Lifestyle disease and cholesterol
High cholesterol readings might be misleading. Hi all, I’ve just returned from a thought provoking seminar about the metabolic syndrome. This is another way of saying lifestyle diseases eg diabetes, hypertension, heart disease. There was wonderful information and great tips about how to how assist people that have signs of lifestyle disease. Assistance through first [...]
Disease Prevention
For many years the scientific community believed that genetics played the major role in our health status. There still are many surgical procedures being carried out due to people carrying a certain gene and being fearful of developing a disease as a result of that gene. BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutation is currently at the [...]
Preventing Heart Disease
The best weapon against heart disease may not be surgical interventions or drugs, but rather something much simpler: changing the way we eat. Avoiding heart disease through nutrition is the radical yet science-based idea that Dr. Sanjay Gupta addressed in his special, “The Last Heart Attack,” which aired last night on CNN. Gupta interviewed a number [...]
A ray of sunshine
The alarm goes off in the morning – we wake up, rug up, rush to the train, head inside where it’s warm. Later we leave, drive to the gym, and then home to bed……. What’s missing from this picture? Vitamin D has been receiving some press recently, notably, in New Scientist magazine and the newspapers. [...]
Neck posture and health implications
Not having your head on straight can affect your health The importance of head position extends further than just into how we look – it can have a drastic impact on our state of wellbeing. Who would have thought that our head posture can impact so much within our lives? Check out these points and [...]
Emotional wellbeing – new years resolution
It’s a whole new world! Well, it’s a new year, with new resolutions, and my resolution is to improve my overall health by improving my emotional wellbeing. Emotional wellbeing is one of the most important, and most overlooked, components of our health. Health is a totality of your physical, emotional and spiritual wellbeing and it [...]
Start the day with a difference – breakfast
New strategies for a healthier you- Dr Bec’s New Year ‘Resolution’ ‘To think clean and fresh at breakfast’ A new year calls for new strategies to create a healthier you. This should not be about ‘New Year’s Resolutions’ (because we all know they work so well!), it’s about creating healthy habits- for life! Not many [...]
Book Review: DIY Health
We have been reviewing books monthly at the practice for some time and we’re finally putting our reviews up on the site. We sell all the books we review in the practice and only stock books that we think are truly inspiring. Feel free to have a look through our little library next time you [...]
Your Body’s Balancing Act
For those of you who feel your diet is a weak area, making some simple changes in this regard will make a big difference to your health. For those who already eat a balanced diet, with a variety of fruit and vegetables, following this guide more strictly may be what you need to boost your [...]
New Creating Healthy Habits Course
Next course begins Tuesday 11th October @ 7:30pm – places are limited Whether you are super healthy and looking for some extra tips, or looking to improve your health but lacking the motivation or know-how to get you there – this workshop is perfect for you! Despite our initial enthusiasm to make changes to the [...]
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