I am often faced with ‘interesting’ comments about my profession – loosely based around assumptions that relate to “dealing with bones” or “rolling patients around and making their joints crack”. For me, this cannot be further from the truth and I try hard to not show the despair that I feel when confronted with these… Continue reading What is Osteopathy? The mystery and myths revealed!
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Am I dehydrated? What dehydration means to your health and how to combat it
Water makes up approximately 60% of the total body weight of a healthy 70kg (11 stone) adult male. If that male becomes leaner, the percentage of body weight of water increases (less muscle/fat, more water) and if the male becomes bigger, the percentage of water weight reduces (more muscle/fat, less water). Obviously the same goes… Continue reading Am I dehydrated? What dehydration means to your health and how to combat it
What is the difference between Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?
What is Fibromyalgia? The best description I have found about this condition is found on the “Patient” website for medical articles and was written by Dr Colin Tidy in 2014. He states that Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain disorder of unknown origin with some evidence of genetic predisposition and links to abnormal stress response or… Continue reading What is the difference between Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?
What are Boobs and Moobs? Let’s be gender neutral about them!
Breast cancer has been in the news again and I thought it was time that I did a blog about breasts. It’s not just women who get breast cancer so as our bodies are pretty similar in design, let’s take the gender out of breasts and see what lies beneath that goes a bit awry.… Continue reading What are Boobs and Moobs? Let’s be gender neutral about them!
Why do I crave chocolate?
I started writing this blog as things happened – kind of a timeline from the first consideration of the cravings and how to deal with them. Coming to my conclusions I realised that I would have confused readers, so I will start with a snippet of information that I didn’t consider until I had completed… Continue reading Why do I crave chocolate?
How can Osteopathy help my sight?
Vision – what is it? In the sense of eyes, vision is the ability of information to be perceived by the eye, be processed by the visual cortex and provide our brain with chemical responses to create an image. This is wholly dependent on the amount of light entering the eye and then, after this,… Continue reading How can Osteopathy help my sight?
What is Spiritual Counselling?
You probably have a good idea about counselling already, whether it be short-term Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) or longer term psychoanalysis, counselling is valuable to many, helping them to resolve issues they can’t seem to get beyond. Traditional counselling follows a set process in order to enable you to overcome issues that evoke an emotional… Continue reading What is Spiritual Counselling?
What are Complex Carbohydrates?
What are carbohydrates and what makes some complex? Organic compounds are the building blocks of all life on the planet and these are made primarily of carbon and hydrogen atoms and usually (but not always) oxygen. Carbohydrates (organic compounds also called saccharides) are molecules that contain carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. The three types talked about… Continue reading What are Complex Carbohydrates?
How big are my Lungs?
How big are they The lungs are quite large and span from the root of the neck (around your first rib/collar bone) to almost the bottom of your rib cage. They sit on your diaphragm, which is used to help move the ribs to allow deep inflation of the lungs. The right lung is the… Continue reading How big are my Lungs?
What is Saliva?
What is it? Saliva is a mix of organic components that make up this filmy watery substance that coats your mouth and oesophagus such as: Amylase – breaks down the starch in food Kallikrein – breaks down proteins in food Lysozymes – breaks down bacteria Amino Acids – breaks down fatty acids and… Continue reading What is Saliva?