 Dr Paul Clayton This month’s Speedwell Trust Lecture at the Templeton College Oxford was given by Dr Paul Clayton and entitled “How to Grow Old and Stay Young"
He is previous Chair of the Forum on Food and Health at the Royal Society of Medicine and a former Senior Scientific Advisor to the UK government's Committee on the Safety of Medicines. He has worked with leading doctors and clinical scientists at centres of clinical expertise in the UK and abroad, and trained the pharmacists in Britain's largest chemist chain in preventative nutrition. He is now a consultant to several well-known international companies. Dr Clayton designs clinical trials for nutritional therapies at leading teaching hospitals and lectures widely on nutrition and health. He has directed TV and radio programmes on health issues, and written extensively on these topics. He has recently been appointed as Research Director of Medical Nutrition Matters, a post-graduate course in Oxford registered with, and approved by the BMA. Its function is to teach nutrition to GPs and other health care providers. Dr Clayton belief is possible to stay healthy into ripe old age and to prevent, stabilise and even perhaps to reverse, many of the chronic degenerative diseases. Underpinning all his research and advice is this simple fact. Given the right nutrition and lifestyle, our bodies have amazing powers of self-healing and regeneration. Every cell and tissue in your body breaks down and is replaced on a regular basis. Bone is re-absorbed into the body and then renewed, cartilage in joints experiences wear and tear but is renewed, membranes of nerve and other cells are broken down and replaced. (Stephen Ludbrook’s comment _The bodies ability to heal is the basic concept that allows Bowen Therapy to be so effective) Chronic inflammation is now acknowledged in the scientific and medical press as a key underlying cause, not just of ageing, but of almost all the so-called age-related diseases – heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, dementia, arthritis, sexual dysfunction, hypertension and some cancers. No wonder that a paper published by the US National Institutes of Health in 2010 called chronic inflammation “a unified theory of diseases”. Yet you may never have heard of this type of internal inflammation. It builds up gradually and is difficult to detect. Chronic inflammation is therefore largely unrecognised as such a serious threat by the general public. Until — too late — it manifests itself as a potentially fatal and always debilitating degenerative disease. Yet many experts now believe it’s a bigger risk marker than cholesterol, and that reducing inflammation can deliver more health benefits than statins. Further salient points he raised were :
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Diet, hydration, exercise are all key issues if you want to live long and prosper. Avoid table salt, I would suggest that Dr Claytons Free newsletter is a worthy technical view of a wide range of medical issues. – and can be found via his website –“Newsletter” tab . He is also to be found on youtube.  Sulgrave Manor -Oxfordshire OX17 2SD I will be offering Bowen Sessions at a Holistic Fayre being held at Sulgrave Manor, Oxfordshire (Near Banbury) on Saturday 15 Nov between 10-4pm.
Sulgrave Manor was Built by Lawrence Washington, the 5 times grand father of George Washington and is generally open to the public throughout the summer. For location and other details of the fayre and the Manor see the link below. http://www.sulgravemanor.org.uk/pages/30/the_house_through_the_centuries.asp  Professor Neil Ward On Wednesday 23 Oct I attended a Speedwell Trust talk at the Templeton College. Oxford, where Dr Neil Ward, Professor of Analytical Chemistry at Surrey University gave an interesting talk entitled "Food Preparation – Impact on nutritional quality and health.”
He commenced by saying food preservastion techniques commenced thousands of years ago when meat was preserved by salt – but over the last 60 years the preservation process has changed out of all recognition – mainly originating from the need to feed soldiers on the battlefields and NASA's quest for providing food for Astronaughts. The lecture progressed to talk about talked about the nutritional value of foods, cooked, and preserved by a variety of methods. Preservatives and colour additives were also discussed in this age of Convenient fast foods. Left with a feeling of what are the people of the western world doing to ourselves and why is it so difficult to get young people to realise just how harmful their quest for convenience foods really is The importance of Hydation was once more emphasised. (see earlier post dated -----below). He insists that all student bring water to the lecture theatre at his presentations Food contamination was an area of particular intereset to the Professors work. He has been studying the amount of arsenic appearing in water from volcanic locations-particularly south America- Herec washing food in water is shown to further increase the arsenic content Lead pollution from fieldfs close to motorways has left a lead risdual in the soil which is still being taken up by plants. Stephen Ludbrook 01993 898693  Cottsway are holding a FREE Disability Advisory Event on Thursday 30th October 14 at the Langdale Hall, Witney, Oxfordshire.
Advice is being provided on a range of issue by numerous organisations, including Red Cross, Healthwatch Oxfordshire, Thames Valley Police, Greensquare Extra Care, Shopmobility and many more. I have volunterred to support the event by offering Free Bowen Sessions. Bowen is very convenient therapy since it can be provided for clients seated in a chair or wheelchair - the clients comfort is of paramount importance during the session so that they are able to relax, allowing the body to start a rebalancing in the connective tissue of the body. The meeting is open to all - so please come along. Further Details of the event can be found by contacting Maggie on 08008 766366 or 01993 890000 Stephen 01993 898693 [email protected] Last Saturday spent a a whole day offering Free Bowen "taster" Treatments at the Mind and Body Fayre in Witney, Oxfordshire.
