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Arthritis

Arthritis is a huge problem in the West with as many as 13 million sufferers in the UK.

January 15, 2014

Asthma & Eczema

The incidence of both asthma and eczema is very much on the rise in developed countries.

January 15, 2014

Heart Disease

More people die prematurely from diseases of the heart and arteries than anything else – 250,000 a year!

January 15, 2014

Anxiety & Insomnia

Sleep is a wonderful thing, yet for quite a few of us it’s an elusive pleasure. The problem usually begins...

January 15, 2014

ADHD

Now affecting an estimated 1 in 10 boys and 1 in 30 girls in the UK, ADHD is often blamed...

January 15, 2014

Sugar not fat is the bad guy

It was announced this week that the World Health Organisation is considering halving the amount of sugar that it recommends...

January 9, 2014

What really works for weight loss?

It’s that time of year when many of us are making resolutions. Weight loss or dieting is often at the...

January 9, 2014

My vision – A Healthy Nation

My vision in 2014 is to create a healthy nation. I myself am fit and healthy at 55 as a...

January 2, 2014

The hot health stories of 2013

Here are what I think were the big developments in health and nutrition this year.

December 23, 2013

Vitamins – a waste of money?

Three simultaneously published papers appeared today in the Annals of Internal Medicine, a struggling journal that is dependent on big...

December 17, 2013

The best breakfast to lose weight

If you’re trying to lose weight but struggling with all the Christmas temptations then the best way to start the...

December 12, 2013

Alzheimer’s – prevention could halve risk , G8 told

It is possible right now to cut the number of people who will get Alzheimer’s by 20 per cent, according...

December 11, 2013

Low GL diet gets thumbs up in new TV series

RTE, Ireland's biggest TV channel, have launched a new series called 'Doctors on Call' where they put my low GL...

December 6, 2013

Safe natural ways to solve common health problems

After 30 years of clinical and research experience, and treating thousands of people, I have created one resource that tells...

December 5, 2013

Beating bowel cancer

This month Beating Bowel Cancer launch Decembeard – growing a beard to help raise awareness of bowel cancer - one...

December 2, 2013

Key nutrients halve AIDS risk

Multivitamins including vitamin C and selenium halve rate of progression from HIV positive to AIDS in a new study.

November 29, 2013

Four foods that halve your prostate cancer risk

A new study from the UK’s National Cancer Research Network, combining four foods that slow down cancer cell growth, reports...

November 25, 2013

Let’s talk about alcohol

As we emerge from lockdown and with so many people looking to have a healthy start to the summer, I...

November 19, 2013

Diet for Diabetes on World Diabetes Day

Two years ago I wrote that we have 300 million people with diabetes worldwide. Now, according to the IDF, that...

November 14, 2013

Tinnitus

Many prescribed medications list it as a side effect, for example. It can also be triggered by loud noise -...

November 11, 2013