Provocative Therapy
Provocative Therapy and Homeopathy
On the website of Frank Farrelly, the founder of Provocative Therapy, is a quotation by a homeopathic doctor attending one of Frank’s courses in Germany. The doctor (unnamed) sees similarity between the processes of Provocative Therapy and Homeopathy in that they are both contrarian in methodology, paradoxical in effect and stimulate a natural healing response [...] Read more »
Less fun for girls?
Just returned from holiday and glancing at the headlines saw this one warning all women to ‘Cut food and drink to avoid breast cancer’. The Daily Mail headline is explained further by the subheading ‘18,000 women a year could be saved by exercise and dieting’
Here’s the thing: Research by none other than the World Cancer [...] Read more »
Obesity: The way the West will be lost?
As a physician, I’m aware of the dangers of obesity to health of course. But never in my wildest dreams did I suspect that obesity could be the cause of the decline of Western civilisation? Did I even think that it could be a reason why we could lose the struggle in Afghanistan, a place [...] Read more »
How to Achieve Happiness: The Evidence
For many years the high ground on happiness has been held by the gurus of positive affirmations and mantras. Books and films by the thousands extolled the value of ‘postive thinking’. But has there been any evidence that these bestsellers actually made anyone any happier – apart from their authors and publishers of course?
Now some [...] Read more »
Dangerous New Syndrome!
Red Alert!
Half of the planet’s people are at risk of a new epidemic called ‘Cell Phone Elbow’ This is not a joke! We are talking about 3 billion people at risk of suffering from Cubital Tunnel Syndrome, the latest form of overuse injury which may be even worse than Blackberry Thumb.
This is how it works: [...] Read more »
Smoke more for a Healthy Economy!
Oh no! I thought I was the only one provoking smokers to quit by ordering them to Smoke More!
Of course this was in the context of a session of Provocative Therapy, where I always obtain specific permission to satirise, make absurd suggestions and advise people to do more of their aberrant behaviour. Only then do [...] Read more »
How to embarrass your GP
Wow – Talk about empowering patients! Now there is going to be an NHS website where you can rate your GP. This fantastic and innovative idea should certainly keep doctors on their toes. They should introduce this in cricket too. The crowd, rather than the TV umpire/referees sitting in their ivory towers sipping sherry, should [...] Read more »
Welcome to the new look, reloaded website!
This newly re-loaded site will publish useful medical information as well as strong opinions on current medical issues. I will not be shy to confront the more controversial issues of our time and will be happy to publish your comments on any article posted on the site.
I make no bones about being passionate and opinionated [...] Read more »
Humour and Health: Kaplan’s Mnemonic
Kaplan’s Mnemonic
Laughter may not be the best medicine, especially if you have appendicitis, but medicine it certainly is. Hundreds of scientific studies have proved the therapeutic benefits of laughter. Here are some of the ways laughter is good for you. I have used the mnemonic SMILE to remember them all.
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STRESS hormones reduced (adrenalin and [...] Read more »
Art Therapy & Psychology
My wife, Hephzibah is an art therapist. I have often found it useful to ask her to do an art therapy assessment on some of my patients where I have felt I need additional homeopathic information.
What is Art Therapy
Art therapy is a psychotherapeutic process which depends on [...] Read more »
