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As you read this I am drawing to the end of a week off from clinic, time with the family and preparing to turn 43 on the August 24th. We always hire a beach hut at this time of year so we can watch the Bournemouth air show swimming in the sea (not this year sadly). […]
Read moreFood, lies and denial
In 1997, members of a religious cult called Member of Heaven’s gate, prepared to be taken up into spaceship flown by alien life forms. They believed as the Hale-Bopp comet passed by Earth, a spaceship would be travelling in its wake, ready to take true believers aboard. Several members of the group bought an expensive, high-powered telescope […]
Read moreDid you see the news on chronic pain medications?
As a neuromechanical practitioner the chances are you see quite a lot of people who are in chronic pain and so the chances are you might have heard about the recent NICE guidance on chronic pain. Nice NICE summary here ;o)…..http://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/news/gps-should-not-prescribe-opioids-for-chronic-pain-says-nice/20041262.article I found the guidance and the commentary around it fascinating. Fascinating because so much […]
Read moreInflammageing
After we re-opened clinic, some of the older patients I have cared for over many years were slower to return and some of the changes over the 3-4 months since I saw them last were pretty upsetting. A combination of muscle wasting/sarcopenia, rounded posture, shuffling gaits, unsteadiness, pale skin, depression….lockdown has not been good for […]
Read moreDid you see the recent news on Vitamin D?
Did you see the news? A few weeks ago we talked about evidence based nonsense and why the drive for RCT’s to “prove” everything has left us in a place David Sackett, the “founder” of EBM, did not anticipate or like. The reality of RCT’s is that they are designed to change one thing, to “prove” the […]
Read moreThe book that changed my life
It is 2014 and I am on holiday in Maderia, with my family, Iris isn’t quite yet 4 and Floyd is gestating nicely inside Natalie, ready to unleash his own brand of fury onto the world. I have made a conscious decision to only check my email once in the week long trip and when […]
Read moreEvidenced based bulls**t
Quite a few years ago a well established Chiropractic clinic near to where I practice was bought by an unnamed group. The single-owner had been there for around 25 years and had a solid patient base. Two brand new shiny and enthusiastic graduates were placed there to much fanfare with an extensive advertising campaign (they even did radio ads […]
Read moreKing of carbs
Back in the AECC days, I was the king of carbs, no doubt it. Breakfast – Cereal, toast, muesli Such – Baguette/sandwich Dinner – Pasta/pizza Snacks – Chocolate, crisps, lager Leaving aside the damage I was causing with my as yet I’m diagnosed with gluten sensitivity, my blood sugar levels were up and down like […]
Read moreMy fashion sense tastes funny
If you hang onto your clothes for long enough, eventually they come back into fashion. It is the same within the nutrition world, we all like shiny new objects to go for, but sometimes the old stuff comes around and suddenly it looks all new and shiny again. In this case, we are going to […]
Read moreDifferent but the same
It is 1999, I am in my fourth year of training as a Chiropractic and we are being taught by a full-time practising Chiropractor for the first time He is teaching us Sacro-occipital technique (SOT) and he is saying things that I have never heard of but it is really piquing my interest. He is […]
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