Maya Fiennes is a well respected Kundalini yoga practitioner and instructor, based in Los Angeles. Trained as a classical pianist, Maya first found Kundalini Yoga when she was looking for something to help calm her pre-performance nerves. She tried other forms of Yoga, but it was Kundalini Yoga that gave her the key to relaxing […]
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I became a doctor influenced by my late father, a single-handed general practitioner. He, like many doctors in the 1960’s came as a foreigner to work in the newly formed, but already struggling NHS. His practice was our home – our living room by evening became the patient’s waiting room by day, our dining room […]
Since 2010, when the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee published a report saying that homeopathic remedies were no better than placebos, the homeopathic profession has had to face increasing criticism and hostility. Despite only four of 15 members of the committee bothering to vote, one of whom voted against the report’s findings, and the government rejecting the report, […]
I consider myself very fortunate to work with so many amazing people each week, assisting with a diverse range of complaints. Kinesiology is a safe and effective, a truly holistic method of balancing the body to health. Kinesiology was originally developed by an American chiropractor called George Goodheart and blends elements of Traditional Chinese Medicine […]
Millions of people in Britain swear by the healing powers of acupuncture. According to the Royal Society of Medicine, around one million acupuncture treatments are given on the NHS and two million in the private sector each year. The alternative treatment, which involves sticking tiny needles into the skin, is usually used to relieve chronic […]
I think that studying medicine and working in the emergency services for 10 years undoubtedly influenced my view of the world. During that time I came across so many different people, different characters, and there were so many strong impressions that of course it had an impact on me both as a person and as […]
Acne is a near-universal skin disease affecting 85 per cent of adolescents world wide as well as older adults. But although it is ubiquitous, it is a condition that is extremely variable. I don’t think that ‘one-size fits all’ treatments reflect the fact that it is complex condition that requires a tailor-made approach. As a consultant dermatologist […]
I first met Nelson Mandela in the Royal Pavilion at Horse Guards on Tuesday, 9th July 1996 at the beginning of his State Visit to the United Kingdom as President of the Republic of South Africa. As we awaited his arrival, such was Her Majesty the Queen’s concern for his health that she said to […]
Breakfasting on half a grapefruit has long been seen as one of the healthiest ways to start the day, but the idea it could help you lose weight was dismissed as a fad decades ago. The old miracle grapefruit diet popular in the 1980s has been superseded by more ‘scientific’ weight loss diets, including low-carb diets, high GI diets and […]
Over my career I have spent many thousands of hours in A&E departments working on shift to care for sick or hurt children. I, along with the medical team, do my best to care for the physical wellbeing of each and every patient that comes through the door. I find it hard to believe, therefore, […]
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