As the lockdown continues, there is no doubt the lack of true social contact and engagement is affecting peoples mental health. We have all felt this in some form and to some extent. And we have a clear and obvious reason why. So what happens if we try to chemically modify our brain to negate the feeling we are having from the lockdown? Well, that is a…
There is nothing like it is there? The warm embrace of someone’s arms, squeezing you tight, a little hit of oxytocin, a drop in cortisol, a dab of serotonin, ahhhhhhhh (Floyd is but a little monkey in this photo from 4 years ago) And frankly at the moment we could all use it. One intelligent reader (she is doing a PhD and everything) asked where…
If you look at the history of any healing profession, you will see outright hostility from others to protect their territory. Chiropractors were put in jail, and yet we survived and indeed thrived. The reason we survived, in my opinion, is because of one thing…..results. You can sell a theory, but at some point, you have to deliver and people want results. That is what…
Only three more weeks then……..arghhhhhhhhhhhh Deep down I knew it was coming but I didn’t want to admit it, now it is here I had a burst of anger followed by a wave of emotion somewhere between disappointment and irritation. Disappointment and irritation for many reasons, but especially because it means at least another three weeks of listening to the public herd bleating their well-memorised…
Well, it is another week on lockdown, but at least the sun is shining. In fact, I had a lovely chat with the Lions of Chiropractic on Wednesday about why sunshine really could be the best medicine, for anyone with pain, or fatigue or mental health issues. And dare I say, it might even boost your immunity and prevent respiratory infections…..the BMJ certainly think so….
Last week, my wife and I were on the beach, it was a beautiful sunny day, we were with our children and I tell her I just feel….”weird”, I couldn’t explain it any better than that, just a bit weird. And she says something profound, ”the discomfort you are feeling is grief”…….and I say ”ohhhh”. Suddenly it all clicked into place. Now I remember this. It is a…
They say 24 hour is a long time in politics, but in the modern world of viral pandemics, it is even longer. The rapid shifts in government policy are unsettling, personally and economically. The current media onslaught on terms such as “deadly virus” and “killer disease” is fear-mongering and spreading panic which way more contagious than any virus. Pictures of army trucks in Italy removing dead bodies look alarming….
These are strange times and it’s hard to hear true signal in all the noise from the hysterical media. From what is currently being said it looks like in the UK we are trying to slow the spread to allow the healthcare system to deal with vulnerable adults affected at a manageable rate. But it is expected that a good proportion of us will get it…
In a world of dietary extremes, from fashionable (and virtue signalling) veganism to the carnivore meat only fad (it’s an extreme elimination diet FYI), there is one tried and tested diet that is always worth using as a template for your nutrient intake: The Mediterranean diet. It is a nutrient dense, whole food, sustainable and frankly relatively sensible way to eat and live. Sure you…
When I was a new and shiny graduate from the AECC maybe less than five years old, if patients told me the GP had diagnosed them with gout, I would have accepted it, no questions asked. But I learned that it’s always a good idea to actually check the symptoms fit the diagnosis and to make sure a blood test has actually been done to…