Swansea's Free Lifestyle Magazine
ADVERTISE YOUR company
TO 15,000 HOMES EVERY MONTH!
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. This month they look at hay fever. Hay fever season is looming
Read MoreThe intestinal mucosa is a clever thing. It comes into contact with a vast range of substances on a daily basis, including absorbable nutrients, resident bacteria, pathogens and toxins; its job – to block the entry of unwanted particles whilst
Read MoreSummer is on its way. If you’ve been hibernating through winter you may now be waking up and joining tribes looking to get fit and healthy again. Running, swimming, fitness classes, tough mudders …all great ways of getting fit… and
Read MoreGarlic has a reputation for being something of a cure all, used to help lower cholesterol and blood pressure as well as in the prevention of cancer, diabetes and infection. As a household remedy it can be a saviour. It
Read MoreI used to suffer badly with hay fever. For 3 decades it stalked me; sneezing, running nose, itchy eyes I got it all. At school I struggled to concentrate and was in a minority of one who always had a
Read MoreDr 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. This month they look at immunisation in children. The 23rd April marks
Read MoreThis is what I often hear when people tell me about their tailbone pain. This symptom in medical-speak is called “Coccydynia”, which means pain coming from the coccyx. Coccyx is derived from Kokkyx (Greek), meaning cuckoo, whose skull resembles the
Read MoreIn 1998 Sarah and Steve Clark purchased Meyricks Mill, a beautiful 500 year old former flour mill in Penclawdd, where Sarah began a complementary therapy and education centre. In 2002 when Steve was 42 he was diagnosed with a rare
Read MoreUnderactive bladder function in association with sciatica? You may have symptoms of Cauda Equina Syndrome… “Cauda What?” I hear you ask. The Cauda Equina (horse’s tail in Latin, which is of no significance to us) describes the nerves in the
Read MoreBurning pain, swollen tonsils, difficulty swallowing; a sore throat can make life a misery. The most common cause of a sore throat is bacterial or viral infection but catch it early and it needn’t be something that lingers 1. SAGE
Read MoreUnderstanding Modern Acupuncture If you search for an explanation of acupuncture online you’ll typically be presented with a variation of the following explanation: “Acupuncture is an ancient healing art practised for over 2,500 years. It works by stimulating a mystical
Read MoreScoliosis Skoliosis is a Greek word, meaning “bent” or “crooked”, with the word changed in English to describe torsional spinal deformities called scoliosis. Everybody is slightly asymmetrical. Our feet are slightly different sizes, one arm is slightly longer than the
Read MoreThe use of aphrodisiac herbs is woven into our history, legends and herbal tradition. The word itself is derived from Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love. Even in a loving relationship the pressures and routines of everyday life can make
Read MoreAll pain is not created equal and all pain does not necessarily originate from an accident or damage to tissue. When treating pain its important to differentiate between the various potential causes; dysfunction of the nervous system, damage to tissue,
Read MoreWith Christmas looming ever larger I’ve found myself annoyingly humming the 12 Days of Christmas. So I got to thinking what would my 12 Days of Christmas look like. I’m old enough to not really want or need material things,
Read MoreLike herbs, mushrooms have been used medicinally for thousands of years. The ancient Egyptians associated mushrooms with immortality, restricting their use for only the pharaohs; the Aztecs consumed sacred species in holy rituals. Traditional Chinese physicians held medicinal mushrooms in
Read MoreI am often asked about the best types of exercise to either help improve spinal flexibility or avoid back problems. In general, exercises which build on one group of muscles while neglecting their counterparts are likely to build an imbalance
Read More
