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Someone asked me last week if I had any tips about the neuropathy they get after chemotherapy. It's not my subject at all, but I did find a potentially useful article about a study done on compression and cold socks and gloves so I share it with you in case anyone else needs that info. …
Hardwiring for happiness Have you come across the work of Dr Rick Hanson yet? I often point patients to him who I think would do well with a programme to change a stressful mindset or negative way of thinking. He does great programmes but I also really like his simple Just One Thing blog posts, …
A quick digest for you this week as I'm moving to a new rental tomorrow... We are battery-powered! Fascinating study where researchers can now observe the battery-like activity of our mitochondria. I do like Holford's health reports. Good one on arthritis being a metabolic disorder, not necessarily a localised joint problem, this week. Some excellent …
Fascinating French study came out recently where respondents were asked several questions to determine their beliefs about health. One of the questions was whether people thought being overweight increased the risk of cancer? Although diet and excess weight represent the third and fourth biggest avoidable cancer risk factors, after smoking and alcohol, only 30% of …
That's a shocker, isn't it? Especially as P just celebrated his 61st birthday last week, eek! Men are dying needlessly young. One man in five dies before the age of 65 (and 40% of men die before the age of 75).Why? Because three-quarters of premature deaths from heart disease are male, three-quarters of suicides are male and …
A new campaign, launched recently, is designed to get people to report any concerning cancer-potential symptoms early rather than delay a visit to their GP. The symptoms you should get checked earlier rather than later - which in the vast majority of cases will likely turn out to be benign, by the way - are …
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Here is a brief rundown of some useful cancer markers. We don't often talk about these, but they can be life-saving and are easily available to test if you need to. Obviously, you should be talking to your GP if you have any suspicion of cancer, but I can test for these if you need …
We all know that wandering about in a forest or by the sea is good for us. But what you probably don't know is that it results in significant, measurable changes to the immune system. I came across this fascinating article from the Townsend Newsletter the other day, which really puts the benefits into scientific …
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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Nice tip from Dr Glenville for you today: Cancer And The Mediterranean Diet  It is Breast Cancer Awareness Month so over the next few days I want to look at the ways that diet and lifestyle can impact on this disease. Sadly this disease affects so many with over 500,000 women being diagnosed with …
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