by Dr Chris Pickard | Mar 25, 2014 | How to Be Healthy, Stress, Stress Reduction, Wellness Coaching
The quote ‘First Know Thyself’ adorned the Temple at Delphi in ancient Greece. The great Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu put it like this: “Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength, mastering...
by Dr Chris Pickard | Mar 16, 2014 | Chiropractic, Osteoptathy, Spinal Health, Medical Mayhem
If you continue to eat, drink, and live the same lifestyle as most people (including your medical doctor) then you will end up with the same problems (as will your children). This is why I am proud to promote and live the Chiropractic Wellness Lifestyle! Thanks to...
by Dr Chris Pickard | Mar 6, 2014 | Remedies
A few people have asked me about this recently, so I’ve decided to post it! Cold sores – take up to 30g of lysine they day they appear, then 1-10g a day for a week. Also take at least 3g of vitamin C per day for that time. Get some Forever Living aloe lip...
by Dr Chris Pickard | Mar 5, 2014 | low back pain
I don’t think this will surprise many people as acupuncture has been recommended as a primary treatment for back pain by NICE (National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence) since 2011. Acupuncture also works well with persistent and repeated back pain...
by Dr Chris Pickard | Feb 19, 2014 | Chiropractic, Osteoptathy, Spinal Health, low back pain
If you are suffering with debilitating back pain it can be all too tempting to take the ‘easy’ option of surgery. The problem is, that even if it works now, it can leave you facing other complications further down the line. This is why you may want to try...
by Dr Chris Pickard | Feb 11, 2014 | Medical Mayhem
South Africa’s health minister Aaron Motsoaledi has described multinational drug companies as ‘genocidal’ and ‘satanic’. Combine this with this quote from a former vice president of Pfizer, Peter Rost, about the drugs industry, It is scary how many similarities there...
by Dr Chris Pickard | Feb 4, 2014 | Cold and Flu Prevention, Medical Mayhem
I’ve said it before – lowering a fever with drugs like ibuprofen and paracetamol may often be the wrong thing to do. For one, it slows the immune system. The drugs themselves interfere with the healing process. But now there is evidence that shows the...
by Dr Chris Pickard | Feb 3, 2014 | Medical Mayhem
If you have been reading my emails and blog for any length of time you will know that medicine is not all that it is hyped up to be. Medicine, it would seem, is crashing all around us. This is not to say that medicine is truly excellent and at the moment irreplaceable...
by Dr Chris Pickard | Jan 6, 2014 | Diet and Nutrition
Now the Christmas excess is out of the way, let’s talk about food! One of our practice members recently asked about the hunter-gatherer diet that I had recommended, saying that someone else had ‘debunked’ it. The problem is, there are a few books about the subject,...
by Dr Chris Pickard | Nov 11, 2013 | Diet and Nutrition, How to Be Healthy, Medical Mayhem, Uncategorized, Wellness Coaching
The Truth About Cholesterol For years many in the ‘alternative health’ field have agreed with the view of a few enlightened, well read, medical doctors in that high cholesterol by itself is nothing to worry about. In fact, it may be low cholesterol we...
