Is it just me, or is everyone tired these days? Whenever I say, 'How are you?' to a friend, or an elderly Aunty, or even a teenage relative, I get the same answer. 'Oh, tired. You know...' Well, as a matter of fact, I DO know. Society is becoming ever more prey to fatigue, thanks to our heavy, irregular diets... our late-night television watching... and our over-prescribed drugs... How about you? Do you seem to feel tired all the time? Then ..

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How's this for an introduction... 'When my Dad went to the toilet it was like a gas attack in the First World War. We would rush outside gasping and choking for air. Even the dog ran outside!' Now, you might think I've just met Bernard Manning, or I've been watching Carry On films for the past few days. But in fact, this was a confession from a chap called Ron Gellatley, a remarkable Naturopath, Nutritionist, Medical Herbalist and Homeopath. ..

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If I woke up one night to find Lara digging a big hole in the garden, I wouldn't be surprised. Before you jump to the wrong conclusion, I don't think she's plotting to kill me. Sure, she might threaten to kill me from time to time (cue last week when me and the kids took apart Matt's bike and laid it out all over the kitchen floor). But she's only kidding. Isn't she...? Anyway, I don't for a minute think she's planning to bury me in the garde ..

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It's one of the big cons of modern times. Since the late 1960s and 70s, scientists have been searching for a cure for cancer. 'We're nearly there,' they say every year, 'just give us some more cash.' And here we are in 2005. Cancer everywhere, and yet still no cure for cancer. Hmmm... They say the same about the cure for diabetes, and a host of ailments of the 21st Century. But could it be that the 'cure' isn't the answer? There are no pat ..

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I watched in horror as Lara edged the fork towards her mouth... 'Nooooooooo...' I shouted in slow motion, as I hurled myself across the dining room table, grabbed the fork from her hand, and landed catlike on the floor. I'd just saved Lara's life. Another second and I'd have been too late... Because I'd just stopped her from eating a mouthful of chicken, a source of that wellknown 'killer' vitamin - Vitamin B6. All right, this is a made up sc ..

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You know me, I'm not one to moan... Oh come on! Not that much anyway! But I have to say, my back is still causing me A LOT of pain. Mowing the lawn is out of the question and I still can't carry heavy shopping two things that upset me deeply. And I can barely make it down to the pub. So the time has come to throw myself into my research to discover the most effective, fastest remedies that really work. In fact, I'm prepared to try ANYTHING t ..

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I'm always grateful to receive emails from readers. Sometimes they make me sad, happy AND angry, all at the same time. Sad because so many of you must cope with ailments that make a sciatic nerve problem seem like a stubbed toe. Happy because you seem to find my weekly investigations useful. And angry because the establishment still won't register many of the powerful alternative remedies you have every RIGHT to try. For example, I recently ..

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The weirdest thing happened to my friend's wife, Alison, while they were on holiday in Australia recently. She was walking down the road, minding her own business, when suddenly she had tremendous difficulty in breathing. In fact, it was painful. So painful that rather than go and have breakfast (and they really do good breakfasts over there), she went to see a doctor. At first the doctor thought it was a punctured lung. 'Did you feel your ..

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My Dad likes to tell an unusual story about my grandma's visit to a department store in the '80s... While on the escalator between floors, she was startled by the sight of a woman descending on an opposite escalator. She waved at the woman, and the woman waved back. 'Ooooh,' she said, 'I think I know this lady.' 'Of course you do,' cried my Dad, 'It's YOU!' It turns out that my grandma was waving at her own reflection in an enormous mirror. ..

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Today's letter contains some of the nicest remedies I've ever had the joy to come across... Eating ice cream, tucking into apple pie, enjoying a biscuit... they all get a mention here today. All that's missing to make this letter perfect is proof that watching the 'Wales Grand Slam 2005 Year of the Dragon' DVD repeatedly can improve your health. I know whenever I watch it (twice since I got it for Christmas) I feel less stress, my heart rate i ..

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