Pain Reliever's Charity Blog

So I’m Laurene.
And this is part of my amazing story.
I suppose that’s why I’m writing a book called “Simply amazing”.

I was diagnosed with a serious mental health issue called borderline personality disorder (BPD). I went into a therapeutic community on the National Health Service (NHS) and came out with 100 percent recovery and inner peace.

These days, it seems there are so many different people and groups raising money for different causes - you may have even yourself donated to many of them. But have you thought about fundraising for your own causes, or creating a fundraising event for the charity of your choice? We've rounded up our top reasons for why you should consider creating a fundraiser on your own.

When you want to host a large event, but don't necessarily have the space, it may be time to start thinking about the kind of fundraising events you can have outdoors. Outdoor events have many different possibilities, and people enjoy getting outside for a good cause. Looking for inspiration for your next event for charity? Here are ten of our top ideas:

Many of the Relief from Pain supporters often ask us how they can help contribute to our cause. Fundraising can be a great way to generate funds to support our charity and healers in general. When choosing to create an event for fundraising, there can be many different options for which type of event you have. While you want to be able to generate the most funds by hosting an activity that is engaging and inspiring, it can feel that it is easier said than done. If you want your event to go smoothly and be able to reach your fundraising goals, there are some creative and fulfilling ways to do so.

I was first drawn to using Cacao Chocolate a few years ago after reading many articles on the health benefits of Cacao, this led me on to making my own cold Cacao smoothie using cashew, cacao powder, banana and dates, with a pinch of Cayenne pepper. I have used this recipe before/after Yoga practice and as a pre and post exercise drink.

Reiki healing is a major and important form of energy healing practice, and we recently spoke to a major contributor to the field from the United States, Alice Langholt, Director of the Reiki Awakening Academy School of Intuitive Development, creator of Practical Reiki, and author of several books on Reiki healing and mindfulness. She discussed her efforts, and some of the great opportunities and challenges that Reiki healing may face while integrating with the medical community.

There are always a couple of pivotal moments that stick in your mind as the times you decided to change yourself and your life.

One of mine was the evening my parents were rushed in two ambulances to an Italian hospital and given oxygen therapy treatment because they had suffered carbon monoxide poisoning, I can still remember my dad stumbling into my bedroom talking incoherently and my mum trying to put on her dressing gown, but had lost all coordination. The doctors said they had a very lucky escape as the count in their blood-stream was so high if they had gone to sleep they would have died!

We’ve all heard how stress is bad for your health but some of us don’t even know we are stressed. How stressed you feel can be different to how much your body is able to deal with stress. We’ve created an efficient and technologically advanced society that is packed with plans, ideas, thoughts and experiences, so that resting with nothing to do or think about is almost awkward or feels unnatural.

Work, sports, hobbies, helping people, going out, family or friends? Whatever it is, there’s also a biochemical factor that helps to fuel your life? Whether mental of physical fuel it can start from food.

If we think about the complexities of the body and its interaction with all the different types of nutrients that exist, it becomes too complicated so let’s make it simple: Carbohydrates, proteins and fats.

With the rise of many diseases such as diabetes, cancer and autoimmune diseases, healthcare has reached saturation point where hospitals and those in the medical field are no longer able to cope with the workload ⁽¹⁾.  GP clinics are filled with leaflets and videos encouraging us to take some responsibility for our health to prevent disease and the media is constantly giving news on health but with so much information, it can be difficult to know how to start.  By understanding how our body works, we can have a better idea what we can do.  Here we share some ideas to help you start your journey to empower your health. This is the first of three short articles on diet, lifestyle and health