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Last month we looked at Dopamine and the role it plays in feeling energised and motivated. This month we’ll take a look at two more body chemicals that affect mood and how to encourage these in your life. Oxytocin This
Read MoreChickenpox is a common condition, regularly affecting children before the age of 10 but can be seen in people of all ages. It usually improves by itself within 7-14 days and can be managed at home. How do you know
Read More…habits. Habits are a funny thing. They’re just actions repeated over time. Do them enough and they become automatic. Some are good, some are bad, some are plain ugly. Generally, a great time to change habits is when some-thing in
Read MoreOne thing I’ve noticed during my time in the fitness industry is that many people do ‘just enough’ to get by. One of my old football coaches used to call it ‘going through the motions’ meaning performing actions without any
Read MoreThe clocks have changed and we are one step closer to summer. After this month, June is only 8 weeks away, which means that we need to be full swing into our fitness regime if we want that summer body.
Read MoreWhat is it that brings happiness and satisfaction into your life? Is it the buzz that comes with achieving your goals? The heartfelt warmth of connecting with a loved one, or perhaps the act of helping others? Each of these
Read MoreWe are currently facing unprecedented demand for appointments in primary (GP surgeries) and secondary care settings (hospital). Unfortunately, the COVID pandemic has only made this demand worse. In this article we will focus on how to make the most of
Read MoreAs part of the Bay Health Cluster, we work collaboratively with our community pharmacy colleagues. Over the years you may have noticed that you are able to access more and more services through your community pharmacy. From April 1st onwards, community
Read More…Unless you’ve injured your knee of course. In which case leaping into the new season with a bounce in your step may seem more like torture than a leporine leap of wonder. The inability to move correctly (or at all)
Read MoreThere are thousands of people giving fitness advice on the internet, on the radio, on the tv and on social media platforms. How do you know if what they are saying is true? Most of the time, we don’t. It
Read MoreThe liver is a busy organ with over a thousand known functions. It is the chemistry lab of the body, breaking down old and building up new substances crucial for energy, detoxification and elimination. Due to all the chemical reactions
Read MoreDid you know that Magnesium is needed for over 300 biochemical reactions in the body? Did you also know that in order to contract a muscle our body uses calcium and in order to relax it uses magnesium? We all
Read MoreCoQ10, is short for Coenzyme Q10 and it is found in all cell membranes, but mainly concentrated in tissues with high energy requirements. Heart, skeletal muscle, brain, liver, kidneys, adrenals, pancreas and spleen are some of the main users of
Read MoreMany of us will have set targets for the New Year and for the coming months. Maybe you have joined a gym, signed up with a Personal Trainer and decided this is the year that you improve your health. If
Read More…Well that wasn’t the question if you had back pain at the end of last year. It was all but impossible to get an MRI scan of your back in Swansea…But why? Well I’m not privy to local health board
Read MoreHealth is not simply the absence of disease, it is a state of being in which there is a sense of vitality, vigour and the ability to bounce back after adversity. In good health there is a spring in your
Read MoreEvery January we are bombarded with the newest diet or detox regimes that are meant to make us lose weight or ‘detoxify’ from possible excess over Christmas. For many people who suffer with diagnosed or undiagnosed eating disorders this can
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