Health, Wellbeing & Clinic News
Prebiotics, Probiotics, Microbiomes – What does it all mean?
We are not alone! The average human body contains approximately 30-40 trillion cells, but also about 40 trillion microorganisms including bacteria, fungi and viruses. In fact, there are so many...
Trigeminal neuralgia – Can anything be done?
The trigeminal nerve is the 5th cranial nerve and has 3 branches – Ophthalmic (top), maxillary (middle) and mandibular (bottom), see the diagram below. The sensory nucleus is in the...
International Walk to School Day
This is an annual day that started as a way of creating awareness for walkable communities and it has since grown into a series of international events taking place in...
Defib Challenge Update
Well, can you believe it has been a year since Steve and I took over Walnut Grove Clinic? We certainly can’t. It has been quite the whirlwind of a year...
Alzheimer’s Disease – Positive things you can do
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia in the UK. Dementia is the name for a group of symptoms associated with an ongoing decline of brain functioning. It can affect memory,...
Blood Pressure Awareness
What is important and what can you do if you want to try to avoid medication. Scientists are not sure why hypertension (high blood pressure – BP) happens although diet,...
Beating migraine naturally
Migraine is a leading cause of disability worldwide, and in the UK alone, some 86 million workdays are lost to the condition every year. Besides severe headaches, symptoms also include...
CBD Oil – what are the benefits?
CBD is a buzzword at the moment and I am sure you have heard about it in connection with chronic pain and treating kids with terrible epilepsy. The endocannabinoid system...
Cycling to work – Is it for you?
Cycle to work day is 6 August and as a keen cyclist myself I was keen to try to encourage people to think about cycling to work on a regular...
Psoriasis – Can you help your symptoms with a natural approach?
Psoriasis is thought to be caused by an over-responsive immune system. When the immune system functions properly, a highly complex collection of processes work together as our first line of...
What can shockwave therapy do for you?
At Walnut Grove we have invested in a Radial Shockwave machine because it has been shown in numerous studies to help with persistent tendon problems such as Plantar fasciopathy (previously...
Self-esteem – Why is it important?
Self-esteem is used to describe a person’s overall subjective sense of personal worth or value. In other words, self-esteem may be defined as how much you appreciate and like yourself...
