heart health
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...
To go dry or not in January?
After the excesses for many during the festive period, lots of people feel they need a detox and do ‘dry January’ whereby they go sober for the month. So, we thought...
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...
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,...
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...
We all have a heart – Why is it so important?
With the defibrillator challenge coming up on us rapidly, 25 June 22 – I thought I would talk about the heart and how it works. Walnut Grove with the support...
Who benefits from a defibrillator?
Without immediate treatment, 90-95 per cent of cardiac arrests prove fatal Research by the British Heart Foundation revealed that only four in ten bystanders performed CPR, and that 62 per...
The evil that is sugar!
Pure white and deadly was how John Yudkin put it in 1972 (a British nutritionist and former Chair of Nutrition at Queen Elizabeth College, London). It was the first publication by...
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...
How to lose weight
Overweight? Fed up with diets? Read on……. Over the years I have helped many people with their weight, talking them through the myths and the science. This is my chance...
Stress – what is it and is it bad?
Stress is your body’s reaction to help you deal with pressure or threats. Your stress hormone levels usually return to normal once the pressure or threat has passed. A small...