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Mud, Mud Glorious Mud! How Increasing The Gut Microbiome Diversity Can Help Reduce Your Child’s Future Risk Of Allergies.
It is now becoming apparent how important our gut bacteria (or our microbiome) is in shaping our current and future health – no more so than that of our children. Studies show that the marker of a healthy gut bacterial population is diversity – the more types of healthy bacteria that live in our […]
Reluctance or Refusal to Vaccinate one of the 10 Threats to Global Health
This year April 7th is World Health Day and we should celebrate the achievements in the field of vaccination. However, despite vaccine availability, many refuse or hesitate to be vaccinated despite vaccines being available. Vaccination is one of the best ways of avoiding disease. It prevents ill-health, death and disability. With an outbreak of measles […]
Stress
With it being Stress Awareness Month in April, it is the perfect time to talk about stress, its wide effects on the human body and share some top stress busting tips too. Stress is incredibly common. A survey carried out in 2018 looking at 2000 Brits, from diverse backgrounds and of various ages, found that […]
Endometriosis Focus – Be Aware, Know your Options
Endometriosis is the second most common gynaecological condition in the UK, and 1 in 10 women in the UK are thought to be affected. It can affect any woman of child bearing age. What is endometriosis? Endometriosis is the name given to the condition where cells which normally line the womb(endometrium) are found elsewhere in […]
Allergy Focus: Spring is coming – Dreading it?
For some hay fever sufferers, they will already be in the midst of allergy season at the moment if they have tree pollen allergies (March-May), but for the rest, spring comes with a sense of dread as the grass pollination season (May-July) begins. You can also be allergic to weed pollens whose season can continue […]
Listen to Your Gut. It May Tell You a Few Things
What is a gut microbiome The bacteria that live within the human colon (or large intestine) are known as the gut microbiota – more recently termed the gut microbiome. It is thought that tens of trillions of microorganisms are present in this microbiome – including at least 1000 different species of known bacteria. This complex ecosystem […]
Colorectal Cancer – Choosing the Right Screening Test For You
Colorectal cancer (commonly referred to as ‘bowel cancer’) rates are dropping significantly in the USA (by around 30%), however the average rate in the UK has been stable since the 1990s. What Are the Americans Doing That We Aren’t? The Answer Might Be in Their More Regular Use of Screening. From annual home testing kits […]
Making Smart Decisions – Which Heart Screening Tests You Need, And Which Ones Aren’t Worth the Cost
According to the British Heart Foundation, Heart and Circulatory disease cause 26% of all deaths in UK. Coronary Heart Disease is the most common cause of a heart attack, with one hospital visit every 3 minutes. It is estimated that there are 7 million people in UK (3.5 million men and 3.5 million women) […]
Changes to cervical cancer screening a.k.a. the PAP smear test
Let’s get back to basics – what is a cervix? This is the neck of the womb that joins with the vagina and looks like a mini doughnut! The opening in the middle is called the ‘os’ which allows blood to flow out during your period, and sperm to get in when trying to conceive. […]
Erectile dysfunction – what are the treatments? One option might shock you
Erectile dysfunction (ED) is when a man cannot achieve and/or maintain a full erection. Sometimes the penis may become semi-erect but may not be hard enough to have sex. In some cases there is no change to the penis at all. How common is ED? Most men at some point in their lives may be […]
