Laura Knowles
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Laura is a passionate Alternative Health Expert specialising in Systematic Kinesiology and Naturopathic Nutrition. Her blog aims to create stirring debate around health and wellbeing.

In her clinic she uses the theory of Kinesiology muscle testing to create a dialogue with the body to discover the underlying causes of health concerns. She uses Naturopathic Nutrition, Supplementation, Acupressure, Body Work, Energy Balancing and Emotional Support to create real and positive change in the health and wellbeing of her clients.

Laura is a Practitioner and Kinesiology Support Lecturer at Balanced Wellness.

Blog Entries by Laura Knowles

"Why Do I Always Feel Rubbish?" - The Endocrine Struggle

(0) Comments | Posted 5 February 2013 | (13:00)

Ever wake up stuck to the pillow? Lethargic, head achy, thinking you're getting a cold and feeling really grumpy about it? Is this a common feeling?

Then you may have an imbalance with your endocrine system.

This is my absolute favourite topic. Yes its up there with bowel movements as...

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Can a Malfunctioning Ileo-Cecal Valve Cause IBS?

(0) Comments | Posted 13 December 2012 | (20:35)

When I first introduce myself and my line of work I usually get strange looks. Firstly because people don't know what I do - Systematic Kinesiology is virtually unknown in this country, my Dad checked the English dictionary and its not even in there.

Secondly I specialise in...

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Painkillers Cause Headaches - Finding Another Way

(1) Comments | Posted 20 September 2012 | (00:00)

"Now the drugs don't work, they just make you worse"

Well the Verve could be right.

NICE have have revealed that 'common painkillers such as aspirin, paracetamol and triptans could actually be the cause of the headaches rather than relieving them.

This can be explained because...

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Redefining Great Sex

(6) Comments | Posted 29 August 2012 | (00:00)

I am a teenager of the 90s. I have the photos of bad perms, red lipstick, waistcoats and enormous glasses to prove it. Aged 13 I was a cross between Deidre Barlow and Napoleon Dynamite much to my friends and family's amusement. I grew up with...

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Loving Cake - The UK's Increase of Diabetes

(7) Comments | Posted 15 August 2012 | (17:11)

Hello my name is Laura and I am a reformed cakeoholic. I absolutely adore cake. Homemade, sticky, stodgy, sweet, delicious, naughty, full of raisins lardy cake has always been an deep guilty pleasure. It takes great willpower to stay away from the cake counter in tea shops and...

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Doctrine of Signatures - Vegetables That Look Like the Parts They Heal

(0) Comments | Posted 24 June 2012 | (22:32)

Not only do vegetables look like our bits they can heal them too. Okay hear me out. This is something I have discovered this week thanks to the Wellness Uncovered Health Forum and it made me smile so I wanted to share it.

It's called the

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Throwing a Wobbly - Is Anger Good For Our Health?

(0) Comments | Posted 5 May 2012 | (19:54)

I was so angry yesterday. I watched 'This Morning' and the fantastic interview with Emer O'Toole discussing a topic very dear to my heart - To shave or not to shave, a women's decision to grow her own body hair. After the feature I witnessed the...

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Hot But Not Healthy - Body Damage Through Exercise

(5) Comments | Posted 9 April 2012 | (22:05)

I have fallen in love. With a very hot, half-naked, sword-wielding gladiator off the telly. Claire, her Husband and I have spent the last few weeks working our way through all the episodes from the SKY programme Spartacus. It's meant to be a historical representation of the Roman Empire, but...

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Spring Cleaning - Eight Ways to Detox

(0) Comments | Posted 20 March 2012 | (11:47)

Spring has sprung. Oh sun in the sky, blossom on the trees, you know how I feel. Forget the 'after Christmas bloats' in January - spring is the perfect time to cleanse ourselves and have a good detox.

I have tried so many weird and wonderful detoxes in my time,...

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Sunny D - The UK's Vitamin D Deficiency

(0) Comments | Posted 4 March 2012 | (20:55)

I am solar powered. I know I am. The sun came out the other day and I ditched my mountain of work, sprawled out on a blanket in just my pants and enjoyed it. Heaven. Spring is coming and I am so ready for it. The sun makes me feel...

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Sleep Tight - Overcoming Sleep Problems

(0) Comments | Posted 2 March 2012 | (16:34)

I can't sleep. Claire, my business partner, can't sleep.

I'm waiting for the time when we call each other at 3am for a chat. You see our beloved business has taken on a new direction and new energy and we're just way too excited to sleep. Whirling minds,...

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Houston We Have a Problem - Is Bobby Brown to Blame for the Demise of Whitney?

(0) Comments | Posted 12 February 2012 | (15:12)

Facebook and Twitter is awash with the news that Whitney Houston sadly passed away yesterday afternoon. I didn't really believe it to begin with, a bit like hearing the death of Amy Winehouse, I just stood in the kitchen gobsmacked saying 'really?'...

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The Club Drug Cure - Ketamine Treats Depression

(0) Comments | Posted 7 February 2012 | (15:31)

I read something crazy this weekend. Doctors have made an incredible discovery - apparently Special K cures depression! No not the Kelloggs cereal. Special K is a nickname for Ketamine, the general anesthetic and recreational hallucinogenic common on the drug scene.

The researchers at the Ben Taub General...

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"Someday My Prince Will Come" the Disney Delusion and Relationships

(0) Comments | Posted 27 January 2012 | (08:49)

Once upon a time in a faraway kingdom there lived a blonde princess who dreamed someday her Prince would come to rescue her. 32 years and a divorce later she's having second thoughts.

It is my best friends' daughters 8th birthday this weekend and all she wants...

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'The Booby Trap' - Breast Protection and Parabens in Deodorant

(8) Comments | Posted 25 January 2012 | (23:00)

Aren't breasts wonderful? I mean really. Boobies. Babylons. Bazongas. Breasticles. Baps. They, and all the ridiculously creative words used to describe them, simply are the best. Curvy, round, splendid parts of our bodies that symbolise womanhood, motherhood and sexuality. I salute you.

I felt the time was right to discuss...

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