ayurveda considers carefully, a persons constitution how they are, who they are. People seem to fit into three general categories, Vata, Kapha and Pitta and depending on the constitution, therapies and approaches are decided to attain a healthy and happy life. Ayurveda believes that pains and aches are caused by obstruction of the flow of vayu (wind) and accumulation of toxins due to irregular food and lifestyle. Regular ayurvedic massage relaxes the muscles, increases appetite and generally makes life more joyful- thus ayurvedic massage works on body mind and spirit.

sound healing

Each organism has its own vibratory rate. Every object in the universe has its own unique resonant frequency. Tap a wineglass and it will emit a ringing sound determined by its size, shape and the thickness.

When an opera singer vibrates a glass with her voice the singer has matched her voice to the resonant frequency of the glass and set it into vibration. As the singer increases the volume of her sound the resonance becomes too great for the forces that hold the glass together and it shatters.

Luckily, our bodies are more flexible than a glass! The cells of our body enjoy the vibration of sound.

Improving digestion

‘You are what you eat’…………..a common saying but not entirely true.
The truth……………‘You are what you can digest and absorb’

The digestive system is key to the whole health of the body.
To help improve digestion:

• Chew food thoroughly
• Eat less wheat – often irritates the gut. Choose rye bread, corn products, oatcakes, oat flakes, brown basmati rice and wheat free noodles and pasta
• Eat less refined foods and sugar – encourage multiplication of bacteria in the gut
• Increase fibre-rich foods – fruit, vegetables and whole grains
• Take live probiotic natural yoghurt every day – encourages growth of healthy bacteria in the gut.
• Supplement with digestive enzymes and probiotics – take for minimum of 1 month following stomach upset, antibiotics, indigestion or long term use of the pill or HRT

Hidden allergies and weight loss

Food intolerance can lead to weight gain, despite following a low calorie diet.
If you are intolerant to a certain food, the body produces the antibody IgG which in turn increases inflammation in the body. This then causes water retention and bloating in addition to other signs of food intolerance such as headaches, aching joints and IBS. Wheat, dairy products and sugar, eaten frequently cause a ‘feel good’ factor in the body so we tend to eat more of them – but they are some of the worst for causing inflammation and weight gain.

Pessimism versus optimism

If chronic emotional distress is toxic, the opposite emotions can be tonic to a degree. As with depression, there are medical costs to pessimism and corresponding benefits from optimism. For example one hundred a twenty two who had their first heart attack were evaluated on their of pessimism or optimism. Eight years later, of the twenty five most pessimistic men, twenty one had died; of the twenty five most optimistic, just six had died. Their mental outlook proved a better predictor of survival than any medical risk factor, including the amount of damage to the heart in the first attack, artery damage, cholesterol level, or blood pressure. In other research, patients going into artery bypass surgery who were more optimistic had a much faster recovery and fewer medical complications during and after surgery than did more pessimistic patients.

Aromatherapy

Aromatherapy can help reduce pain. A recent study carried out at the Smell and Taste Treatment and Research Foundation in Chicago found that green apple fragrance significantly reduces headaches in those who enjoy the smell. It is thought that the scent affects pain pathways in the brain. There are a variety of oils which can help deal with the differing aspects of MS. Newly diagnosed people can be helped to work through the initial impact of the diagnosis. Neroli oil can be very useful and if there are neuro-muscular problems Rosemary is a good choice as it is a neuro-muscular relaxant.