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The Silent Health Saboteur

Why Metabolic Syndrome Increases Your Risk of Diabetes, Heart Disease and Stroke Belly Fat. Fatigue. Sugar Cravings. High Blood Pressure. What if they were all connected? Have you noticed that your energy levels are not what they used to be?…

Health Checks You Shouldn’t Skip in Your 30s, 40s & 50s

Let’s face it: life gets busy. Between work, family, and everyday responsibilities, it’s easy to push your health to the bottom of the list. But here’s the truth: prevention is always better (and cheaper) than cure. No matter how good…
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Looking After Your Wellbeing By Finding Balance.

Our world is changing rapidly at the moment and with the current health situation, many of our normal routines and daily activities are changing. Naturally this can be unsettling, and we can find that the things we usually did to look after…

Viewpoint: We need more GPs if we are to provide more face-to-face care

GP practices are facing rising levels of abuse from patients and the media, but the truth is we are doing the best that we can in very difficult circumstances, says Dr Adeola Oginni I had a recent consultation as a patient and as I was about…

Skin Talk: It’s Summer Time, Lots of Sun and Lots of Fun

I have heard several times that dark skinned people feel they are protected from skin cancer and are such would not bother to use sun cream or hats or protect their skin in whatever form from the sun. Whilst it is true that the melanin present…

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

The reports of suicide in the news in recent months has brought my attention back to mental health problems and I picked OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder) as one o f the common but less well publicised mental health problems which is associated…
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The Silent Burnout Many Women Are Facing.

Let’s Talk About Something Real: The Silent Burnout Many Women Are Facing. A Little Come back Note After a long break from writing health articles, I’m happy to be back. Life happens. Work gets busy. Family responsibilities grow. Sometimes…