Articles in Category : Health & Wellbeing

Picking up an injury while training for a half marathon or other long distance race can set you back and even de-rail your whole event. Dr Mark Ridgewell (right) is a Sport and Exercise Medicine Physician who practices at Sancta

The back brace controversy rages on, with healthcare professionals advising against them, while commercial industries sell them in large quantities. Why does a cheap and simple piece of elasticated material spark so much debate? Here is the issue from my

Following up on the series of 7 core principles, I’d like to focus on Power and what it means in the context of exercise for people with PD. When we talk about power, we’re talking amplitude training, speed, and accuracy,

Detoxifying your liver is like cleaning your laundry; would you be prepared to walk around with clothes that have not been washed properly? When the detoxification ability of the liver is impaired this is exactly what happens. Your body can

Recent studies suggest that the body is comprised of around 30 trillion human cells, a substantial figure, but not quite as numerous as that of our microbial companions which number 39 trillion. Each of us has 20,000 human genes, but

Dr Lamah El-Sharkawi is a GP in Uplands and Mumbles Surgery and her sister Reem El-Sharkawi is a GP Pharmacist, both are part of the Bay Cluster Network ULCERATIVE COLITIS AFFECTS 1 IN 420 PEOPLE LIVING IN BRITAIN, IT CAN

As an acupuncturist I primarily use needles to effectively deal with pain. However, depending on a patient’s presentation I have a number of tools available to optimise treatments. Some may sound scary, but I can assure you, no treatments are

Let’s talk about carbohydrates. In the fitness world, there are many misconceptions about certain foods, especially carbohydrates. Some say you should have them and cut down on fats, some say you shouldn’t have them at all and only consume protein