Springtime Lethargy
“I am so tired…” I have heard this from nearly every patient this week in my clinic. Everyone is tired, run down, burned out, cold, not sleeping enough. How did Spring devolve into...
Category: Mental Health
How to increase longevity
How to live longer is the ever lasting question. And this search increases in value the older we get. So as a healthy 57 year old, experiencing all the usual aches, pains, and hormonal...
Coffee: the good, the bad and the ugly…
Most people reach for their morning coffee out of habit, without realising they are verging on addiction. Most people also believe that coffee will make them feel more alert and revitalised. The interesting thing...
Naturopathic support for menopause
In Naturopathic Medicine, the approach to helping menopausal women with hormonal support and weight issues focuses on addressing the underlying imbalances in the body and supporting natural processes. The treatment plan integrates natural therapies,...
My Favourite Minerals
In my business, we get well known for using herbal medicines and vitamin supplements. What is often neglected are the minerals which are essential for supporting how we function. These are a few of...
Podcast recommendations for Longevity
Ageing: how to live longer and feel better for longer. Nothing like covering the big topics in one post! Something which I discuss with a lot of patients, once we have got on top...
Recommended Podcasts: Sleep
Sleep and how to achieve it, and the best podcasts in which to learn more about it, as enjoyed by Eve Armytage.
Grief: how to survive and support
In this modern society, we have very poor coping strategies for grief. We can write a letter of condolence, send flowers, drop over a casserole, but face to face, often we freeze. Rather than...
Lockdown weight gain, or Middle Aged Spread
A problem which I am hearing a lot right now is “post-lockdown weight gain”. All of us, with the best of intentions, moved a little less, and indulged a little more, and now, we...
Iron – Requirements and Supplementation
Red blood cells are the most numerous cells in the body, and we make around 200 billion daily. To do this, we use around 20-25mg of iron. This means that we need available iron...