It’s everywhere you look …’beware sugar’, ‘sugar, the new crack cocaine’, ‘is sugar toxic?’ …I don’t know about you but I’m starting to think about the sugar in my diet! Even the BBC are doing a 4th series of ‘Trust Me, I’m a Doctor’ on some great health topics, including those around sugar; in addition to an […]

It’s that time of year again …shoveling up fallen leaves, frosty mornings and the threat of snow (perhaps) is just around the corner!   Wrap up warm When there is a chill in the air – always keep yourself wrapped up warm. Particularly your neck and around your waist! Wear a scarf to protect your […]

A joint is the connection between two bones. Joints and their surrounding structures allow you to bend your elbows and knees, wiggle your hips, bend your back and turn your head.   Joints Smooth tissue called cartilage and synovium and a lubricant called synovial fluid cushion the joints so bones do not rub together. But […]

School should be a place of playing, learning and growing. So what things can we do to help our children get the most out of school and be at their healthiest best!? Eye Test Children are adaptive creatures and are not always aware if their sight is as it should be. If your little one […]

We’ve all heard the horrors of what too much sun exposure can do to our skin …The wrinkles, the freckles, the sunspots, sunburn and three types of skin cancer! But on the other hand, there is good & bad in not getting enough vitamin D. …Oh wait, it also turns out getting sunshine may have […]