healthy ageing
Deep Vein Thrombosis – An informative guide
A lot of people will have heard of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) but many would necessarily know what it is or what to look out for. An important part of...
Heart Awareness Month
With Valentine’s day being in the middle of February, it is rather appropriate that it is also the month assigned to raise awareness of heart-related issues. In the U.K., on...
Boost your energy and beat the Winter Blues
It can be difficult to get out and about at this time of year, with shorter, colder, and often wet days. It’s pretty much second nature to want to stay...
Don’t give up on your dreams, sleep longer!
We all love to sleep, don’t we? There’s nothing quite like climbing into bed, fresh sheets, snuggling up under the covers and dozing off into the land of nod. However,...
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...
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,...
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...
Diabetes – what are the risks and what can you do about it?
Diabetes is a condition where there is no insulin, not enough insulin or there is insulin resistance. We all need insulin to live. It does an essential job. Glucose in...
Alzheimer’s: Aerobic exercise may reduce cognitive decline
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia. It is a progressive disease. This means that gradually, over time, more parts of the brain are damaged. As this happens, more...
February – Heart Health month
I have been thinking about writing this article for many years. You may ask, why haven’t you? Because it flies in the face of the current NHS medical model of...
Walking for Health Month
Why are the hospitals under so much pressure? The obvious answer is covid-19 patients but it wouldn’t be the right one, well, not directly but is it the indirect cause....
5 simple exercises
Stuck at home? Weather rubbish? Here are 5 simple exercises you can do at home with no special equipment. Step ups Find a step, if you are in a bungalow...