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Get a 5% discount when you buy online. Click here to find out » Terms and conditions apply. News of the Year I The 2008 Newspaper Awa rds TIMES Subsclibe now Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times and save up to £100 " The three things you can't economise on are wine, chocolate and socks" Michael Gove From The Sunday Times May 14, 2006 MY PROFILE I SHOP I JOBS I PROPERTY I CLASSIFIEOS - r-M-O-ST-R-EA-O'I MOST MOST CURIOUS Click here to find out in association 'Mth HSBCID HSBCID • Commercial Banking • Commercial Banking Asian Cuisine Triathlon Training A Life More Streamlined James Bond Business Travel 00 £2 a week .... ,tilt A life More Streamlined: In our new senes Ton, Hawks ., takes a dry wry look at modern life - Junk mall interminable meetings '. and snooty sales assistants (. \ - , FOCUS ZONE TODAY Passports will be needed to buy mobile phones 'Sex on Dubai beach' couple Michelle Palmer.. Barack Obama lines up a cabinet of stars as ... Do five simple things a day to stay sane, .. TODAY Nazi Enigma machines helped General Franco... Spy suspect Daniel James says he used voodoo ... Jurassic treasure trove lost by Victorians .. MEPs fear that 'strip search' X-ray body.. _ ourselves 8 top holistic spas to reconnect with nature SPAS & UFISTI'LE Do my children need a vitamin D supplement? Times nutritionist, Amanda Ursell, answers your questions The lifestyle 50 Meet the top fifty people who influence the waywe eat, Is detox safe? Alternate-dayfasting is the latest diet craze. But is it good foryourwaistline oryour health? Our expert investigates I have had great success with Planetary Formulas Cramp Bark Squaw Vine Complex (£15.99 for 120 tablets, from the Nutri Centre; 0800 5872290). Take one or two tablets, three times daily before meals, and stop during menstruation. If this does not help in a few months, seek the advice of a naturopath (contact the General Council and Register of Naturopaths; 0870 745 6984), who can monitor your daughter and identify any underlying problems that may be causing her pain. Q. My 15-year-0Id daughter suffers badly from period pain. Sometimes it is so severe that she cannot move; it even causes her to vomit. Are there any alternatives that might ease the condition? The Chinese concept of "beauty from within" is expressed in terms of having a healthy body that transforms itself into "exterior beauty". Today, in the West, cosmetic acupuncture is becoming increasingly popular as an alternative "non-surgical procedure" to reduce signs of ageing. However, I must stress that for it to truly work, your practitioner must treat you holistically. Before you have treatment, your acupuncturist will diagnose your general health by a variety of techniques, including examining your In the UK, there are two main organisations teaching the Bowen technique. The oldest is the independent European College of Bowen Studies (ECBS). For a full list of accredited therapists, visit www.thebowentechnique.com. The other is the Australia-based Bowtech (www.bowtech.com). whose affiliated UK branch is the Bowen Association UK (www.bowen-technique.co.uk). Bowtech claims to teach the original technique, whereas ECBS work with modern approaches. A. In China, acupuncture was used for cosmetic purposes as early as the Sung Dynasty (from AD960) to improve the circulation of blood and chi (energy) to the extremities, including the face and hair. Mrs E Stanley-Jones, London Q. I have heard that facial acupuncture can help reduce wrinkles. Do you have any more information about it, and can you recommend a practitioner in the London area? A. The Bowen technique is a gentle but powerful soft-tissue remedial therapy that involves the practitioner making a rolling movement on different muscles and tissues of the body_ The defining aspect is that the practitioner will leave the room between sets of moves to give the body time to benefit from each set of movements and to promote healing. The technique was developed to treat musculoskeletal problems, including sciatica, back pain and frozen shoulder, but, being a holistic therapy, it also can also be used to manage conditions such as hay fever, asthma and digestive disorders. Sue, bye-mail A, Proper nutrition is important in the prevention of period pain (dysmenorrhoea), so ensure that she includes a high percentage of complex carbohydrates in her diet to keep bowel movements regular. She should also limit her intake of saturated fat, as this can contribute to pain. Instead, she should favour omega-3 and omega-6 essential fatty acids, which are obtained from nuts, seeds and oily fish. To reduce cramps, she should choose foods rich in calcium and magnesium. These include dark green vegetables, parsley, almonds, pulses, canned salmon and brown rice. Jennifer Harper-Deacon Name and address supplied The Bowen technique therapy; preventing period pain; facial acupuncture

