Food and drink during lockdown – under control?

This week I am going to talk about the four pillars of wellbeing: nutrition, exercise, sleep and mental health. Today – let’s talk about what we eat and drink. Has your food and drink...

Are you up to date with your mammogram?

Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in the UK. About 12,000 women die from breast cancer every year. But about 3 out of 4 women diagnosed with breast cancer are alive 10 years later....

Wellbeing over lockdown

As the UK goes into the (hopefully) last 8 days of lockdown, I am sure that many of us are feeling the strain. I am certainly not in a good place – I am  bored, frustrated and angry. Being a...

Time for virtual meet ups

We have to look at positive things that will come out of the global crisis. This week I have been doing daily video calls with groups of friends and work colleagues. There are many platforms to do...

Transhumanism – would you like to be enhanced and live forever?

When I lecture about the future of reproduction – I finish my talk introducing transhumanism. I always ask the audience if anyone knows what it means and so far the answer is always no. I have...

Heart attacks – more women have heart attacks then men

I think most of us associate heart attacks with men, but more women have heart attacks than men.  In the USA, heart disease is the top killer of women and in the UK it is the second most common cause...

Stroke – knowing the signs can help the outcome

Stroke can happen to anyone at anytime.  A stroke is caused as the blood supply to the brain is interrupted or reduced.  As the blood supply is cut off to some brain cells, the cells start to die...

Cholesterol – have you had yours checked recently?

Cholesterol is a lipid which is a fatty substance that is needed by your body.  It is made by the liver but is also found in some foods.  It is vital for every cell of you body to function and is...

Eating disorders – on the increase

With the increased use of social media, now more than ever women are being bombarded with images of ultra-thin models. Some people, especially women, have such an unhealthy relationship with food that...

Flies on food; more dangerous than previously thought

We’ve all done it. Just before you want to take a bite or spoon of your food, a fly lands on it. If you’re camping or on an outdoors activity it’s part of the experience. The fly is...

By 2040 313 million women will have diabetes

Today 14 November is World Diabetes Day. The World Health Organization estimate that over 382 million people worldwide have diabetes. Worryingly, it’s the fastest growing health threat of our...

What is Fibromyalgia

Although it’s not a typical women’s illness, fibromyalgia occurs seven times more in women than in does in men. Lady Gaga is a famous sufferer and has made a Netflix documentary, Gaga:...

The importance of a healthy heart rate

“We don’t want people to over-exercise, and the other extreme is not getting enough exercise,” says Gerald Fletcher, M.D., a cardiologist and professor in the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in...

More women die of heart attacks than men

I think most of us associate heart attacks with men, but more women have heart attacks than men.  In the USA, heart disease is the top killer of women and in the UK it is the second most common cause...

Sequencing our DNA is essential for healthcare says UK Chief Medical Officer

In her latest report called Generation Genome, Dame Sally Davies, the UK Chief Medical Officer, has said that genome sequencing should be part of medical care so we can offer precision medicine....

UK: Bowel cancer awareness month – time to get tested

Bowel cancer is the second biggest killer in the UK, with nearly 3,500 people diagnosed and 1,300 people dying from the disease each month. In the UK, April 2017 is bowel cancer awareness month and...