Once you have pared down the necessities and decided to act on the problems, have a look at your attitude.

Today’s world is filled with pressures, both in the home and at work; pressures to conform, work harder, be better… so what to do? A certain amount of stress is healthy, as it keeps us awake and on our toes, but individuals vary as to how much they can handle. What for one person is […]

Migraine and cluster headache is classified as vascular headaches because they are thought to originate from the blood vessels in the head. They are both severe one-sided headaches, often associated with nausea, photophobia (dislike of light) and sensitivity to loud sound. A migraine starts gradually and builds up over an hour or so as a […]

Most people will have experienced headache at some time in their lives, but some are more prone than others. There are many different kinds of headache, with just as many different causes!

It is the time of year for colds, coughs and flu again. What is the difference between a cold and Flu? What can I do to protect myself from illness? What do I do if I feel myself going down with something?

I have recently written about the metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance, but when does it become diabetes? Is it unavoidable? What is diabetes anyway? What is Diabetes? Diabetes Mellitus means literally ‘passing through like a siphon’ (diabetes-) ‘sweetness’ (mellitus), and is so named because early physicians recognised that the copious urine passed was very sweet, […]

What is Cholesterol? Cholesterol is a fatty substance found in the liver, brain, nervous system and blood, and manufactured by all cells but mainly by the liver and intestine.  It is essential for the normal daily activities of our cells, as well as for the manufacture of vitamin D and some hormones. The body is […]