Caffeine in coffee has been shown to promote mental alertness and improve stamina in high performance athletes. ‘When you have your espresso ‘pick me up’, you are feeling the stimulating effect of caffeine, which activates noradrenalin neurons, nerve cells in the central nervous system, triggering the body’s ‘fight or flight’ response,’ explains Steve Bazire, professor […]
TB is an airborne infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis which most commonly affects the lungs. However, TB can also be ingested orally, and this may be the mode of transmission among people who eat raw milk products – often in other countries – before settling in the UK. It is still a rare to see […]
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 […]
Although the Chinese have fished for krill on a relatively small scale for years (it is considered a delicacy), they have recently ramped up their efforts – motivated in part by a young health conscious population that have money to spare for omega-3 supplements. And two of the world’s biggest distributors are now entering the […]
Bio-identical Hormone Therapy (BHT) was conceived three decades ago by US physician Dr Jonathan Wright as a natural alternative to HRT for peri-menopausal women. The combination of oestrogens, progesterone, testosterone, and DHEA (a natural steroid which increases speed and stamina) was soon found to give a secondary benefit – youthful wellbeing and vigour. Bio-identical hormone […]
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 […]
Diets containing low levels of omega-3, long-chain essential fatty acids which are essential for general brain health, may be connected to poor reading skills, poor concentration and even mental health problems like depression. “The long-chain omega-3s, called docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentanoic acid (EPA) are absolutely crucial to brain structure and function. Around 60 per […]
Meningitis B (MenB), a virulent bacterium, causes the majority of cases of bacterial meningitis in the UK and Europe as well as elsewhere in the world including the US and Canada. Fortunately, there is now an effective vaccine – Bexsero – which was licensed by the European Medicines Agency in 2013. Last year (2015), the […]
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Seaweed may not be too appetising when it is dried out and ponging on the beach, but Bladderwrack, kelp, and sea palm could hold the key to improving the British diet. Extracts from different types of brown seaweed, known as alginate, are the ideal way to add fibre to junk food favourites such as burgers, pies […]
Murmurs, crackles, oedema, thrills, shifting dullness, liver flap, spoon nails – the list of clinical signs goes on and on, yet learning them is not as easy as memorising the terms. Now that I am in my clinical training I have finally experienced the joy of seeing these signs for the first time, and also […]