Alleviating anxiety
If you find you keeping having the same, looping conversation, feel as if you’re in ‘two minds’ or are anxious without a discernible cause, this …
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When your brain acts like superglue
In the last post, we looked at when it was OK to lie; to recap, that is when you are resetting your brain’s self-sabotaging coding …
When it’s OK to lie to yourself
Sometimes it is OK to lie! You may have been brought up being told the opposite, so when is it OK to lie? It’s when …
Mental health is an all-year thing, not just one week
My column in the Jersey Evening Post – summary: – Mental health problems go on all year, not just in Mental Health Awareness Week – …
Stomach acid & GERD
We see lots of adverts promising to help people with indigestion, GERD and reflux – usually they are offering some form of antacid. Why is …
Diet for PMS
Soroptomist International Jersey have launched their ‘No More Taboo Period’ campaign (details at the end) and have asked me to give some simple dietary advice …
Smelly farts?
Do you have smelly farts or ‘non-purfumed’ delights? That’s the subject of my column in today’s Jersey Evening Post 🙂 Sorry to be rude, but …
Why we need vitamin D
My article on vitamin D coincides with the first day of the year we (Jersey) have seen anything more than a few minutes of sunshine, …
Taxing Red Meat is Wrong
My article is in today’s JEP 😊 It was written in response to the scary and misinformed headlines of ‘red meat causes cancer’. …
Health effects of social isolation
This is an article I wrote for the JEP on the effects of isolation on health: sadly, it’s still ongoing. The subject of health is …
The truth about exercise and weight
Can you burn off fat by exercising? No. Can you lose weight by exercising? Yes. Can you gain weight by exercising? Yes. Can you become …
Effects of social isolation on health – Jersey Evening Post article
What do you think the greatest contributor to dying from disease is? Surprisingly, it’s not poor diet, lack of exercise, or too much drinking and …
The difference between saturated and unsaturated fats
Fats (triglyceride lipids) are made up of glycerol and fatty acids; these fatty acids are either saturated, monounsaturated or polyunsaturated. They have the same basic …
Fatty Acids [Glossary]
Fats are made from fatty acids (FAs); generally they are put into three major groups, but each group has many different types of that type …
Why fat blockers are bad
Happily we don’t see so much TV advertising for fat blockers now, but they are still around and promoted all around social media. They are …
Why the ‘eat 3,500 calories less to lose 1lb’ is wrong
The statement ‘eat 3,500 fewer calories a week’ (or use up 3,500 calories by exercising) to lose 1lb is not only ubiquitous, it is stated as …
Puddings are a social construct
Back to the NHS again; bless their little cotton socks. A few points for trying – and many points off for doing it badly. This …
Negative feedback and thyroid health
Positive feedback is where a response to a stimulus causes an amplification in the response – during labour, for example. It is a much less …
Nutrients good for thyroid health
Which foods can be especially beneficial for the thyroid gland? Many people with thyroid and autoimmune thyroid conditions have certain vitamin, mineral, fatty acid and amino …
How to stay away from the doctor
Here’s my latest Jersey Evening Post article – on how to stay away from the doctor (and save money):