Some 200 studies point to health hazards like brain tumours and infertility that may be due to long-term mobile phone use, especially among children. An Italian court recently found a direct causal link between extensive mobile-phone use and brain tumours.
Perfumes and cosmetics contain a witch’s brew of carcinogens, mutagens, preservatives and toxic heavy metals. New evidence shows that makeup and cosmetics with cadmium play a key role in the development of aggressive and often fatal breast cancer
Most ordinary cleaners contain a cocktail of chemicals toxic to people and plant life. Choose cleansers free of sodium lauryl sulphate (SLS), phenols, formaldehyde, naphthalene and other widely used chemicals. Avoid air fresheners, which are just chemical cocktails
Studies show an elevated risk of leukaemia in children who live and sleep near power lines
About a third of the general population is vitamin D deficient.
Found in virtually every processed foods and soft drink (a standard cola has about 17 teaspoons’ worth), HFCS picks up deadly mercury during processing. Also avoid chemical sweeteners like aspartame, now characterized by many as an excitotoxin, shown to cause seizures and brain neuronal damage in animals. Aspartame has also been linked to cancer in animal studies.
Our entire water supply contains some 350 toxic chemicals plus industrial waste, disease-carrying microorganisms, chlorine and fluoride, and some 100 pharmaceutical drugs. Pregnant women drinking the usual heavy chlorinated tap water double the risk of giving birth to a child with serious defects.
Our vision is that health practitioners can develop the skills and knowledge to employ a variety of practical methodologies that safely bridge the gap between conventional Western medicine and holistic healthcare practices.
Through our training courses we aim to give practitioners, whatever their approach to health and wellbeing, the knowledge, skills and tools that will enable them to deliver the best possible approaches to resolve their patients or client’s health challenges.
