Alternative & Complementary Healthcare
New name for you this week – people are still thinking Clinic Notes is for practitioners-only, which it isn’t. Purehealth Digest is my free round-up of interesting news, views and clinic updates I think you, my lovely readers, might find useful and enjoy. CHRONIC PAIN: NEW GENETIC TEST. Most patients have to trial several pain …
Despite all the emphasis on cancer, the plain truth is that far more people have and die of heart disease than the Big C. Sometimes, I think heart disease has got lost in all the cancer furore, but it most certainly has not gone away. Heart Disease is preventable, simple as, and we should all …
Just have a look where allergies is! And check below for my top tips and resources on each condition. Chronic Health Conditions Almost half of the UK population reported having a disease or chronic health condition (45.7% of men and 50.1% of women). The most common health problems by age-standardised percentage rates were: Allergy of …
Hello, I have just set up this new category: Clinic Notes, primarily for practitioners. Focused on practical stuff I see that you can use immediately in-clinic to help improve your practice and get more people well. If you’ve ever wanted someone to just get to the ‘clinical pearl’ quickly and save you time, these posts …
Stunning statistics released recently suggest folate deficiency is staggeringly common: …up to 60% of children (age 11-18), 56% of adults up to the age of 64 and 36% of adults over 65 were in the risk group for folate insufficiency. Even more concerning, out of all women in child-bearing age, a staggering 75% had inadequate folate …
This might help, which I picked up from Medscape: Presentations of COVID-19 have ranged from no or mild symptoms to severe illness and mortality. Symptoms may develop 2 days to 2 weeks after exposure to the virus. Although symptoms may occur in various orders and individuals do not necessarily have any or all symptoms, a study …
In this era of ever-more screen use, it is more important than ever to look after our eyes, especially as we age. How eye sight works Light passes through the cornea at the front of the eye, through the pupil (the space at the centre of the coloured iris), through the lens and hits the …
Thanks to those of you who let me know you prefer these digests rather than single posts – you say it is easier to scroll through and see what you are interested in and read. Glad they help. Any other thoughts or feedback, please let me know. All About Cholesterol I thought this article in …
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I’ve added a few bits to the Covid Factsheet for you today. I will continue to do so as useful stuff comes up. First, The Lancet recently published an article stating that vaccinations given more towards the top of the arm near the bone rather than a bit lower down causes more arm pain. Here’s …
Just updated the Heart Disease factsheet for you in the A-Z, hope it gives you some starters. http://ow.ly/95WN30cwHtZ
