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Suffering from Insomnia?
What is Insomnia and how can this affect you Insomnia is the most common sleep disorder. Chronic insomnia is reported to affect up to 10% of the general populations. Insomnia occurs when someone has persistent difficulties falling asleep or staying asleep. Insomnia can result in many forms of daytime impairment: fatigue, concentration or memory impairment, […]
A Ketogenic Diet and Weight Loss. More Harm than Good?
What is a ketogenic diet A ketogenic diet (KD) is very low in carbohydrates, provides adequate protein, and supplies most of its calories in the form of fats. As fat is the main source of energy being consumed, the body must then use this (i.e. break it down) as the main source of ‘fuel’. When […]
How Acupuncture can help to improve Fertility
Almost one in six couples experience fertility problems. Studies show that whilst 40% of the time infertility is the result of female factors, 40% it is also the result of male factors and 20% of the time the result is a combination of both women and men. Acupuncture is one of the most popular alternative […]
Your Thyroid Health
What and where is the thyroid gland? The thyroid is a small butterfly-shaped gland that sits in the front of the neck, just below the Adam’s apple. Its main function is to release hormones into the bloodstream, which are needed for our cells to work normally. Thyroxine (T4) and its active form Triiodothyronine (T3) have lots of […]
Prostate Checks – Why Wait
Over the past few days the media has reported that for the first time in the UK, the number of deaths from prostate cancer has overtaken the number of deaths from breast cancer. Despite the fact that screening for prostate cancer has been available widely in the private sector for the past few years, […]
Recurrent miscarriages – What Should you do and when?
When a miscarriage happens during a pregnancy at any stage it can be extremely distressing for a woman and her partner. However, when several miscarriages are experienced then this can be particularly devastating for those involved. Miscarriages that occur in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy (first trimester) are known as early miscarriages, whereas those […]
What to expect after your child’s vaccinations
After receiving vaccination(s), your baby may cry for a little while but this usually settles quickly with a cuddle or a feed. Most babies don’t have any reaction, but at site of injection (upper arm or thigh) there could be: Swelling Redness Small hard lump These settle within 2-3 days and do not need any […]
New Year, New Fad?
Happy New Year to you all! I hope you have all signed up for that detox, teatox, 30-day body blitz, clean-eating, low-carb, high protein, high-intensity boot camp, weight loss meal plan! And I almost forgot the vow to go vegan for January ‘Veganuary’ being widely advertised at every given opportunity before that New Year, new […]
How old is your heart? Get Ready for 2018 Lifesaving Changes!
Breakthrough 20 minutes test only at ROC in the UK! ROC Clinic is the first clinic in the UK to make available to its patients a groundbreaking modality of assessing your personal cardiovascular risk. This Is Not Population Care: This Is Individual Care – Your Heart Age Assessed In Less Than 30 Minutes: Non-invasive No […]
What’s the catch with omega-3 fats?
If you type omega-3 into your search engine you will get a vast amount of information, as well as numerous companies advertising their supplements. But are these supplements recommended? And what do we need to eat to get omega-3 fats into our diets? Omega-3 is a family of fats that are important for health. Omega-3 […]
