Olympians Daley Thompson CBE and Snowy Brooks joined Barnardo’s Vice President Baroness Floella Benjamin and more than 20 runners for a training session preparing them for the 2019 Virgin Money London Marathon.
I always think conception is an odd thing really. We spend what feels like a large part of our lives trying NOT to get pregnant, then a period of time TRYING to get pregnant, and then once again trying NOT to get pregnant.
I’ve been listening to a lot of podcasts lately about the importance of good gut health. I also had a fascinating conversation with my sister-in-laws father, who is a pharmacist, about healthy guts and the knock on effect of a gut that’s a bit out of sorts.
Holidays aren’t just for summer; for as long as people have been taking vacations, those who’ve been able to do so have gone on winter holidays. Let’s be honest, there are few things winter holidaymakers like to do more than hit the slopes between December to February. However, while that may sound just the ticket […]
If you are a regular reader of the blog you might remember me introducing you to Kelin Law. I’ve followed Kelin’s journey for several years. You might describe Kelin as a mind & body coach with a scientific twist. She began as a research scientist and, as an invited member of the Royal Society of Biology, she holds a first-class biological […]
If people ask me what sort of pregnancies I had, I say good. I was lucky. Bar the odd trip to the hospital to check tricky baby heart beats, and a fall that meant everything needed checking, I felt lucky. Very lucky. I had long and difficult labours, but still, I have always felt lucky. […]
More and more these days you hear about people opting for non-surgical treatment options for a range of cosmetic procedures that would previously have been done under the knife. There seem to be all sorts of treatments available, with people opting to undergo a range of things during their lunch break. These are designed to […]
Medical tourism refers to a situation where a patient travels to another city or country in search of medical treatment. Although it has only become popular in recent decades, it has been in existence since time immemorial. While patients have different reasons for crossing the borders to seek treatment, most people consider it because of […]