by alessandra | Jul 7, 2016 | Blog
‘Grace’ first came to see me ten months ago. She had the hunched shoulders and spent gaze of someone who’s given up on the idea that life is ever going to be anything but misery. “I can’t cope anymore”, she said. “My children...
by alessandra | Jun 29, 2016 | Blog
One of my favourite books when growing up was a beautiful collection of Aesop’s Fables that my father had given me for my 8th birthday. It was a collector’s edition, with colourful, intricate illustrations complete with a gold tassle bookmark that was...
by alessandra | Jun 8, 2016 | Blog
When I was in my 20s I worked in the corporate world as a marketing manager. One of the girls I shared an office with would regularly start huffing and puffing around lunch time and by early afternoon I would hear her moaning about being so bored from behind her...
by alessandra | Jun 2, 2016 | Blog
Do you ever wonder why when you first start a new job you feel so excited, so motivated to go the extra mile and work your socks off but after a while the enthusiasm wanes and you find it hard to remember what got you all thrilled in the first place? Why is it that...
by alessandra | May 25, 2016 | Blog
If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of the world change towards him. Mahatma Gandhi Years ago, I spent a month in a Sivananda Yoga Ashram in the Catskill mountains in...
by alessandra | May 25, 2016 | Blog
Parasites like Dientamoeba fragilis and Blastocystis hominis are two of the most common causes of digestive problems I see in clinic. From adults to very young kids, these critters can cause some pretty unpleasant symptoms, the most common ones being loose stools and...
