Might it be that too many women relying on the efficacy of the HPV vaccine against cervical cancer and not having smear tests could be behind a dramatic increase in cervical cancers in young women? The HPV vaccine was introduced in 2008 and smear test take-up has dropped significantly since 2010. Rates of cervical cancer …
Will Magnesium Become the Next Vitamin D?
That is a really good question and it is something I have thought for years. People vastly underestimate the value of magnesium as a mineral. The focus over the years has been on calcium, but that is an error in my view when you look at the sheer number of processes in the body that …
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New TGF Grain & Dairy Free Snacks Factsheet
I know sometimes finding quick, satisfying and healthy grain and dairy free - truly gluten free - snacks is not easy - especially when you've got the munchies and could eat your own earwax! To help, I have compiled 21 simple recipes to inspire you. Each has only a few ingredients, there's no cooking involved …
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News: Most hernia mesh procedures are unproven and unsafe
Vaginal mesh surgery has now been suspended in the UK because of similar problems - but hernia meshes are still being used. More than a million Americans have hernia repair surgery every year—and yet many of the mesh implant procedures have never been properly researched, and around 10 percent of patients are in constant pain …
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News: Statins Discourage Healthy Lifestyle Change
I can't say I find this surprising, do you?! The Times 6.2.20 “STATINS STOP PATIENTS LEADING HEALTHY LIFESTYLES” Statins & blood pressure pills may not be as effective as thought because people consider them a “free-pass” to lead a less healthy lifestyle, a large study suggests. Researchers followed 40,000 people & found those on the …
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Gut Tests Review – GI-MAP, GI-360 or GI -Effects?
Blimey, I have just spent almost two days learning about and then comparing the various gut tests for us all. There have been several new ones out recently so I thought it was high time I analysed them and came to some conclusions! Essentially, I am always trying to find the tests that give us …
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Coronavirus – What Can You Do To Avoid Getting It?
Well, avoid China and anyone who's just come from there would be a good start, of course, but what I mean here is how to strengthen your immunity to protect yourself against it. Biocare has written a great overview and I thought it might be useful to share it with you - and of course …
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My Fave Free Meditation Programme is Back – Get Signed Up!
If you have read my Healing Plan, you'll know that one of the (many) techniques I used was meditation, but I tried several types. My favourite - taking just 15-20 minutes a day - was Deepak Chopra and Oprah Winfrey's Perfect Health programme, which they run for free periodically. I scoffed and thought it was …
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Vegan Supplement Protocol
Are you going vegan this January? If so, that's fab - but don't forget you simply cannot get all of your nutrients from a vegan diet so you need to look after yourself a little more than usual. If it's just for the month, you'll no doubt be fine, but if it turns into a …
Gender Differences in Coeliac Disease
People very often imagine that all coeliac disease sufferers are the same. I can tell you from clinical practice that the symptoms in women and men do vary quite considerably. Here's a list I saw recently in an article which rather proves that point. Women may have infertility or problems with their periods as their …