A large number of people have pets and love their pets, and there’s a lot of work that shows health benefits of owning a pet. Now, once again, it’s not a treatment for any specific condition; it’s part of enjoyment of life. Most of the attention has...
If Christmas did not exist it would need to be invented. Perfectly timed at the end of the year, it allows many people worldwide to celebrate in some way, shape or form. This may be a formal religious celebration or simply a catch-up with friends and family. Given...
The importance of sleep cannot be overstated, as human beings spend more time sleeping than engaging in any other activity, yet many still neglect its crucial role in overall health. Human beings spend more time being asleep than anything else. It is estimated that at...
Let us start with the part we can all agree on – the average weight in most countries has increased over the last 40 years, albeit the number of those with serious weight issues is much less than the numbers quoted. This is because although the Body Mass Index (BMI)...
There is a lot of doom and gloom in health. Whilst the media report on the occasional “breakthrough” or “game changer” medication, which usually isn’t, most of the commentary is downcast. We have epidemics of everything from viruses to obesity to vaping. Each of these...
All actions have consequences. Sometimes these are immediate and sometimes the effects are not seen for a period of time. For example, you can plant an apple seed today and it will take years before there are apples on the tree that you can eat. Similarly, childcare...
