All posts by acadadmin
Common sense medicine
As the lockdown continues, there is no doubt the lack of true social contact and engagement is affecting peoples mental health. We have all felt this in some form and to some extent. And we have a clear and obvious reason why. So what happens if we try to chemically modify our brain to negate the feeling […]
Read moreI need a hug
There is nothing like it is there? The warm embrace of someone’s arms, squeezing you tight, a little hit of oxytocin, a drop in cortisol, a dab of serotonin, ahhhhhhhh (Floyd is but a little monkey in this photo from 4 years ago) And frankly at the moment we could all use it. One intelligent […]
Read moreReclaim your integrity
If you look at the history of any healing profession, you will see outright hostility from others to protect their territory. Chiropractors were put in jail, and yet we survived and indeed thrived. The reason we survived, in my opinion, is because of one thing…..results. You can sell a theory, but at some point, you […]
Read moreWhy we fight: Status & belonging
Only three more weeks then……..arghhhhhhhhhhhh Deep down I knew it was coming but I didn’t want to admit it, now it is here I had a burst of anger followed by a wave of emotion somewhere between disappointment and irritation. Disappointment and irritation for many reasons, but especially because it means at least another three […]
Read moreGet arrested naked & proud
Well, it is another week on lockdown, but at least the sun is shining. In fact, I had a lovely chat with the Lions of Chiropractic on Wednesday about why sunshine really could be the best medicine, for anyone with pain, or fatigue or mental health issues. And dare I say, it might even boost […]
Read moreWeirdness and grief
Last week, my wife and I were on the beach, it was a beautiful sunny day, we were with our children and I tell her I just feel….”weird”, I couldn’t explain it any better than that, just a bit weird. And she says something profound, ”the discomfort you are feeling is grief”…….and I say ”ohhhh”. Suddenly it all […]
Read moreThe unbelievable truth
Three weeks ago I was writing funny, pithy newsletters about the coronavirus (rebranded to COVID-19 to sound more technical and scary, it is actually a member of the SARS group, so it should be SARS-CoV-2, so there). Well, I am not laughing now, am I? The whole thing still seems unreal. There are lots of comparisons […]
Read moreAn intense time to be alive
They say 24 hour is a long time in politics, but in the modern world of viral pandemics, it is even longer. The rapid shifts in government policy are unsettling, personally and economically. The current media onslaught on terms such as “deadly virus” and “killer disease” is fear-mongering and spreading panic which way more contagious than any virus. Pictures […]
Read moreThe anti-viral edition
These are strange times and it’s hard to hear true signal in all the noise from the hysterical media. From what is currently being said it looks like in the UK we are trying to slow the spread to allow the healthcare system to deal with vulnerable adults affected at a manageable rate. But it is […]
Read moreI will always love you….
is my favourite song by Whitney Houston, rest in peace Whitney, you never should have married Bobby Brown. Did you see what I did there? I gave you a juicy outrageous headline to get your attention, to make you interested, but it was really just bait to get you into my nutritional, ranting lair of searing […]
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