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Why calorie counting does not work The standard exercise myth is that you will lose weight if you eat less and exercise more. That is true to a certain extent especially if you are eating significantly more than your required calories to begin with. But overall it is recipe for failure. Let us see why […]
No painkillers recommended in NICE guidelines for chronic pain The NICE guidelines on chronic pain NG193 were published in April 2021 and may have left you scratching your head. That is because they do not recommend any painkillers. That means no paracetamol, NSAIDs (e.g. ibuprofen, naproxen) or opioids (e.g. codeine, morphine). To understand why, you […]
Among the failures of the UK government in handling the COVID-19 pandemic is the lack of testing. Successful countries starting testing right at the beginning of the crisis in combination with contact tracing. We might have been able to lessen the mountain of deaths had we done the same. Until now, there does not seem […]
Hay fever sufferers may have noticed that 2020 has been a particularly bad year for symptoms. This is certainly the first time that I have actually ‘suffered’. In previous years I have had mild symptoms or none at all. The worsening symptoms are thought to have been caused by the driest May on record. Lockdown […]
“Cure” your high blood pressure Can you really “cure” your high blood pressure? Conventional wisdom says not. Once you are taking medication then you are on it for life. But let us step back a little and take stock of the problem. Life expectancy has gradually increased over the past 100 years. In the past, […]
High blood pressure: Lifestyle changes High blood pressure is a lifestyle condition You might be surprised to learn that there is no underlying disease process causing high blood pressure in the vast majority of people. High blood pressure is mostly due to lifestyle factors and this is why doctors call it Essential Hypertension. Some people […]
Imagine this. You develop a cough and a fever and worry that you have COVID-19 infection. So you call your GP who asks you how high your temperature is. You do not have a thermometer in the house and cannot give a definite answer. You feel hot but do you actually have a fever? Your […]
Most of us have got much more time on our hands as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. What better use to make of it than to try and improve our health. How about taking a break from the latest COVID-19 news updates and from binge-watching box-sets. Over the years there have been a number […]
How to manage your blood pressure You might like to read ‘Blood pressure basics’ before reading this article. You have been diagnosed with high blood pressure It is well known that once you start medication for high blood pressure (hypertension), it is usually lifelong. That holds true unless you do something to reverse the underlying […]
DIY health As far as technology is concerned, medical practice is very much behind. In UK general practice, we have been using electronic medical records for more than 25 years. Comparatively, UK hospitals are yet to catch up and their medical records are still handwritten. Still, we can still do much to bring ourselves up […]
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