Beat The Bugs

How to stay healthy while those around you don’t Each year and Beat The Bugs, particularly around this time, the common cold strikes, setting off a storm of sneezes, sore throats and aches and pains. In the meanwhile there’s an onslaught…

Your Baby

When Gabriel was 3 weeks old, Kerry was at her wits' end. He had begun crying uncontrollably: before, after and between feeds. Nothing she could do would calm him. She consulted a paediatrician, who diagnosed colic and prescribed Donnatal…

Hands On And Holistic Healing

Osteopaths put the body back to normal.FEELING crushed by the doom and gloom of the global crunch? Aching back? Before you pop a tablet you may want to consider osteopathy as a means of diagnosing the problem.“By paying attention to the…

I Suffer From Sinusitis

Q: I suffer from sinusitis. Are there any practical and natural ways of helping this condition? Place each middle finger in the centre of your forehead above the eyebrow line. Pressure should be gradually increased and released in a gentle rhythmic…

Osteopathy Cape Town

Dr Guy AshburnerTel: + 27 (0) 21 715 9999Emergency: +27 (0) 741 184 184Email: [email protected]: 85 Boundary Road, Constantia/Diep River,7800,Cape Town South AfricaGPS:34°2'2.46"S 18°27'39.14"EKeeping you and…

I Suffer From Tension Headaches

Q: I suffer from tension headaches, but nothing seems to help or last. What is the best natural solution to my daily headaches and why have medication and therapies such as homeopathy not worked?Tension headaches are caused by tension within…

Life In Balance

I’m hardly likely to hit it off with someone who tells me to stay away from hamburger rolls and avoid coffee in the afternoons, but this man clearly knew his stuff. And he did go on to say that siestas were a good thing, which went some…

Osteopathic Management Of Back Pain

There are many different causes of back pain, and almost any segment of the spine can be damaged and give rise to pain. Disorders of other parts of the body, particularly the lungs, kidneys and female reproductive organs can also cause backache.…

I Suffer From Severe Menstrual Cramps

Q: I suffer from severe menstrual cramps - are there any practical and natural ways of reducing these? I hate having to take painkillers every month? A simple yet helpful osteopathic exercise to reduce cramps is to lie flat on your back with…

Put The Fizz Back

Put The Fizz Back. Surprising ways to boost your energy as you power through the end of the year. It’s 6am, your alarm is bleeping, and you can barely muster up the energy to hit the snooze button. All you want to do is curl over and go…