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News S~e of the Year IThe 2008 NewspaperAwa rds

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Subsclibe nowSubscribe to The Times and TheSunday Times and save up to £100

" The three things you can'teconomise on are wine, chocolateand socks" Michael Gove

From The Sunday Times

May 14, 2006

MY PROFILE I SHOP I JOBS I PROPERTY I CLASSIFIEOS

- r-M-O-ST-R-EA-O'I MOST COMME~O MOST CURIOUSClick here to find out mor~ in association 'Mth~

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Asian Cuisine Triathlon TrainingA Life More Streamlined James Bond

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In our new senes Ton, Hawks .,takes a dry wry look at modern life - •Junk mall interminable meetings ~ '.and snooty sales assistants (. \ - ,

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TODAYPassports will be needed to buy mobile phones'Sex on Dubai beach' couple Michelle Palmer..Barack Obama lines up a cabinet of stars as ...Do five simple things a day to stay sane, ..

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Nazi Enigma machines helped General Franco...Spy suspect Daniel James says he used voodoo ...Jurassic treasure trove lost by Victorians ..MEPs fear that 'strip search' X-ray body.._

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Do my children needa vitamin Dsupplement?Times nutritionist, AmandaUrsell, answers yourquestions

The lifestyle 50Meet the top fifty people whoinfluence the waywe eat,

Is detox safe?Alternate-dayfasting is thelatest diet craze. But is it goodforyourwaistline oryourhealth? Our expertinvestigates

I have had great success with Planetary Formulas Cramp BarkSquaw Vine Complex (£15.99 for 120 tablets, from the NutriCentre; 0800 5872290). Take one or two tablets, three times dailybefore meals, and stop during menstruation.

If this does not help in a few months, seek the advice of anaturopath (contact the General Council and Register ofNaturopaths; 0870 745 6984), who can monitor your daughter andidentify any underlying problems that may be causing her pain.

Q. My 15-year-0Id daughter suffers badly from period pain.Sometimes it is so severe that she cannot move; it evencauses her to vomit. Are there any alternatives that mightease the condition?

In the UK, there are two main organisations teaching the Bowentechnique. The oldest is the independent European College ofBowen Studies (ECBS). For a full list of accredited therapists, visitwww.thebowentechnique.com. The other is the Australia-basedBowtech (www.bowtech.com). whose affiliated UK branch is theBowen Association UK (www.bowen-technique.co.uk). Bowtechclaims to teach the original technique, whereas ECBS work withmodern approaches.

A. The Bowen technique is a gentle but powerful soft-tissueremedial therapy that involves the practitioner making a rollingmovement on different muscles and tissues of the body_ Thedefining aspect is that the practitioner will leave the room betweensets of moves to give the body time to benefit from each set ofmovements and to promote healing. The technique was developedto treat musculoskeletal problems, including sciatica, back painand frozen shoulder, but, being a holistic therapy, it also can alsobe used to manage conditions such as hay fever, asthma anddigestive disorders.

Sue, bye-mail

A, Proper nutrition is important in the prevention of period pain(dysmenorrhoea), so ensure that she includes a high percentageof complex carbohydrates in her diet to keep bowel movementsregular. She should also limit her intake of saturated fat, as thiscan contribute to pain. Instead, she should favour omega-3 andomega-6 essential fatty acids, which are obtained from nuts,seeds and oily fish. To reduce cramps, she should choose foodsrich in calcium and magnesium. These include dark greenvegetables, parsley, almonds, pulses, canned salmon and brownrice.

Jennifer Harper-Deacon

Name and address supplied

The Bowen technique therapy; preventingperiod pain; facial acupuncture

The Chinese concept of "beauty from within" is expressed in termsof having a healthy body that transforms itself into "exteriorbeauty". Today, in the West, cosmetic acupuncture is becomingincreasingly popular as an alternative "non-surgical procedure" toreduce signs of ageing. However, I must stress that for it to trulywork, your practitioner must treat you holistically.

Before you have treatment, your acupuncturist will diagnose yourgeneral health by a variety of techniques, including examining your

A. In China, acupuncture was used for cosmetic purposes as earlyas the Sung Dynasty (from AD960) to improve the circulation ofblood and chi (energy) to the extremities, including the face andhair.

Mrs E Stanley-Jones, London

Q. I have heard that facial acupuncture can help reducewrinkles. Do you have any more information about it, andcan you recommend a practitioner in the London area?

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