Jeremy Clarkson’s recent diagnosis has put prostate cancer back in the media, especially screening. An aggressive tumour had been caught early the previous year, and a follow-up PSA test had come back clear. He used the moment to press a message on other men. Get tested, he said, and if a GP turns you away because you have no symptoms, invent some. “Just lie,” he advised, tell…
Well, as you may have noticed, it has been a touch warm recently, I have been feeling very pleased with the aircon units in clinic, plus down the beach twice a day for a swim on non-clinic days. And Floyd showing off the jumping skills that made him the Dorset under 12 years old long jump champion. But, heat at these levels is a challenge,…
First up, big thank you to those lovely people at the McTimoney Chiropractic Association in Oxford who hosted myself and a series of other excellent lecturers over the weekend. Regardless of lectures, one thing the McTimoney group do very nicely is fancy dress evening do, and barbecue. This year’s theme was the kings and queens of chiropractic. As you can see, I’m quite obviously dressed…
If there was a simple test, cheap, reliable, and valid, that could predict part of your future risk of death, with an easy solution, would you use it? I know I would, and in fact I have. An iron panel from OPTIMAL TESTING for only £50 with a finger prick test, might not seem like a sexy new test that can save your life, but…
Quick heads up that at on Wednesday July 1st I will be giving a free evening webinar on the Iron, the Goldilocks Mineral. Iron isn’t immediately as sexy or exciting as its cousin magnesium, but I can reassure you that by understanding the spectrum of iron levels within the body using a reliable blood test that is cheap, you can create huge changes very easily….
Lets keep gut health (and indeed whole body health given the gut affects every aspect of your health), simple. Prebiotics: Non-digestible fibres (by us), and compounds that selectively feed beneficial bacteria in the gut. They help support a healthy microbiome, promoting the production of short chain fatty acids (like butyrate) that nourish the gut lining, support immune function, aid digestion, and may contribute to overall health…
In case you did not see it, this week the suicide of 21 year old student Georgina Owen, likely due to B12 deficiency causing delusions, was reported after the coroner’s verdict. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15830411/university-student-took-life-vegan-diet-delusional.html This is tragic on so many levels, and so utterly preventable. Let’s take a look at how B12 affects mental health and brain function. B12 holds a key role in 2 vital enzymes…
Most practitioners are familiar with the concept that chronic inflammation,(or as we call it, the sustained inflammatory response) and chronic stress (or as we call it, the sustained sympathetic response) are deeply interconnected. Remember, this is all adaptive. From an evolutionary point of view, when you are inflamed, you would have been fighting off an infection. And therefore, you would need to modify your behavior. …
Magnesium is standard for my patients, and has been for the last 5-10 years. And with good reason, suboptimal/low magnesium makes: And is thus linked to a plethora of conditions and symptoms. How common is it for the general public, or indeed patients presenting in clinic with symptoms, to be deficient in magnesium or suboptimal? This is a slightly nuanced question because identifying magnesium deficiency…
If you have been in clinical practice for more than 10 years, one of the benefits is that you start to see patterns emerging. And pattern recognition is something that all clinicians who want to strive for mastery should observe very closely, as it allows you to create bespoke personal plans within the context of common patterns. This is the nuance of clinical practice, we…