All posts by acadadmin
The end of average care
Once upon a time, a patient of mine had a sodding enormous dog called Loki. An English mastiff, they can weigh as much as 25 stones or 155 kg, like this chunky monkey, Zorba. Imagine him as a lap dog…… Literally the size of a small horse. Anyhoo, as much as he loved Loki, he […]
Read moreAre the majority of pregnant women deficient in key nutrients?
Quick news before we get into today’s insights – in 2024 we are going on tour !! We are being hosted at a variety of locations throughout the UK for half-day seminars for anyone who wants to learn the basics of why, how and what to integrate nutrition for better results from neuro-mechanical care. Southampton […]
Read moreThe cows are mad: Me and vCJD
In 1997, on a dark winter night back home for a week from the AECC, I met a former girlfriend who also had recently gone off to university. During our chat it became obvious she was lip reading and she had not been deaf before. Not only had she lost a lot of her hearing, […]
Read moreBack to the future (of healthcare)
By now you will have had your inbox, filled with incredible offers of discounts on products and courses from people you have had very little contact with for months or possibly since the last black Friday. They are trying to make you buy something, by making it cheap. They have to try to tempt you […]
Read moreNeuro-inflammation: the key to optimal brain and body
Tonight I will be heading up to Birmingham to talk at the BCA Chiro Live 2023 conference. I will be talking about the idea of Integrative Chiropractic, the art of integrating the very best new science and practical insights into our existing clinical model. And that is a very important point, integrating into our existing […]
Read moreLaughing gas is not funny – NO joke
One thing that makes us clinicians rather than therapists is a wider knowledge base and ability to diagnose. You may have magic in your hands, the power to unlock the stiffest and twistiest of spines, but if the patient has something so serious it could kill or disable them, that power is going to be […]
Read moreHow to stop sugar making you stiff (Halloween special)
We are only 2 weeks into Evolved collagen being on sale and we are already putting in another order with the manufacturer. It is going out faster than the sweets on Halloween, but without giving you advanced glycation end-products (AGE’s). The skin, bones, cartilage, ligaments and tendons of the UK are feeling more youthful already. […]
Read moreWhy Lemurs love vitamin B12
This week we have been enjoying some relaxed time off with the kids and on Tuesday we headed to Marwell zoo. We had a right old time, and finally got to see the snow leopard, who is normally nowhere to be seen, aka hiding in their cave thingy wishing for actual snow. This time he/she […]
Read moreWhy the Masai’s health “baffles” experts
If there is one thing me and our cat, Caesar, have in common, it is we are both huge fans of offal. Here he is post raw liver. If I am cutting up some liver or kidney, he will know about it and will be all over me, pawing up the cupboards, meowing. Here he […]
Read moreThe non-miracle case study: Keeping it real
Well, last weekend we had our first ever ACN live event, Core Concepts in Chiropractic Nutrition Live on the beautiful Tuckon river, at the Captain club in Christchurch. Yes we did lots of learning. And we enjoyed the river side location And we enjoyed some gluten and diary-free cake with kombucha on the side. Next […]
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