A Bitter Pill to Swallow
The oral contraceptive pill, normally referred to as just ‘the Pill’, came into use in the 1960s. The Sixties is a period associated with relaxation of social taboos, especially in the area of sexism...
View ArticleDo you Suffer with Period Problems?
The majority of my female clients suffer with menstrual problems. Some of them have been on the pill for years (or decades) because their periods were previously so bad. Others suffer with symptoms...
View ArticleLow Sex Drive
In my practice I seem to get clusters of conditions. One week it will seem that every new patient has been diagnosed with IBS, another week it will all be about weight loss, the following week it will...
View ArticleAutoimmune Disease
This week I have been asked to speak at the Members’ Day for Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis UK. Not a name that easily rolls off the tongue. These conditions are autoimmune diseases so...
View ArticleDetoxification Explained
A client came to see me for help with her diet. She has the stereotypical ‘great body’, really slim and probably looks fantastic in a bikini; the kind of body most girls would envy over. She is very...
View ArticleHormonal Punching Bags
“Just before my period my hormones make me crazy. I’m irritable, teary and God help it if someone gets between me and a chocolate bar”. This kind of comment is something I hear fairly regularly in...
View ArticleHormones, Weight Gain And Aging
I love studying physiology. When I reflect on the body and it’s abilities, I’m routinely in awe at what it does. Without you even thinking about it, these highly complex and intricate processes are...
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