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10/04/2020

STAY AT HOME - PROTECT THE NHS - SAVE LIVES

I hope you are all well.
Many of you will be working at home whilst we are on lockdown.

Many of you will also be using whatsapp and skype for visual contact with work, family and friends.

When you are using laptops and mobile phones they are often far too low and you flex your neck too much. This can cause neck aches and headaches.
Try and hold your phone up higher and if you can raise your laptop up so that the top of the screen is at eye height. You would be best to use an external keyboard and mouse. These are fairly cheap these days.
Below is a picture of the laptop stand I use. Again fairly cheap online.

Stay safe and see you soon.

16/10/2018

Sure, marathon training focuses a lot on physical endurance. But all that running burns a ton of calories and leaves your body depleted of some of it's nutritional stores. We sat down with Los Angeles-based nutritionist Alyse Levine to get her take on how to best recover post-run with the right nutr...

01/03/2018

What a fantastic posture training aid!
Whilst it looks like a gimmick, anything that helps those with poor posture correct it could be worth looking at.

01/02/2018

Nothing replaces a great massage BUT stretching really helps. Here are some ideas.

Getting a massage every week sounds amazing — if we could only afford it. Fortunately, there are stretches you can do at home to loosen up all your tight muscles and feel as good as if you’d had an actual massage. (OK, almost as good.) When you do these stretches to target your hips, neck, shoul...

09/08/2017

A digital detox!
There's a lot to be said for it. I have turned many of the alerts off on my phone (did it years ago) and feel so much better for it.

Getting rid of your group chats might just save your noggin.

21/07/2017

Always difficult to know what to believe, but if true could be a major breakthrough for those affected.
Fingers crossed

Researchers Find Main Source of Pain in Blood Vessels. Researchers have found the main source of pain in Fibromyalgia patients, and contrary to what many believe, it does not stem from the brain. The findings mark the end of a decades-old mystery about the disease, which many doctors believed was co...

27/05/2017

Summer is almost here.

14/05/2017

Here's one for you gentlemen.

A lot can happen between annual visits to the doctor—especially since more than half of men skip out on their annual physical examinations, according to the American Academy of Family Physicians. “You can feel great, but still have killer numbers,” says Bruce B. Campbell, MD, a men's health speciali...

10/05/2017

I know it's only a small glimpse of the sun today, but summer is around the corner. Time to get some sun protection in for when you need it.

My family have been using this 'once a day' product for several years and I can definately recommend it.

Sun awareness week. Enjoy it safely with

01/05/2017

I regularly treat 'mobile phone related injuries' and have posted on this in the past.
Take the time to read this and see if there are any changes you can make to help yourself.

It turns out that texting while standing has its health drawbacks. Here's what bending our necks forward to look at our smartphones does to our spines.

21/04/2017

Here's one for you London Marathon runners this Sunday.
Good luck to you all.

All you need to do is flash your medal.