Refugees in Jordan: mental health
Mike Thomson is a doctor from the UK, currently working in Irbid, Jordan, at a Medecins Sans Frontieres project which…
Diabetes
Should we be counting calories?
Calorie counting and tracking is a great way of learning about calories and macronutrient content of food and is a…
Bad sleep has massive impact on lives
Unhealthy food choices, rows with partners and short attention spans are among the most common knock-on effects of a bad…
Why do diets fail?
One of the reasons I believe that diets ultimately fail, is that we usually start them in a negative frame…
Can diabetes drug really protect the heart?
More work needs to be done to examine the real world effects of the commonly prescribed diabetes drug empagliflozin, new…
The Get Fit Song
Action Amanda wants to get your children moving! Watch this new music video with your kids. Its time to fight…
Lifestyle programme can help beat diabetes
An inexpensive, 16-week NHS lifestyle programme aimed at patients with type 2 diabetes can help to treat the disease. A…
Health through self care
Each one of us needs to recognize and accept responsibility for our own health, and indeed our own happiness. As…
The science of overeating
What happens to your body due to overeating? The average person’s stomach can cope with around one and one-and-a-half litres…
Lifestyle changes can reverse Type 2 diabetes
Type 2 diabetes is a public health emergency and the number of people with this disorder has almost doubled since…