Sperm’s just not what it used to be
Sperm counts in men worldwide have declined by half over the past 50 years and are continuing to fall. ‘It does seem that sperm counts...
Physician, heal thyself?
I became a doctor influenced by my late father, a single-handed general practitioner. He, like many doctors in the 1960’s came as a foreigner to...
Don’t hate the homeopaths
Since 2010, when the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee published a report saying that homeopathic remedies were no better than placebos, the homeopathic profession has...
Sustainable omega-3 from the ocean
As a fitness professional, I have always been interested in how I can get the best form of omega-3 fats in my diet. Found mainly...
Can a rural hand pump tell you it’s not well?
Predictive health monitoring is widely used in engineering applications to detect damage to infrastructure as early as possible. Forecasting failure rather than merely detecting failure...
Male libido is a let down
It isn’t easy to be good at everything. But, as a psychotherapist, I often meet men who try, who try all the time, to be...
‘Silencer molecules’ switch off cancer’s ability to spread around body
Scientists have revealed that a key molecule in breast and lung cancer cells can help switch off the cancers’ ability to spread around the body. The...
Why every school should have its own nurse
Childhood obesity is increasing rapidly as is childhood anxiety, depression, severe allergies, asthma, diabetes, the list goes on. It would make sense therefore that children...
Coffee habit leads to a sore head
Unfortunately your coffee habit can lead to a sore head. Chronic daytime headaches can be caused by drinking too much coffee, or other caffeinated drinks....
Caffeine boosts stamina
Caffeine in coffee has been shown to promote mental alertness and improve stamina in high performance athletes. ‘When you have your espresso ‘pick me up’,...
