Stress has been a popular topic in the media recently, with reports from BBC news and articles from various newspapers and journals including The Guardian and the Daily Mail. It’s no secret that stress is a common condition in the UK and across the globe. Statistics show that in the past year, 74% of people…
Did you know that 34 million working days in the UK were lost due to back pain and other musculoskeletal impairments during 2016? There can be many reasons for back pain, such as physical injury or trauma, or simply leading a sedentary life and poor posture. However, a little known contributory factor could well be…
High protein or high fat diets have become increasingly popular over the last few years, especially as a means to lose weight. However this may lead to increased levels of fatty and protein-dense foods such as meat, eggs and cheese being consumed in large quantities on a daily basis. Whilst there is no doubt fish,…
Tired All The Time (or TATT) is now recognised in medical general practice as a catchall term for overwhelming fatigue that around 20% of the UK population report on a daily basis. This is not a normal state to be in so once certain conditions have been investigated and managed or excluded as the cause…
Natural beauty comes from within and we now know that what we eat and specific food supplements can have a direct positive impact upon our skin health. Using the latest expensive skin cream will only get you so far – most nutrients are not effectively absorbed and utilised into the skin’s structure through topical application…
It’s a common saying that breakfast is the most important meal of the day and it has now been shown that eating a good breakfast can reduce the risk of developing Metabolic Syndrome (a combination of health issues that include central weight gain, high blood sugars and hypertension) later in life. Researchers in Sweden monitored…
A study of over 260,000 people has shown that those who drink more than 4 cans of fizzy drinks a day are 30% more likely to suffer from depression, and a similar amount of sugary fruit squashes raised the risk by 38%, compared to those who drink no fizzy drinks or fruit squash. The study…
There has been a great deal of recent research on the importance of vitamin D and how widespread vitamin D deficiency is. Most of us are now aware that we need a small amount of sun exposure daily to top up our vitamin D levels. Many of us are aware that this exposure must be…
A recent review of medical research dating back to the 1970’s has found clear links between the use of statin drugs to lower cholesterol and the development of depression. Previous research has shown that chronic depletion of cholesterol interferes with the release of serotonin in the brain. Serotonin is a neurotransmitter carrying nerve impulses between brain…
