I am usually asked about the manner in which the personality type affects health. If you have read my book Know Yourself and are familiar with the four personality types – sanguine, choleric, melancholic and phlegmatic – you would have
Episode 8 of An Introduction to Islamic Medicine – an eleven part series on the theoretical foundations of Islamic Medicine. The series explores the usage of the four element way of seeing in medicine.
The Effects of Diuretic Herbs on the Kidneys
Diuretics are alterative herbs, which increase urine volume. The kidney’s nephron activity is directly or indirectly suppressed – energetically cold – or stimulated – energetically hot – affecting different aspects of kidney
Episode 7 of An Introduction to Islamic Medicine – an eleven part series on the theoretical foundations of Islamic Medicine. The series explores the usage of the four element way of seeing in medicine. Identifying your own mizaj – biotype.
The IARC (International Agency for Research on Cancer) has linked regular lack of sleep to an increased cancer risk, showing a 36% increase in breast cancer risk amongst women who work a night shift for more than 30 years. According
“The collective principle asserts that (…) no society can legitimately call itself civilised if a sick person is denied medical aid because of lack of means.” — Aneurin Bevan, the chief architect of the NHS
No one can deny the
Episode 6 of An Introduction to Islamic Medicine – an eleven part series on the theoretical foundations of Islamic Medicine. The series explores the usage of the four element way of seeing in medicine.
Episode 5 of An Introduction to Islamic Medicine – an eleven part series on the theoretical foundations of Islamic Medicine. The series explores the usage of the four element way of seeing in medicine.
Episode 4 of An Introduction to Islamic Medicine – an eleven part series on the theoretical foundations of Islamic Medicine. The series explores the usage of the four element way of seeing in medicine.
An interesting feature of modern medicine is the increasing tendency to view disease processes as the breakdown of normal biochemical, electrical and circadian control mechanisms. These can be referred to (with a terminology borrowed from artificial intelligence) cybernetic controls –