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Is there really such a thing as Leaky Gut?

Posted on 7th February 2024 at 08:40

To those with a more natural approach to health, it’s obvious how important both the diet and Digestive System are to good health. While what we eat usually gets most of our attention, what then happens to it is equally important.

And, as a quick aside, by “eat” we mean everything that enters our Mouths and then ends up in our Stomachs, not just food or drinks. For some reason, people tend to forget all the other things that pass their lips every day. Sweets and chewing gum. Any medications or supplements taken. Traces of toothpaste or mouth wash. Nicotine from cigarettes or e cigs, absorbed into saliva and then swallowed. While they may all be in relatively small amounts, so far as our Digestive System is concerned, they all count and can have an impact, particularly over the longer term…

It's not personal...

Posted on 31st January 2024 at 09:40

It’s easy to assume that whatever happens in our lives is only about us. That we’re centre stage and life revolves around us.

And there are no prizes for guessing who’s busy telling us this, the Little Monster in our Heads. Talk about taking us out of the flow of life. Setting us up for a constant stream of disappointment, confrontation and more…

The end result is that everything becomes personal, aimed at us specifically. And that’s regardless of how it happens. Whether intentionally or unintentionally.

Tonsils the sequel, what on earth is the Appendix for?

Posted on 24th January 2024 at 09:34

Since talking about Tonsils a couple of weeks ago and whether we really do need them – click here if you missed it – several Clients have asked the same follow up question. What on earth is the Appendix for?

So, not being ones to miss a hint (!), we’re re posting an updated blog post we did a few years ago about the Appendix. Not only does it provide several intriguing answers to that particular question, but also dispels some very popular misconceptions / old wives’ tales in the process (!), many of which we’re sure you’ve heard before…

Ready? Then here we go.

Distraction free, taking a silent walk

Posted on 17th January 2024 at 07:16

We’ve talked before about how distracted people seem to be these days. Whether by their phone – with more apps appearing every day – anti social media (!) or the preoccupation with being “busy, busy, busy.”

Not surprisingly – well, to us at least – concentration levels have plummeted in recent years as people find it increasingly difficult to maintain a single focus. Let alone spend time on their own without any external distractions.

If you don’t think this applies to you, just try sitting on your own in room without any form of distraction / entertainment and see how long you last before, metaphorically, starting to climb the walls. It’s been estimated that, for many people, it’s as little as five minutes. And, despite rumours to the contrary, this applies to people of all ages…

Hidden influences

Posted on 3rd January 2024 at 09:54

First things first, a very happy – and healthy – 2024, may it be a great year for you!

As regular readers of this blog will know, we’re not great fans of the usual approach to New Year’s resolutions. It’s the reason we refer to them as the dreaded New Year’s resolutions (!).

To us, peer pressure – “I’ve decided to lose 3 stone / run the London Marathon / double my salary / fill in the blank(s) / what about you?” – plus industrial quantities of food and alcohol isn’t a good recipe for a successful outcome. Little wonder that few New Year’s resolutions make it past the first week in January, let alone have a successful or happy ending…

Easy wins every time

Posted on 20th December 2023 at 07:28

With “that” time of year upon us – deep calming breaths all round (!) – it seemed like a good time for a couple of gentle reminders to make life a little easier all round…

Ready? Then here we go.

With so many things going on – and so much still to do – it’s all too easy to rely on sheer willpower to try and get things done. We’re sure you know the script. It goes along the lines of “I’ll get this done if it’s the last thing I do” usually muttered through gritted teeth…

While it’s a very popular way of getting things done, the question is whether it’s the easiest way to do so. And, however much we may not want to admit it, the answer is always “no.”

What's your unique warning light?

Posted on 13th December 2023 at 07:29

If you’re a car driver, you’ll be used to the myriad of hazard and warning lights on your dashboard. Whether you know exactly what they’re for – or not – is another matter (!). Some orange, some red. Some blinking, often rather aggressively. Others coming with a warning shriek or, as an elderly relative used to call them, “whingers.” With there being so many different ones these days, it can be hard to know which ones to pay attention to – NOW!!! – and which can be safely ignored, for a while at least…

And it’s exactly the same with us, albeit less high tech. We all have our own unique warning signs and symptoms that something may be amiss. Whether a little or a lot. We just have to notice them.

Beware of the stories you're telling about yourself

Posted on 6th December 2023 at 07:29

We all love stories, the more dramatic and exciting the better. After all, who doesn’t like a good reaction, whether positive or less so.

And, if we’re honest, we tend to get so caught up in the story that we rarely stop to ask ourselves one very important question.

Is illness the "new normal"?

Posted on 29th November 2023 at 07:39

This week we’re going to repeat a post we originally wrote in the early days of our blog, back in 2016. It follows several similar conversations we’ve had with Clients recently, which is always a hint it would make a good topic for a blog post (!). Sadly, it’s even more true today than it was then although, on the plus side, there does seem to be much more awareness that there is another, more natural approach to health…

So, here we go…

Having been in practice for a number of years we’re aware that our perspective on life generally – and health in particular – is rather different to everyone else’s (!). Or, as a younger family member so delightfully puts it, “You’re not normal, why can’t you be like everyone else?” Much to his annoyance we take this as a compliment, rather than the wind up he was intending!

A little challenge for this time of year...

Posted on 22nd November 2023 at 07:31

With “that” time of year rapidly approaching, we smiled to ourselves at a challenge posed by one of the blogs we subscribe to. On one hand it sounds deceptively simple. Not doing something we all say we don’t want to do AND only for 30 days.

With most challenges involving doing something we HAVE to do every day, it makes a very refreshing change.

It’s something we all do at one time or another. And, in some cases, much, much more often (!).

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