Wellness for the rest of us

Co-morbidities – who came up with that word?

Co-morbidities – who came up with that word?

The reality is, is that many people suffer from more than one disease.  The medical term for this is “presenting with co-morbidities.”  The challenge of course, is that for someone...

Co-morbidities – who came up with that word?

The reality is, is that many people suffer from more than one disease.  The medical term for this is “presenting with co-morbidities.”  The challenge of course, is that for someone...

Plant medicine for human health – real, or a scam?

Plant medicine for human health – real, or a scam?

For those who question the efficacy of plant medicines, close to 50% of modern pharmaceuticals, approved in the past 30 years, originate from plants, or are analogues of plant compounds. ...

Plant medicine for human health – real, or a scam?

For those who question the efficacy of plant medicines, close to 50% of modern pharmaceuticals, approved in the past 30 years, originate from plants, or are analogues of plant compounds. ...

Hippocrates hypothesised that all disease begins in the gut…

Hippocrates hypothesised that all disease begin...

We have all experienced what happens when things go wrong – the only holiday I ever lost weight on was when I travelled with a cricket team throughout India!  That...

Hippocrates hypothesised that all disease begin...

We have all experienced what happens when things go wrong – the only holiday I ever lost weight on was when I travelled with a cricket team throughout India!  That...

Darcy's story - from Star Trek to a loney hospital bed...and beyond

Darcy's story - from Star Trek to a loney hospi...

I lay on that hospital gurney for two and a half hours in an empty hallway, apprehensively awaiting my turn.  I got lost in my thoughts.  I felt a profound...

Darcy's story - from Star Trek to a loney hospi...

I lay on that hospital gurney for two and a half hours in an empty hallway, apprehensively awaiting my turn.  I got lost in my thoughts.  I felt a profound...

Boosting your immunity: is it about battening down the hatches – being fighting fit – or both?

Boosting your immunity: is it about battening d...

Boosting Act 3, the adaptive immune system, is also supported by a healthy lifestyle, and it is here that the use of medical vaccinations come into play.  Vaccinations essentially short-cut...

Boosting your immunity: is it about battening d...

Boosting Act 3, the adaptive immune system, is also supported by a healthy lifestyle, and it is here that the use of medical vaccinations come into play.  Vaccinations essentially short-cut...

Lung scarring - what is it and what can you do about it?

Lung scarring - what is it and what can you do ...

Normally, lung tissue is thin and lacy but when fibrosis occurs, it’s like any scars on our body, there is a thickening of the tissue and a reduction in flexibility. ...

Lung scarring - what is it and what can you do ...

Normally, lung tissue is thin and lacy but when fibrosis occurs, it’s like any scars on our body, there is a thickening of the tissue and a reduction in flexibility. ...