Remembering loved ones on Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Day
During November, we mark Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Day, a day to highlight one of the most aggressive and challenging forms of cancer. This cancer claims the lives of many each year, including notable figures like Patrick Swayze, Alan Rickman, Steve Jobs, John Hurt, and Aretha Franklin. In the UK, pancreatic cancer has a survival rate of just […]
Vitamin D with Dr David Grimes
Watch the video – learn to unlock the power of Vitamin D! I first came across Dr David Grimes when he was interviewed by Dr John Campbell, whose popular YouTube channel I have been subscribing to for many years. After Dr Grimes gave a talk on Vitamin D at a professional colon hydrotherapy conference that a […]
Is shift work wrecking your gut health?
Ways to manage the digestive impact of disrupted eating patterns Over the years, I’ve been contacted by dozens of people who work shifts (in health and social care, emergency and security services, as well as in many manufacturing industries) and who have digestive issues. Nurses who work on the maternity ward tell me that they […]
Severe digestive pain fixed!
Resourceful wife takes charge of husband’s gut health Most people who get in touch with me about their digestive and gut health issues are women. Don’t get me wrong, more men have been reaching out for advice and recommendations lately, but it tends to be women who contact me, either about an issue that affects […]
Men – speak up! Your health matters!
Breaking the silence around men’s health The Men’s Health Forum organises Men’s Health Week each year. The week aims to raise awareness and to encourage all men to seek help to address any health concerns that they may be experiencing. This year, Men’s Health Week UK is running from Monday 10 to Sunday 16 June, […]
Healthy mouth, healthy body
How neglecting oral health can harm your overall health It isn’t widely known that the health of your mouth, teeth and gums can affect your general health – research by the Oral Health Foundation shows that awareness of oral health affecting conditions in other parts of the body is as low as 11%. We often […]
The difference between colon hydrotherapy and a colonoscopy
As well as April being IBS awareness month, this is also bowel cancer awareness month, but the two conditions are not related. There is no evidence to suggest that IBS increases the risk of developing bowel cancer. The only way IBS and bowel cancer are related is that they can both cause bowel symptoms. People […]
How the bowel cancer test (FIT) can save your life
With Bowel Cancer Awareness month coming up in April, we wanted to highlight the importance of health screening – how it can help prevent cancer and other diseases, or catch it early enough to treat and cure it. Bowel cancer, which includes colon and rectal cancer, is one of the most common cancers in the […]
Are you ‘inflammaging’?
You’ve probably heard that inflammation is at the root of many diseases and plays a key role in ageing. In fact, inflammation is so much a part of conversations around ageing these days, that a new term has been coined to note the connection – Inflammaging. But, before getting to how inflammation contributes to and […]
Omega 3s reduce Alzheimer’s Disease risk
It is often said that that fish is ‘brain food’ and there is good evidence that eating fish, which contains omega 3, is not only good for your health, but can reduce your risk of Alzheimer’s Disease. A recent study by scientists with the Fatty Acid Research Institute found that people with high amounts of […]
Treat Dad to this prostate protecting recipe this Father’s Day
June is Men’s Health Month, and it is also the month when we celebrate Father’s Day, making it the perfect time to celebrate and remind the dads (and brothers, uncles, grandads, husbands, partners) in your life about the importance of regular check-ups and cancer screenings, and making healthy lifestyle choices. According to Cancer Research UK: […]
Nutritional absorption – the older you are, the more important it is!
Ageing is linked to a variety of changes in the body, including muscle loss, thinner skin, thinning hair, memory loss, fatigue, depression and less stomach acid. Some of these changes can make you prone to nutrient deficiencies, while others can affect your senses and quality of life. However, many of these changes can be reduced […]
You can’t drug yourself to better health!
Pharmaceutical companies are there to make a profit. They don’t have a legal responsibility to give you the best treatment. Between 2009 and 2014, most of the top 10 pharma companies had paid fines of around $13 billion for hiding data on harms, illegal marketing of drugs and manipulation of results. The British Medical Journal […]
Colonoscopy – It’s only your bum – don’t be dumb, go and get tested!
My most recent Facebook Live event featured a very special guest – my husband, Kevin. Earlier this year, following a 7-month delay due to Covid, Kevin’s bowel cancer screening test came back positive. Kevin had to have a colonoscopy, followed by a procedure to have several polyps removed. We wanted to highlight the importance of […]
How Kevin’s early screening prevented a potentially serious illness
June sees us mark Men’s Health Awareness, a chance to honour the importance of the health and wellness of boys and men. I would like to take this opportunity to share a story that I hope will go some way towards heightening the awareness of preventable health problems and encourage early detection and treatment of […]
