Category: Health

As of 2024 there are estimated to be nearly a million folk living with dementia in the UK, projected to be 1.4 million by 2040. That equates to 7000 new diagnoses a month. It currently takes six months, after GP referral, to get a diagnosis. As many will know this is a debilitating, isolating disease, affecting not only the sufferer but the carers and family around them.

Exercising in Hot Weather

Dreams are creations of the subconscious mind, reflecting our conscious thoughts, anxieties and experiences. Sometimes they are endeavours to resolve a problem or deal with unfinished business. Occasionally in my work as a hypnotherapist I’m asked to try and help people who have troubling and / or recurring dreams. One lady who came to see me said that she had a disturbing unpleasant dream. She was driving down a long, straight road at night and all was well. Suddenly the steering failed; the car veered off the road and plunged down a steep bank. To my client’s horror, caught in the headlights was a small child. She almost hit the child and then woke up horrified in a cold sweat.

I see from an online search that ‘wow’ comes not from English but from Scots. In a 1513 translation of Virgil’s Aeneid, translator Gavin Douglas wrote the lines, ‘Out on thir wanderand spiritis, wow!’ – not that this leaves me any the wiser. We tend to say wow when we’re surprised, impressed or astonished: it’s embedded in the language and has become a kind of verbal reflex.

Those of us with a garden area or a patch of land nearby, like a grass verge, can join the battle for saving our soils, bees and insects by abandoning the use of pesticides. Instead the Pesticides Action Network www.pan-uk.org with its amazing list of alternatives, can lead us on an exciting journey into life changing alternatives.

Thank you for publishing Mark Adams scientific explanation why we ignore the climate changing in these days, at our peril. It’s very well informed and clearly explains the reasons why we have to not only take it seriously, but also do something about it personally.

Spring is the season of movement — gardening, cleaning, hiking, and tackling to-do lists that sat dormant all winter. But before you jump into action, take a moment to consider the foundation of all movement: your spine. After months of cold weather and limited activity, your body may not be ready for a sudden surge in physical tasks, especially now the nice weather seems to have arrived! Here’s how to prepare your spine for a healthier, pain-free Spring.

The Coombes family is on the move—just a few miles down the road (rest assured—the clinic stays put!). But distance doesn’t dampen the stress of a house move, whether it’s five miles or 500!

These photos are from 14 June 2020 when there was an easing of restrictions and people living alone were allowed to form 'support bubbles'. This is the moment my mum got her first hug in months - and it was with two of her grandchildren. It felt like a special moment.