Conditions & Awareness
Parkinsons Awareness Month
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...
Still sleepy after 8 hours? Here’s why…
Do you often wake up tired despite having had a good night’s sleep? This is fairly normal and can be due to lots of reasons such as staying up too...
Ovarian Cancer: The Silent Killer
When to see your doctor Ovarian cancer is often tagged as the silent killer, but why is this? The symptoms of ovarian cancer can be very vague, especially when the...
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...
How to prevent an injury – exercise!
With the new year comes the inevitable influx of people making resolutions to start more regular exercise, which is always brilliant to see and one to encourage. We all know...
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,...
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...
Day of Disabilities
December 3rd was International Day of People With Disabilities, an annual occasion designated to join together to support people with disability in our communities, and raise awareness of the importance...
What is Sciatica?
Have you heard this phrase? Have you used this phrase? Do you really know what it means and what you can do about it? Sciatica is characterised by pain going...
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...