The Gardener’s Question Time Model of IBS Management
One of my favourite programmes on the radio is Gardeners Question Time. I often listen to the wisdom of Pippa Greenwood, Bunny Guinness, Matthew Beardshaw, Bob Flowerdew and Anne Swithenbank … Continue reading
Being aware of what is happening: the mindful route to IBS relief.
Mindfulness is not some new age religion. We don’t have to sitting cross-legged on cushions in a darkened room with candles and incense sticks and chant mantras. Mindfulness can be … Continue reading
The Placebo Effect: Exploiting the art of healing.
The vespers for the dead began with the phrase, ‘Placebo domino in regione vivorum’ (I shall please the Lord in the land of the living). In the 12th century, these … Continue reading
Complementary Therapies: Methods of Healing
As many people with IBS go to see complementary therapist for their IBS as go to their doctors. Complementary therapies provide what conventional medicine lacks; the time to listen and … Continue reading
The Sensitive Gut 