I recently had a client who was warned not to see me by her physician. He recommended she go back on anti depressants despite her explaining to him that she has improved remarkably over the past 3 months. Her attempt to also explain she was only feeling down due to a...
There was an interesting article in the paper a little while back discussing the behaviour of teenage girls. A headmaster of an all boy school was quoted as saying that their behavior was increasingly like bad boys. This lead the headmaster of a nearby all girl school...
With two teenagers the issue of alcohol consumption is on the agenda. It is fair to say that attitudes vary considerably both amongst teenagers and also amongst their parents. There is also a game of cat and mouse whereby (quite correctly) attempts by schools to stop...
When it comes to New Beginnings – weight loss, fitness and success in a healthy lifestyle – eating habits must be carefully considered. But most of us just eat with little or no thought to how, why, when. It’s a habit…a mindless habit that has, in most...
If you follow health news in the media it is almost a surprise that anyone is left alive. The dangers of smoking, drinking and overeating are somehow getting worse. The obesity crisis is overwhelming us and cancer is running rampant. This bad news is generally...
Regular readers will recall the case a few months ago where a man successfully sued his doctor for not referring him for gastric surgery. I am very pleased to say that this was overturned on appeal. There was never any suggestion that the man had not been advised to...
