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New European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) regulations, which came into force on January 1st 2010, restrict the sale of a number of nutritional and herbal products which are not deemed to have met required safety standards – although whether these 'standards' are valid is hotly debated. For more information see the Alliance for Natural Health and, for a strongly held opinion, Attorney Jonathan Emord's essay.
Directory of Therapists – includes not only therapists but details of, and links to, the professional bodies representing each therapy.
Many sufferers from allergy, intolerance and sensitivity have found that conventional Western
medicine has little to offer them in the way of treatment, and
have turned therefore to alternative and complementary therapies.
There is a now widely held belief that many chronic and intractable conditions - including allergy, IBS, ME and mental health/behavioural problems - may stem from, and certainly be made worse by, micro-nutrient deficiencies. Proponents of this theory believe that these deficiences have resulted from the intensification of western agriculture, including its use of chemicals, since the second world war, and the simultaneous industrialisation of food production including the widespread use of artificial additives.
Nutritional therapy, or the assessment and correction of nutritional deficiences, therefore holds a prominent position amongst complementary therapies, and is the first port of call of many setting out on the long journey of addressing their own health problems. Please click here to go to the nutritional therapy section.
There are, however, a wealth of other therapies - some ancient, some modern, some relatively conventional, some distinctly 'wacky', that individuals have found helpful. You will find a selection of these in this section.
NB Information on this site is not a substitute for medical advice and no liability can be assumed for its use.
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