New Life

Yesterday I held my new ( and first) grandson in my arms - MaxThomas Thurnell-Read - he was less than a day old. He looked just as his father had looked at that age. Both his mother and father were white with exhaustion but also deleriously happy. I wonder what difference he will make to his parents' lives. It was because of Max's father that I got started in kinesiology. I was looking for a solution to his health problems that didn't involve drugs, and kinesiology provided that answer.

Alternative Medicine Interviews

I'm putting interviews on alternative medicine on my main web site http://www.healthandgoodness.com. There's lots of info out there but I feel that doing an interview with a busy practitioner gives a more lively feel to what I describe. I've just been interviewing Dilys Gannon-Bone about naturopathy.

I've never met her but, boy, just reading her emails and talking to her on the phone you can see what a dynamo this lady is - and she's 71 and had cancer in her 50's. She didn't just lay down and die as so many people do - she went and looked for a cure for her cancer and found it in the form of naturopathy. A great lady.

I hope to get the interview with her on my web site later today

So to sleep

I'm feeling tired after a hectic day of working and plammin, plus a bike ride and a beading class (finished a lovely necklace - hurray!).

The sleep survey is coming on so well - I'm touched by the number of people who've put themesleves out -Robert Rush has even hosted a page on his web site where people can complete the survey online. Other people have sent on the survey by email to other people they know, or phoned people up and interviewed them to get results for the survey from me. Who says people are mean and unfriendly? I feel surrounded by people who want to help me, who enjoy supporting me.

I'm looking forward to analysing the results and putting them on http://www.healthandgoodness.com with tips on how to sleep better.

Now to bed ..

A sleep pattern is emerging

thanks to all the people who have completed the sleep survey. I'm a bit short of men (for the survey only!) and women over 60, but an interesting pattern is emerging - I don't want to write about it yet, because I don't want to influence you if you haven't completed the survey yet.

700 seemed a lot of people but some people have really helped me by emailing on the survey to other people. Robert Rush has even put the survey online for me.

I woke up the other night worrying about getting enough men for the survey!! I have already stopped men in the street, in shops and at a railway station. They've all been very good natured, although 3 builders made a lot of ribald remarks when they knew it was about sleep - good job I don't blush easily.

In due course the results will go on http://www.healthandgoodness.com

Eczema, Psoriasis & Tumours

I wrote in this month's newsletter for therapists http://www.lifeworkpotential.com about this wonderful product Fruit Force and how it seems to work very well for eczema and other skin diseases and also for some tumours. I'm not related in any way - financially or otherwise - to the companies involved, but I wanted to publicise it because I think it's a fantastic product (http://www.fruitforce.co.uk).

Today I received an email from the company saying: "your article was the best written, most concise article that I have ever seen that actually informed people of how salvestrols work." I was really touched by that.

Death and more

In the week I heard that someone I knew had been stabbed to death - possibly in a burgalry that went wrong. It certainly makes you think. I last saw her a few weeks ago and she was optimistic about the future, but now she's dead.

Major events like this put the rest of our worries into perspective. My mum always used to say "Well, think of the starving children in Biafra" or something similar when I was moaning. I was very impatient with that sort of sentiment then, but over the last few years I've begun to feel that there is some sense in that sort of remark. I have the precious gift of life and health - Jean doesn't.

New Fragrance Kit

I'm making the new fragrance kit and it's very difficult.I always seem to suffer when I make the kits. When I made part of the bacteria kit I got a chest infection. This time I keep getting confused. It's taking me about 5 times as long to make it as it should, because I keep getting confused. I can't find starting samples even though they're sittng in front of me. I forget what I'm doing. It's interesting that I am experiencing this kit in this way, because fragrances are taken in via the nose and in part affect the brain, so my poor brain seems to be going into overload.

I was reading an article saying that fragrance-free air will become an issue just as smoke-free air is now. I think that may be right. I certainly hate a lot of the perfumes that are out there, but if you're standing next to someone you get to breathe it in whether you like it or not.

To Sleep Or Not To Sleep

I am conducting a survey on whether or not people have problems sleeping. I want 500-700 respondents, currently I have 40+ but I've only just started. Most people have some problems sleeping and the most common reason so far is anxiety and repetitive thoughts. Hardly anyone gets woken by disturbing dreams which I found surprising.

How Wacky Is Wacky?

Last night I did an interview on the radio about my web site http://www.healthandgoodness.com . It was on Net Talk UK, a relatively new digital channel. I was on for an hour with Ross Hemsworth, a genial and lively presenter.

In many ways I was an odd guest - their normal guests are people interested in the paranormal and conspiracy theories. So what's 'wacky'? Many people consider I'm wacky. In turn I consider some other people as wacky. Is 'wacky' a negative word? Some of the people on this show certainly wear the wacky label with pride. They like to be different and not part of the crowd.

If you want to listen to the interview, which lasted for an hour, you can do so for the next week at http://www.net-talk-uk.com/ and scroll down for last week's show.