My Right Foot: Predicament Versus Illness
My right foot hurts. It hurts in the middle, underneath, but not all the time, and only when I walk or take any weight on it, especially when I get up in the morning, when it becomes difficult to walk. It has been hurting on and off since I did an 80km trek three...
Today Show – Gastro Bugs
Gastro-enteritis is not pleasant but usually not serious. And fairly easy to avoid. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOVk6LNGh6k[/youtube]
Today Show – Back Pain
Back pain is very common. There are simple ways to ease it. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_caSbPtDTGk[/youtube]
Ten Ways To Increase The Odds Of A Healthier Life
The bad news is you may have been abusing your body for the first 50 years of your life. The good news is that if you turn over a new leaf, you can make dramatic changes for a healthier life in the next half of your life. The following are sound and sensible...
Is Anyone Well?
Regular readers will know that the medicalization of life together with the relentless changing of thresholds of where "normal" is defined is all designed to make more people into patients and consumers of pharmaceuticals or other medical services. Yet the degree to...
9 Reasons Everyone Should Lift Weights
Watch a documentary about people who lift weights and you’ll likely be watching some of the world’s elite body builders hone their physique to abnormal largeness. Take a peek in the gym and you’ll see something quite different. Sure, there may be a handful of body...
Today Show – Boosting Immunity
There are simple ways to reduce your chances of getting ill in winter. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIHmwNqjlhM[/youtube]
Freedom Is Healthy
This month was the 800th anniversary of the signing of the Magna Carta. There are only a handful of documents, which survive so long and still have an impact. It has also been shown repeatedly that health and freedom are related. People who live in free societies...
Today Show – Drinking Less Alcohol
Whilst it may sound obvious, the key to drinking less alcohol is to simply drink less alcohol. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2hIq8rvbKw[/youtube]