Blog Tag

healthy ageing

Practical advice, insights and news from across Walnut Grove Clinic and Walnut Grove Studio.
18th September, 2024

Thank you for your loyalty

By Kathryn Harper

Wow, December is here already and we are rapidly heading towards Christmas and the close of another year. This time of year means different things to different people, religious or...

17th September, 2024

Cultivating Community Wellness: The Journey of Walnut Grove Clinic

By Kathryn Harper & Candy Minshall

In 2021 when we, Steve and Kathryn,  took over Walnut Grove, we had a vision of wanting to ignite a spark of community-driven ethos that continued to radiate warmth and...

17th September, 2024

Exercise for older adults

By Anthony Albertini

Unfortunately, there currently isn’t anything on the market that will stop us from ageing, but we can do something to limit its impact. It doesn’t have to cost the earth...

19th July, 2024

Physical activity levels: How do you measure up?

By Tanya Hewitt

Many of us may assume we are in the more active category. There are so many ways in which we are reminded to exercise, from the media, our phones, fitness...

20th June, 2024

Acupuncture for Arthritis

By Dr Tong

Around 10 million people in the UK are thought to have arthritis. Osteoarthritis, ‘wear and tear’ is a degenerative condition and is the most common type of arthritis in the...

19th February, 2024

Introducing Walnut Grove Wellbeing Community Interest Company

By Kathryn Harper

We are excited to announce a new business in the form of a Community Interest Company (CIC) – Walnut Grove Wellbeing CIC. This is a voluntary-run, non-profit company that we...

17th November, 2023

Hearing Loss: The Silent Signals

By Andrew Bird

Our ability to hear is crucial in connecting us to the world around us. However, what happens when sounds start to fade, and become muffled? Here we will explore the...

17th October, 2023

Empowering Heart Health: Your Guide to Preventing Coronary Heart Disease

By Sally Parsons

Being diagnosed with a heart condition or facing heart surgery can be an overwhelming and life-altering experience. Over the past decade, I have had the privilege of supporting and guiding...

18th August, 2023

Pilates: What it Means to Me

By Gemma Hitchins

Pilates has been around for about 100 years and was first created to help rehabilitate WW1 soldiers by Joseph Pilates. Pilates was inspired by the movement of cats, which you...

18th August, 2023

Ostenil aka Hyaluronic Acid injections

By Kathryn Harper

Some of you have probably heard about hyaluronic acid by now and its benefits as it has taken the skin world by storm, helping people to keep that youthful appearance...

19th May, 2023

Are Hearing Aid wearers less likely to develop Dementia?

By Andrew Bird

A new study has found that hearing loss can increase the risk of a precursor to dementia, called mild cognitive impairment (MCI) – but this increased risk is not present...

18th April, 2023

Parkinsons Awareness Month

By Dr Tong

Parkinson’s is a progressive brain degenerative condition.  It is the fastest-growing neurological condition in the world. It is estimated that around 145,000 people lived with a Parkinson’s diagnosis in the...