Complementary Health & Holistic Therapies
 Our Complementary health Clinic and Holistic Therapy department is run by Miss Tinamarea Finley.
Tinamarea holds a 1st class BA honours degree in Holistic health, fitness and management, a HND in health and Fitness from Cardiff University and 11 diplomas in individual disciplines that she practices.
Tina also runs a popular mobile alternative health service called Haytherapy, with regular sessions at Baskerville Hall Hotel in mid Wales, for groups and couples. She leads workshops about alternative health in schools and community centres for children and adults of all ages.
Tina has also conducted several research trials into the efficacy and benefits of the individual holistic health treatments for specific health conditions - the most recent looking at the effects and benefits of 4 combination treatments (aromatherapy, reflexology, reiki and nutritional therapy) at reducing the symptoms of stress. This particular study was so successful that it is now held in the libraries of Cardiff University.
"All of life is interrelated... whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly"Martin Luther King
What is Complementary Health?
Alternative medicine are those therapies which are used in place of orthodox or conventional medicine. Complementary medicine, on the other hand, is regarded as working in conjunction with mainstream medicine.
One means of separating the terms is by noting that there is a growing body of 'scientific' evidence to support the benefits of the mainstream complementary therapies such as acupuncture, homeopathy, osteopathy, Reflexology, massage and herbalism, whereas much of the evidence for the other therapies is anecdotal.
Many people would argue that because of the holistic nature of complementary medicine, the usual scientific tests are too unsophisticated to aid our understanding of what helps us get better. In this context, the latest British Medical Journal report on the efficacy of butterbur in treating hay fever is very interesting. The scientists' conclusions are that butterbur works as well as conventional medicines and without drowsiness, but they are forced to admit that they are unsure quite how it works and whether its active ingredients react adversely with conventional medicines.
What are Holistic Therapies?
Holistic, within this context, just means treating the whole person: recognising that the mind (and spirit) can have an effect on bodily health. Holistic therapists will take longer with a patient than a GP can normally allow and they will investigate lifestyle, relationships, diet, occupation etc., so as to take the various facets of the patient into account when treating their illness.
Holistic therapy Treatments
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