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What do Snoop Dogg & Simon have in common?
As someone with a history of inflammatory arthritis, I can tell you it’s no fun. In my case, AS attacked my mid thoracic spine and pelvis, leaving me with permanent damage. If you check my gait, it’s not just a sexy sashay. Sure, you can tell from the way I use my walk I’m a […]
Read moreEveryone loves ginger
Ginger Not that kind ginger, though, let’s just take a moment to admire the socks and sandals combo. Not everyone can make those work. Clearly, I am not everyone. Take a seat, cross the leg, cheeky smile, BOOM. Luckily, rumours of our extinction have been exaggerated (ginger misinformation). This week we are all about this […]
Read moreYou have to be mental to not love Menthol
If you are an Osteopath, I embrace you to my warm neuro-mechaincal boosum and say welcome to the world of nutrition as it pertains to the neuromechanical system. Here I am on stage doing my best to look intelligent. Anyhoo, back to this weeks newsletter which is all about menthol. Did you know the use […]
Read moreWhy “co-morbidities” are bull***t
Migraine is a classic functional medicine/nutrition topic because it all comes down to root causes and one of the key concepts of functional medicine/nutrition is looking for root causes whenever possible. This is where traditional medical care falls down in many areas, especially general practice. The reason is really because of modern medicine’s brilliance in […]
Read moreMedication Over Use Headache?
One thing I have noticed with migraine patients is the fear of an attack leads to certain behaviours that can lead to more issues. Specifically, medication over use. They will often say that if they get in early with the medication (NASID’s, paracetamol, triptans) then they can stop a full blown migraine. The challenge is […]
Read moreThe Ultimate Nutritional Power Couple
If you open any glossy magazine, you are sure to find examples of what the tabloids love to call “power couples”. Take your pick Posh and Becks? Jay Z and Beyonce? George and Amal? Kermit and Miss Piggy (we know where the power comes from in that couple…..) Call me nerdy, my personal favourite power couple […]
Read moreMemory Loss Stopped in Its Tracks
Well, we had a hell of a summer, glorious warm weather, but you can now feel it, the autumn is well and truly on its way. The shadows are getting longer and fingers crossed you all know what that means – no more natural vitamin D production (at least, unless you have a vitamin D […]
Read moreHow Magnesium Make You Sleep and Hurt Less
Last week we acknowledged that I love dressing up like Stevan Seagal in the evening by strutting about the place in my jazzy orange glasses. Let’s not make a big deal about it, call it sleep foreplay. Read to the end for the Seagal trivia that will blow your mind….. But beyond that, an easy […]
Read moreHow Blue Light Wrecks Your Sleep, And What to Do About It
Did you know that 20-30% of the population suffer from insomnia? With 10-20% classified as “clinically significant”. Amongst those in pain, these rates are even higher and may show association, cause or effect? That can be hard to tell. Either way, once it is established, you have to break the vicious cycle. One of the […]
Read moreDoes Peer Review Mean “True”? or Is Peer Review Bulls**t?
If you have ever had another practitioner ask you “is it evidenced based” about a treatment or test you have mentioned, understand this. It is the calling card, the mating call, of the borderline clinically inept and/or terminally insecure practitioner. What they really mean is, I don’t like what you are suggesting and/or feel threatened […]
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