To skinny or not to skinny… one jab at a time…
Considering the amount of sometimes conflicting articles in the popular press recently, I thought I’d weigh in (pun intended) on the subject of the skinny jabs… what exactly are they,
A-tishoo! A-tishoo! We all fall down…
Ring-a-ring o’ rosies,A pocket full of posies.A-tishoo! A-tishoo!We all fall down Many of you, dear readers, are probably very familiar with this well-known nursery rhyme which has been linked to the Great
To salt or not to salt … that is the question
Salt. NaCl. Sodium Chloride … such a seemingly simple chemical, and yet one with a most intriguing history and a complex relationship with humans. Physiologically, without the elements of salt,
Your i-DOC will see you now …
A few weeks ago, I was “forced” by circumstances to get a new laptop, and while setting up this new contraption, I started to be bombarded with options to integrate
The big, fat cholesterol debate
This is probably not the most “original” topic I have ever written about, but for the sake of public “health and safety”, it is one that should probably be revisited,
Resolving to be resolute
So here we go once again! 2024 … New year, new resolutions. Let me see a show of hands who made them? And who has managed to stick to them
The disease of “a thousand names” …
Every century has had a name for it. Thomas Sydenham, in the 17th century, called it Muscular Rheumatism; in the 18th century, a new name emerged, Febricula, coined by Sir
Up in smoke…
Smoking. A word, an action and a habit that has in recent years become the pariah of modern society, although smoking tobacco has not always been seen that way. From
Vitamin D – the sunshine vitamin
There has been a question which a large proportion of my patients have been asking with an ever-growing frequency, and that is “How can my vitamin D be low if
The story of life … and lemons
We all know the phrase “when life throws you lemons, make lemonade”. But what if we don’t feel like making that lemonade? What if all we want to do is