The Fast Diet helping with Chronic Pain?

The Fast Diet. This is a very common diet which people are on at the moment to get their summer bodies. However, a particular person who has been on The Fast Diet for the past couple weeks has even found that it is helping with pain relief. Cherylee Houston, who has a form of the rare painful tissue disorder Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and has to use a wheelchair, has recently been feeling less pain due to this diet.

Read more at: http://thefastdiet.co.uk/the-fast-diet-corrie-and-chronic-pain/

Foods that can help beat depression

One reason that could cause depression is poor nutrition, meaning a slight change in your diet could help and stop depression. Here are 5 foods for beating depression:

• Fish Oils
• Brown Rice
• Brewer's Yeast
• Whole grain oats and
• Cabbage

http://www.naturalnews.com/020611_depression_nutrition.html

Mental Health Issues

Mental health problems such as: depression and anxiety are very common. But many people don't actually know what they are and why people suffer. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depression_(mood)) Depression is a state of low mood that can affect a person's thoughts, behaviour, feelings and sense of well being. People who suffer with depression may feel sad, empty, hopeless, worried, helpless, guilty, hurt and restless. They may lose interest in activities that once they really enjoyed, experience loss of appetite or overeating, concentration problems, difficulty making decisions and may contemplate or attempt suicide. Insomnia, loss of energy and aches and pains are also very common when suffering with depression.

If you think you're suffering from any of these symptoms or feel as though you may be suffering from depression there are many ways to get help. Here is a website with lots of details about how to deal with mental health issues. http://www.makesachange.org.uk/submenu/isle-of-wight/how-to/deal-with-mental-health-issues.aspx

Mental Well Being

Being healthy isn't just about dieting and exercising to make yourself feel better, it is also your mental well being. Mental health is very important and there are some very common mental illnesses such as: depression and anxiety. But here are five steps to having a positive mental well being:

• Connect; with people around you such as family and friends.
• Be active
• Keep learning; learn new skills for sense of achievement and new confidence
• Give to others and 
• Take notice; be more aware of the present moment

This NHS page gives more detail on how to keep a positive mental well being and also has links to pages about mental health illnesses and how to deal with them: http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/Pages/improve-mental-wellbeing.aspx

NHS - Food Allergy

http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/food-allergy/Pages/Intro1.aspx
This is a more professional approach to what food allergies are, what the common symptoms are, what causes them, treatment and who is affected.

The most common causes of food allergies are: milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, fish and shellfish. Food allergies are caused when the immune system mistakenly treats proteins found in food as a threat to the body, when in fact they should be harmless. When it comes to treating food allergies there actually aren't any treatments which can fully cure it. However, finding out what food is causing the allergic reaction and avoiding it in the future is the most obvious and common treatment. Although there are medications to take which can calm down the symptoms, so for further information just visit the link above.

Food Allergies

Food allergies are very common within people and can be one of the reasons  you think you can't have a healthy diet/ lifestyle as there are certain foods you can't eat. However, this isn't true as there are many alternatives. For example; if you have a nut allergy there are certain foods that can be eaten as alternatives. Visit this site to find out more --- Battle your nut allergy with 6 healthy alternatives

A rash. A common symptom of an allergy.

But. What are food allergies?
"A food allergy is an adverse immune response to a food protein"
Further information on what it really is, signs, symptoms and how it can be prevented and treated https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_allergy
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What Does Acupuncture Treat?

Acupuncture is known to help manage or even cure certain conditions and diseases and is good for a person's well being. Here is a list of what acupuncture can actually treat and help with:

Women's Health:

• Menstrual Irregularities
•  Menopause
• Conception Difficulties
• Pregnancy
• Childbirth
• Lactation Difficulties
• Postpartum
• Ovarian and 
• Uterine Problems.

Men's Health

• Prostate
• Infertility and 
• Impotence

Other Conditions

• Asthma
• Cough
• Digestive Problems
• Behavioural Problems
• Ear Infections
• Sleep Problems
• Stress Management
• Wellness
• Seasonal Attunement

For further information visit:
http://www.acupuncturepei.com/what-does-acupuncture-treat.html