Image via Wikipedia REHAB THE FRENCH WAY After they leave hospital, the French will often get their doctor to book them in to a spa for rehabilitation. In France they have been going to spas for centuries, and are serious about spa treatment... (Continue reading)
La Roche Posay Is one of the best medical spas I have ever visited. When my skin was rough, peeling and horrid to look at, from Tamoxifen and the other drugs I was on, their doctors just examined me – sent... (Continue reading)
Switzerland If you are the head of a country, then you will find your way to Clinique la Prairie, just outside Geneva, at Vevey where Charlie Chaplin lived. Dr. Walli, the Director, must be the most discreet person in the world. ... (Continue reading)
Flickr LATEST INFORMATION ON OBTAINING TREATMENT IN EU for UK patients The House of Lords has issued a very positive report on UK patients obtaining treatment in EU. They made one important point: patients should have their fees paid directly to... (Continue reading)
Kylie Minogue Image by Getty Cancer treatment Where do celebrities like Kylie Minogue, Marianne Faithfull and others go for cancer treatment? To France. But there is nothing stopping British cancer patients following celebrities and taking advantage of superior French hospitals. A new... (Continue reading)
Pickering Street Flickr SMUGGLERS Five and twenty ponies, trotting through the dark. Brandy for the Parson, Baccy for the Clerk…… For anyone bought up on Kipling’s poem, staying in a genuine smugglers’ hide-away has an extra thrill, and the White Swan... (Continue reading)
YORKSHIRE There is a wonderful Eco spa at Linthwaite, near Huddersfield called Titanic Spa. Don’t be put off by the name (it was built the same year as the ship, when everything was being called after the liner). The Spa is tremendously... (Continue reading)
Mountain Flowers Steve Selwood FLOWER POWER MAKES A STATEMENT For centuries people have used Aromatherapy: the use of plant oils for medical purposes (e.g. antiseptics) for treatments and for well-being. Today, Aromatherapy as an art or basis for treatment is well-known –... (Continue reading)
La Ferme du Soleil in summer – view of mountain . . . and winter – eating outside . We had come to La Ferme du Soleil for a relaxing “wellness” break. As a group we thought ourselves fit and healthy, but the thought of... (Continue reading)
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