These sessions are designed to give the client an opportunity of feeling the deep relaxation that can be induced after only a few small Bowen moves. Although only limited procedures were applied, all the clients I treated reported the treatment to be of significant benefit. This is nor surprising because with Bowen you only need a small limited amount of bowenwork to induce a change. As we say in Bowen "Less is More". All the clients experienced the immediate relaxation induced, however, 2 women in particular had an immediate positive response to their shoulder conditions. One women had an issue of not being able to raise her arm by more than 30 degrees from her side - Following the treatment she immediately reported full movement, allowing her to raise her arm a full 180 degrees, to above her head. This immediate response to a frozen shoulder was as remarkable as the session shown in the attached link. This is a recording from Good Morning New Zealand TV show. https://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=rgcOnFeqQxs&feature=endscreen. The founder of 'Bowtech' Oswald Rentsch demonstrates how a shoulder can immediately respond to Bowen Procedures. The link also discusses him going on to treat the presenter and a member of the TV crew. Stephen 01993 898693  Bowen Therapist Camelia Pop BTAA & BAUK The last few quarterly issues of my Professional Association's newsletter “Bowen News” have published progress reports of a study on children effected by Cerebral Palsy, undertaken by Bowen Therapist Camelia Pop BAUK. The initial Study, undertaken in Manchester, involved some 6 children aged 14 months to 14 years.
Of the 5 children who continued (one child only undertook 1 treatment session) a number of improvements for each child were observed. The success of the project has resulted in Camelia extending the project to other children whose parents responded to an invitation that she posted on netmums.com noticeboard. The fact that the initial study appears to show a benefit to children with Cerebrial Palsy , will come as no surprise to Bowen Therapists, but such studies, although limited in their size, will help in expanding the awareness to the wider community that Bowen is able to help such cases If you would like to view the full article, please e-mail me and I will arrange for scanned copies to be forwarded to you. Alternatively, you can contact Camelia directly on www.therapy-directory.org.uk/therapists/camelia-pop Stephen Ludbrook BTAA BAUK 01993 898693 e-mail:- [email protected]  Following the last posting regarding Lynne Farrow's presentation, I watched a very interesting youtube presentation/lecture on Iodine Deficiency by Dr David Brownstein. It is some 100 minutes long but I found it of great interest – If you have time please view – could change your life . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeDN-lJl7ho
He is the author of various books on Iodine –"Why you need it and why you cant live without it" & "Over Coming Thyroid Disorders" – 3rd edition Dr Brownstein quotes from one of his books - "17 years of practicing medicine, I can say that it is impossible to achieve your optimal health if you do not have adequate iodine levels. I have yet to see any item that is more important to promoting health or optimizing the function of the immune system than iodine. Learn what forms of iodine you need and why there is not enough iodine in salt. See how iodine can help: breast cancer, fibrocystic breast disease, detoxification, fatigue, Graves' disease, and Hashimoto's disease. Find out why iodine deficiency may be the root cause of thyroid problems including hypothyroidism and thyroid cancer. Discover how to get iodine in your diet and improve your immune system."
 I recently treated a stroke sufferer - some 3 years after its occurrance. As I completed the first session's treatment he reported "I feel different, something has changed". Some months on, the client's standard of life has significantly improved (he has now been re-awared his driving license.) The Journal published by the Royal New Zealand College of General Practioniers in March 2011 (Page 53) reported on a Pilot Study entitled "Improved motor function with Bowen Therapy for rehabilitation in Chronic Stroke" View:- http://www.rnzcgp.org.nz/march-2011/ for the full report _ But the Report's Abstract is reproduced below in full Introduction Bowen Therapy is an established coimplimentary therapy, with anecdotal reports of effectiveness. However, there is limited published research in to substantiate safety oe effectiveness. This is a pilot study to explore the potential impact of Bowen Therapy in Chronic Stroke. Methods A Case series of 14 people with Chronic stroke were offered 13 sessions of Bowen therapy over a three month period. Results Motor assessment of 13 people who participated showed improvements-gross motor function trended to improvement. SF-36 role-physical, physical health summary scale and total SF-36 scores showed statistically significant improvements . However Grip strength reduced. Conclusions In theis pilot study, Bowen therapy was associated with improvements in neuromuscular function in people with chronic stroke. At this stage of study, at this stage it is not possible to include that there is definite benefit, however, the results suggest that exploration through further research is appropriate. The UK Stroke Association (whose brochure is featured above) offers advice for people unfortunately affected by this condition. See their web site http://www.stroke.org.uk/ |
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